Help create positive and sustainable change for marginalised communities
Using the power of collaboration and partnership between the communities of Bristol and the communities of Beira we can create positive outcomes for Beira and for Bristol.
Help create positive and sustainable change for marginalised communities
Using the power of collaboration and partnership between the communities Bristol and Beira we can create positive outcomes for Beira.
Bristol Link with Beira
in 1990, Bristol signed a Friendship Agreement with Beira to celebrate the end of Apartheid in neighbouring South Africa. Bristol Link with Beira (BLB) is a charity that promotes people-to-people networks between the cities of Bristol in the UK and Beira in Mozambique, to empower and benefit local communities and generate links and learning between the two cities. For over 30 years Bristol Link with Beira has been supporting the Municipality of Beira and its communities in partnership with local non-governmental and community-based organisations to develop in the context of the long-term effects of historical conflict and destabilisation. Natural disasters exacerbated by Climate Change add further challenges to Beira, whilst globally we address issues of Climate Justice.
The Beira Room in Bristol
Bristol City Council has renamed 7 of its meeting rooms in City Hall after its twin cities including Beira, with the support of Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol. The President of the Municipal Council of Beira responded: “We have learned that you have paid homage to our beautiful city of Beira, giving its name to a room in your municipal building. We feel very honoured by this great recognition by a municipality with which we have very strong friendship ties over many years. Finally, on behalf of the Municipal Council of Beira and Mayor Albano Carige Antonio in particular, we would like to thank you for this huge gesture”.
Our Programmes
Assisting Beira through educational programmes, events and development projects. This has included linking schools, professional volunteer placements, and civic exchanges for Bristol, as well as direct support to organisations in Beira, with various projects including renewable energy, disability, women, and HIV/AIDS.
Matacuane Primary School
Bristol Link with Beira have supported this school in Beira for over ten years, including repairs after Cyclone Idai.
Amai Mussanhane
Bristol Link with Beira have supported this community-based women’s organisation for many years, including repairs after Cyclone Idai.
Our Approach
Bristol Link with Beira identifies strategic partnerships for funding to supplement donations and enable local organisations to progress a people-to-people approach.
Our Vision
To promote networks in Beira and Bristol to identify links between ideas and opportunities that bring about sustainable change for Beira and Bristol.
Our Values
Our core values are partnerships, sustainability, equality, participation, empowerment and accountability.
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