Matopo Primary School
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About the project
Matopo Primary School
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Matopo Primary School is in a rural area in Matabeleland South in Umzingwane District, 48 km from Bulawayo, old Gwanda Road. Matopo is full of nature, a mountainous area full of heritage. The participants will get a chance to explore Matopo and get to know its culture and Heritage.
💼 What the programme involves
Scope Work:
The work will involve the uprooting of lantana camara an alien invasive species
prevalent in the district destroying vegetation and biodiversity: Lantana Camara is an Invasive
Alien Plant rated as one of the world’s top ten worst weeds. Lantana Camara is displacing the
native vegetation within the school yard and the surrounding communities and its buffer zone and
threaten the stability and visual appearance of the area. The ecological collapse of invaded
conservation areas is now a very real threat.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in one of the schoolhouses. Volunteers with
special needs like seniors/ aged, families and physically challenged will have special arrangements
for their accommodations.
🤝 Meeting point
Volunteers will be picked up from the Airport or regional bus station in on request. They will be transferred to any lodge in town of their choice. Two-day orientation will be organized in close collaboration with the volunteers and ZWA staff. The main objective of the orientation is to minimize the effects of cultural shock as well as to build capacities for the
volunteers, so as to meet the community with open mind.
Terminal: Joshua Nkomo International Airport
ℹ️ Additional information
Expectations from Projects: Volunteer projects take place in very humble places around
Zimbabwe. The bulk of our projects are not that difficult at all, what is only needed is flexibility,
positive mentally attitude as well as openness to new culture, new experience. The secret remedy
to, make the most of your time while volunteering in Zimbabwe is to adapt to the local
environment. It important to highlight each and every project is unique, hence volunteers should
make the most of their time with the community they serve, since this is a chance of a lifetime, to
work and live with people in their respective communities, just like them.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ZWA10242024
10/10/2024 at 00:00 → 24/10/2024 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
349.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Matobo, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD / Z$)
Exchange rate
1 ZWD = 0.002556 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Africa Time
Local time: 21:01 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
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