September 2000, marked the birth of Healing Wings, in the district of Matutuine, Southern Mozambique. With not much more that unwavering faith, passion and perseverance, founders Acacio and Ruth Valadas Vieira, established and developed the Healing Wings programme. Ten years of operation in Mozambique laid down a strong foundation for the opening of Healing Wings South Africa, Sudwala Mpumulanga in June 2009.