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TZ.UV.

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Mozambique Education Manual work Education Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

TZ.UV.

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

This project is co-hosted by two organisations; AJOV in Mozambique and UVIKIUTA in Tanzania. The first two weeks of the program will be spent in Mozambique and the second half in Tanzania. This project aims to contribute to the empowerment of young women and women through improved educational facilities. Poor education facilities including the learning environment has been one of the factors contributing to poor performance hence hinder the possibility of managing development challenges like unequal rights, a lack of awareness of rights, low literacy rates, dependency, limited access to education and opportunities to earn a living, and poverty. Participants’ time, skills, and ideas are expected to help in building solidarity and support for young women and men in their pursuit of healthy and sustainable livelihoods. 

Project Activities: In the first two weeks in Mozambique, participants will be involved the in the following activities:-
 
The work will consist mainly on renovating a primary school earlier build by AJOV as well as carry out many other environmental activities in collaboration with the local authorities
In the last two weeks in Tanzania participants this project will be involved in the following activities:
§  Renovation and painting  of school buildings
§   Participating in greening school campaign through provision of garbage separation facilities and composting
§  Tree planting and beautification activities (Depending on the weather)
Study part: Participate of this project will have an opportunity to experience life with local communities in Tanzania and the Mozambique Various Discussions and educational visits will be organised involving participants of the project, community members and visited places. The major topic will be Youth volunteers for development. Please bring information from your home community for sharing.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be different in each Country. However it will be confortable for all participants. Options are Students’ hostel, tents, school classrooms or all combinations of all. Clean water will be available.

🍲 Food

Food will be provided for free at the project. Participants with special dietary requirements should inform us well in advance. Participants are expected to help in preparation of the meals and cleaning with the support of the Kitchen staff. Note: Food will be provided only at the project site.

📍 About the location

Participants of this project are privileged to be at the heart of most famous cultural, natural and attractions in Africa. In Mozambique the project will be located Nampula is a province located in northern Mozambique. Its capital is the city of Nampula, located about 2150 km north of Maputo, the capital.
 In Tanzania the project location will be in the new declared the Capital city of Tanzania (Dodoma) located in central Tanzania.

🎒 Leisure activities

The project is organised in a way that provide opportunity for participants to utilise their free time by enjoying what the region offers in terms of cultural and natural attractions. In Mozambique possibilities are visit Mozambique Island UNESCO in 1991 as a World Heritage Site, the city has, among other monuments of value, the Chapel of Our Lady of the Baluarte, dated 1522, at the north end of the island (single architecture model Manueline in Mozambique), and the Fortress of San Sebastian, the largest in southern Africa, fully erected between 1588 and 1620, with ballast stones of the ships, some of which still find themselves on the nearest beach. In Tanzania we will have possibilities to see wild animals at Ngorongoro crater & Lake Manyara National Park as well cultural tourism in Masai communities and Kondoa Irangi.

⚠️ Requirements

No special or particular expertise/skills required, however a potential volunteer should be; open minded and independent, Interest in outdoor activities, manual work, construction, painting and Nature. Volunteer should be as well interested in plants and work under limited resources.

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📅 Available sessions

TZUV

20/07/2017 → 28/08/2017

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 15
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

400.00 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: 21:14 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese