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AJUDE, Youth Association for the Development of Voluntary Service in Mozambique, was born after the civil war. At this time the country started to go through great transformations and there was a great need to promote solidarity and exchange between Mozambicans.
After the war Mozambican students recognized 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 1993.
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
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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.
AJUDE joined ICYE Federation in 2001 at General Assembly that took place in Kenya. Since then AJUDE/ICYE Mozambique has been exchanging volunteer as Associate member of the Federation and in the 2005 became an ICYE Federation full member.
Beside ICYE, AJUDE is also member of different National and International Organizations and Networking like:
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Mozambique Youth Council;
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CCIVS: Coordinating Committee for Voluntary Services http://www.unesco.org/ccivs/
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SAWC – Southern Africa Workcamp Coordination;
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LINK – Mozambique NGO’s Networking;
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League Of Human Rights in Mozambique
AJUDE runs other exchange programs being short-term workcamps that mainly run for two or tree weeks and also medium term exchange programs with the Danish Global Contact.
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