Child and Community Development CAMP – Bilene-Maçia | AJOV 06 | 2024-06-10 - 2024-06-23 | ENVI,EDU,SOCI | Age: 18 - 99

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.

Work: 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 Focused on improving the lives of communities and especially children in Mocambique Ajov in the implementation of this project aims to benefit the population of the district of Macia in teaching and engagement of children to know how to protect the environment and also provide children with good practices of know how to do, that is to reuse plastic for the good of nature. 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 draw, waste reuse techniques to a healthy environment and source of income for the population.

Accomodation and food: Stay in the house and tent. Share one big room together, separate male and female. You will take turn to cook.

Location: GazaBileneMacia

Location and Leisure: Bilene Macia District is a district of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. Its principal town is Macia. The district is located at the south of the province, and borders with Chókwè District in the north, Xai-Xai District in the east, and Magude District of Maputo Province in the west. In the south, the district is bounded by the Indian Ocean. The area of the district is 2,157 square kilometres (833 sq mi). It has a population of 211911 as of 2017. Leisure • Visit Batalha de Magule; • Go to Enjoy Bilene beach; • Visit the city and xai-xai beach. . Fun Games

Airport: MPM

Train/Bus station: Anjo Voador ( Baixa da Cidade)

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

Bilene-Maçia at 08:00 on 10 June 2024

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 270 EUR

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. ♥ Auxene or Dzixile 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.. 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. Travel from Maputo to Bilene-Maçia, it’s about 170 kms. There 2 ways how you can travel. - Travel by bus and car/taxi. The most popular way to travel from Maputo to Maçia is to take a bus. TRAVELLING by flight takes about two hours and fifty minutes. maputo Aeroport is in the town centre so everything is easily accessible. Have a nice trip to Mozambique, see you!