Child and Community Development CAMP – Nampula (Maratane)
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About the project
Child and Community Development CAMP – Nampula (Maratane)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Associação dos Jovens Voluntários (Association of the Young Volunteers) – AJOV.
It is a non governmental and non-profit coordination organisation which was officially registered by the Government of Mozambique on the 16th june 1999. The main objective of AJOV is to develop volunteer work on behalf of the communities that need solidarity. It is presently composed of 50 members who are engaged in solidarity activities all over the country.
💼 What the programme involves
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.
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.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Stay in the house and tent. Share one big room together, separate male and female. You will take turn to cook. There will be wifi available.
📍 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.
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.
🎒 Leisure activities
• Visit Pemba;
• Go to Mozambique Island, the World Heritage Side;
• Visit Zambezia.
⚠️ Requirements
Respect culture, open mind, and love to learn and share.
♥ 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.)
🤝 Meeting point
Nampula City at 08:00 on 16 August 2023
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.
ℹ️ Additional information
The participation fee are €270 and cover simple accommodation, food and project expenses during the camp.
Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and vice-verse.
We advise all volunteers to inform us when they are planning to book their ticket to Mozambique.
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📅 Available sessions
WC 11-10-2023
16/08/2023 at 00:00 → 30/08/2023 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
270.00
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: 21:18 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken