AJUDE Mozambique

Associacão para o Desenvolvimento do Voluntariado em Mocambique-AJUDE is the partner organisation of VAP in Mozambique.

AJUDE was born after the civil war. At this time the country started to go through great transformation and there was a great need to promote solidarity and exchange amongst Mozambicans. After the war Mozambican students recognised the need to rebuild social cooperation and create economic stability so to provide people with access to health care, sanitation and education. It was from this recognition that AJUDE was created in 1995.

Its main objectives are to:
- Promote volunteer work
- Promote community development
- Promote cultural and experience exchanges between youth from different provinces of Mozambique, of the continent and of the world
- Participate in volunteer work abroad and receive volunteers from abroad
- Facilitate exchange opportunities and sharing of experiences between youth from Mozambique and the rest of the world.

In 2012 VAP has:
member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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« The organisation of the camp community was fantastic! The group was great and we bonded quickly, language was always going to be a tricky one, but everyone attempted English and Indonesian so it made the whole experience fun and educational. »

Kirstin D. from Thirsk

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