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AJUDE (Associação Juvenil Para o Desenvolvimento do Voluntariado em Moçambique) is a non-profit organization which brings together young Mozambicans without distinction to race, sex, religion, tribe, level of education or any other way of discrimination. The idea of creating AJUDE dates back to 1993.
Aims and objectives of AJUDE
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To promote volunteer activities for young people in their spare time and holidays;
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To promote community development and encourage participation of community members in activities for their own benefit;
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To promote exchange of youth volunteers in the different regions of Mozambique, of Africa and the rest of the world;
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To send young Mozambican volunteers to participate in voluntary work in other countries;
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To create opportunities to exchange experiences between youth from different parts of the country and the rest of the world;
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To assist with community development;
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To promote international understanding through voluntary services;
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To enable young people to encounter and understand different cultures;
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To encourage the concept of voluntary services as a force in search for peace equality, democracy and international understanding;
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To provide opportunities for the people of Mozambique to become aware of international issues.
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