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Code:AJOVWC02-10-24
Where:Moamba
Number of volunteers:10
Language:English
Extra-Fee:270 EUR
Age:21+
Promotion of Sustainable agriculture; Work with local farmers, community to develop social & community work. Also create recreation activities such as game, song, intercultural exchange together. Farming work – growing and eating what we grow. The idea of a green homestay to have clean and safe food.
The Association of Young Volunteers (AJOV), a Mozambican national non-governmental, non-profit organization, founded in 1998 and recognized by the Government of Mozambique, through the Ministry of Justice on June 16, 1999, registered with the Legal Entities of Maputo.
Moamba District is a district of Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. Its main town is Moamba . The district is located in the western part of the province, and borders with Magude District in the north, Manhiça and Marracuene Districts in the east, the city of Matola in the southeast, Boane District and Namaacha District in the south, and with Mpumalanga Province of South Africa, in the west. The area of the district is 4,628 square kilometres (1,787 sq mi). It has a population of 56,335 as of 2007. The Incomati River crosses the district from west to east. There are a number of seasonal rivers as well, which only flow during the rainy season. The climate is subtropical dry, with the annual rainfall ranging between 580 millimetres (23 in) and 590 millimetres (23 in). In 1730, the area was populated by Ronga -speaking people and divided between local chiefs. Since 1833, the area was occupied by the Portuguese. As of 2005, 40% of the population of the district was younger than 15 years. 49% of the population spoke Portuguese. The most common mothertongue among the population was Xichangana . 55% were analphabetic, mostly women. The district is divided into four postos , Moamba (one locality), Ressano Garcia (one locality), Pessene (three localities), and Sábiè (five localities). In the district, there are 10,000 farms which have on average 1.3 hectares (0.0050 sq mi) of land. The main agricultural products are corn, cassava, cowpea, peanut, and sweet potato.
Stay in the house and tent. Share one big room together, separate male and female. You will take turn to cook. There is wifi available.
! VISA CONTACT ! AJOV will send all the necessary documents to start the visa process with the Mozambican embassy in your country or in a neighbouring country if you do not have one in your country.
HOW TO GET TO THE MEETING POINT ! MEETING POINT ! Praça da Independência at 08:00 on 02 October 2024 Travel from Maputo to Moamba , it’s about 62 kms. There 2 ways how you can travel. - Travel by Train , bus and car/taxi. The most popular way to travel from Maputo to Moamba is to take a bus. TRAVELLING by train takes about 1-2 hours. Maputo CFM train station is in the town centre so everything is easily accessible. ● The fastest train from Maputo to Moamba is Train Automotora, departing from Maputo at 17:00 and arriving 1 hour 20 minutes later in Moamba at 18:20. ● The slowest Bus from Maputo to Moamba is Chapa departing from Maputo at Any Time and arriving in Moamba at Any Time, a scheduled journey time of 1 hours 30 minutes.
! PARTICIPATION FEE ! 270 € but including food, accommodation. Excluding travel cost, insurance and personal expense. WHAT TO BRING ♥ Farming working clothes; ♥ Medicine as necessary; ♥ Mosquito repellent; ♥ Your traditional music, costumes, food and drink for the intercultural night (cooking and performance); ♥ Materials or sources (brochures, maps, souvenirs, pictures, flags, or handicrafts to introduce about your country and culture); ♥ Sunglasses and sun-block cream; ♥ Toilet paper (you can buy it at the shop in the village); ♥ Any interesting materials such as CDs, ideas for games/activities for students; ♥ Motivation, good humor, and communication skills; ♥ Raincoat (sometimes there will be rain). SPECIAL REMARK Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share MOZAMBICAN SPECIAL TIP ♥ Mozambican people are kind and always smile for greeting, Mozambican life is easy, and we are easy to live especially with foreigners; ♥ Dzishile or Auxene is Hello in local language, just say this word when greeting you will get the smile back from Mozambicans; ♥ Land of Good People; ♥ Mozambique, those who know you never forget you.
Code:AJOVWC04-11-24
Where:Katembe
Number of volunteers:10
Language:English
Extra-Fee:270 EUR
Age:21+
Help us to improve the environment.
Environmental education is not just aimed at individuals at the dawn of life, but aimed at people of all ages. It doesn't just happen in classrooms or academic settings, as perhaps its definition would suggest. Environmental education has space in all places where relevant knowledge can be extracted and communicated for the preservation and conservation of the environment in a sustainable way. The project will focus on participatory and gender-inclusive planning during the fieldwork. About fifteen to twenty volunteers will join in the learning. In the execution of the project, men and women will have the capacity to produce beds, prepare and work the land through techniques used in Agriculture. Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture; Working with Community; Work with local farmers, to develop social & community work. Also create recreation activities such as game, song, intercultural exchange together. Farming work – growing and eating what we grow. The idea of a green homestay to have clean and safe food.
Environmental education has the power to transform the world. AJOV With the mission of promoting the connection between people and nature, awakening the perception of themes that impact the environment, stimulating the taking of actions focused on preservation and sustainability. It is important that you are aware of your role in this journey, which starts today but impacts generations to come.
Katembe, also Catembe is an urban center in Mozambique. Located on the Maputo Bay, it is a suburb of Maputo, the national capital. The name also applies to the administrative district, of which the town is the headquarters. Katembe is located on the south-western side of Maputo Bay, near the Estuário do Espírito Santo where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. LEISURE ACTIVITY Visit Maputo Reserve; Go to Ponta de Ouro Beach; Go to Katembe Beach; Visit Maputo City.
Stay in the house and tent. Share one big room together, separate male and female. You will take turn to cook. There is wifi available.
! VISA CONTACT ! AJOV will send all the necessary documents to start the visa process with the Mozambican embassy in your country or in a neighbouring country if you do not have one in your country.
! MEETING POINT ! Praça da Independência at 08:00 on 04 November 2024 ● Travel from Maputo to Xinavane , it’s about 80 kms. There 2 ways how you can travel. ● Travel by Train , bus and car/taxi. The most popular way to travel from Maputo to Xinavane ● The fastest transport from Maputo to Katembe is Taxi, departing from Maputo every time and arriving 25 or 30 minutes later in Katembe. ● The slowest Bus from Maputo city to Katembe is Cooptrack, departing from Maputo anytime and arriving in Katembe at Any Time, a scheduled journey time is around 1 hour.
! PARTICIPATION FEE ! 270 € but including food, accommodation. Excluding travel cost, insurance and personal expense. ! LANGUAGE ! English and Portuguese WHAT TO BRING ♥ Farming working clothes; ♥ Medicine as necessary; ♥ Mosquito repellent ♥ Your traditional music, costumes, food and drink for the intercultural night (cooking and performance); ♥ Materials or sources (brochures, maps, souvenirs, pictures, flags, or handicrafts to introduce about your country and culture); ♥ Sunglasses and sun-block cream; ♥ Toilet paper (you can buy it at the shop in the village); ♥ Any interesting materials such as CDs, ideas for games/activities for students; ♥ Motivation, good humor, and communication skills; ♥ Raincoat (sometimes there will be rain). SPECIAL REMARK Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share MOZAMBICAN SPECIAL TIP ♥ Mozambican people are kind and always smile for greeting, Mozambican life is easy, and we are easy to live especially with foreigners. ♥ Dzishile or Auxene is Hello in local language, just say this word when greeting you will get the smile back from Mozambicans. ♥ Land of Good People; ♥ Mozambique, those who know you never forget you..
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