Child and Community Development CAMP – Nampula (Maratane)
Mozambique
Environment
Children
Education
Environment
Children
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
Child and Community Development CAMP – Nampula (Maratane)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Associação dos Jovens Voluntários (AJOV) is a nationally recognized non-government, non-profit organization founded in 1998 in Mozambique. It was officially recognized by the Mozambican Government's Ministry of Justice on June 16, 1999 and registered in the Legal Entities of Maputo
The GOAL of AJOV is to create a fair and democratic society where young people can actively and effectively participate in their own socio-economic and cultural development as responsible citizens.
The organization aims to support and defend the rights of young people, advocate for their causes, promote self-employment and help strengthen social ties for their overall human and social development. The focus is always on protecting their autonomy, security, and dignity so they can fully exercise their citizenship.
Professional Training: Helping young people prepare for successful careers.
Environmental Protection: Promoting sustainable practices and preserving natural resources.
Sport and Recreation: Encouraging healthy physical activity and leisure.
Education: Emphasizing primary and secondary education systems.
Global Exchange: Fostering socio-cultural exchange among young people from different parts of the world.
Advocacy: Advocating for the inclusion and active participation of young people in society.
Citizen Rights: Protecting the rights of young people to fully exercise their citizenship.
Food and Nutrition Security: Ensuring young people have access to adequate food and nutrition.
Gender Equity: Promoting equal opportunities for women and men.
💼 What the programme involves
WORK
• Promotion Environmental Education;
• Working with Child\'s;
• Work with local NGOs, to develop social & community work.
• Also create recreation activities such as game, song, intercultural exchange together.
Maratane is a regional supper centre with special needs as well as orphans.
The child is the future of tomorrow and this child needs to be trained on the basis of education, duties and social rights in its integration with community. come and make a child smile come and see our culture because, our action has always been focused on improving social life and community life.
The project will focus on participatory and gender-inclusive planning during fieldwork. About fifteen to twenty volunteers will participate in the learning. In the implementation of the project, men and women will have the ability to raise awareness and teach the child\'s about drawing, waste reuse techniques for a healthy environment and source of income for the population.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Stay in the house and tent. Share one big room together, separate male and female. You will take turn to cook.
📍 About the location
Nampula is a province of northern Mozambique. It has an area of 79,010 km2 (30,510 sq mi) and a population of 5,758,920, making it the most populous province in Mozambique (2017 census).[2] Nampula is the capital of the province
Leisure
• Visit Pemba;
• Go to Mozambique Island, the World Heritage Side;
• Visit Zambezia.
⚠️ Requirements
WHAT TO BRING
♥ Educational Material;
♥ 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).
LANGUAGE
English and Portuguese
ℹ️ Additional information
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;
♥ Axinene Arivava 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.
Travel from Maputo to Nampula (Maratane) , it\'s about 2445 kms. There 2 ways how you can travel.
- Travel by bus and car/taxi. The most popular way to travel from Maputo to Nampula is to take a bus. TRAVELLING by flight takes about two hours and fifty minutes. Beira Aeroport is in the town centre so everything is easily accessible.
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.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
AJOV 10
11/09/2024 → 25/09/2024
Volunteers registered
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
270.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Nampula, Mozambique
Mozambique
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Mozambique Metical (MZN / MT)
Exchange rate
1 MZN = 0.014048 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Africa Time
Local time: 21:11 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Portuguese