AJUDE | Associação Juvenil para o Desenvolvimento do Voluntariado em Moçambique

AJUDE is The Youth Association for Development of Volunteer Service in Mozambique. AJUDE is a non-profit organisation which brings together young people of Mozambique without distinction of race, sex, religion, tribe, level of education or any other way of discrimination. AJUDE’s origin dates back to 1993 when a group of students of the Higher Institute for International Relations formed this organisation with the main objective to actively participate in the reconstruction of Mozambique after a long and destructive civil war.

Aims and objectives of AJUDE

1. To promote volunteer activities for young people in their spare time and holidays;
2. To promote community development and encourage participation of community members in activities for their own benefit;
3. To promote exchange of youth volunteers in the different regions of Mozambique, of Africa and the rest of the world;
4. To send young Mozambican volunteers to participate in voluntary work in other countries;
5. To create opportunities to exchange experiences between youth from different parts of the country and the rest of the world;
6. To assist with community development;
7. To promote international understanding through voluntary services;
8. To enable young people to encounter and understand different cultures;
9. To encourage the concept of voluntary services as a force in search for peace equality, democracy and international understanding;
10. To provide opportunities for the people of Mozambique to become aware of international issues.