MozVolunteers is a company that was set-up in 2009 by Alexandra Plowright (an ex-Grey student) and is located in Zavora, Mozambique on the coast of the Indian Ocean in the central province of Inharrime.

MozVolunteers aims to contribute to the sustainable development of the Zavora area, through the education of communities, environmental and health research, and promotion of sustainable tourism. A great example of this being in October 2009 when MozVolunteers opened the Ngiyabonga Community School. This school provides basic education for children of any age, in core subjects, cultural studies and health education and has between 6 and 60 pupils aged between 2 and 20.

A fund-raising initiative is currently being launched to raise money for the rebuilding of some school buildings damaged in cyclone rains and a school meals project.

Future plans for community development within the area include specialist workshops to teach cultural crafts, with the potential founding of a community crafts business, providing a way for women to learn business skills.
A free school meals feeding scheme for all children who attend the Ngiyabonga community school.

How Can You Get Involved?

On average there are 6 volunteers per month who lend their time and skills to MozVolunteers and at present, there are three kinds of working holiday available:

Community Volunteer; Medical Placement and Coursework Research Placement.

Details of packages and working holidays provided by MozVolunteers are available at www.mozvolunteers.com and can also be found under the files section of the President's Blog!

If you have any questions, then please don't hesitate to get in touch and l can pass your questions onto the relevant people!

Spaz xx