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Mozambique volunteer experience

August 26, 2014 in , /by

– by Rebecca Power We are well over half way through our Mozambican experience, and I think after the initial culture shock we have all acclimatised well to our new surroundings here in Beira. Our main project that we are working on at the moment is building three fish tanks in the Dondo “Agritech”, the […]

Solidarity in Action: SERVE & the SDP

August 7, 2014 in , /by

– By Siobhán Hughes 07-Aug-2014 On Saturday I will be flying home to Ireland enriched with knowledge and inspired by SERVE’s partners in South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Thanks to the support of Irish Aid, young people in the squatter camps in South Africa, Beira and Dondo in Mozambique and Chitungwiza, Epworth and Domboshava now […]

Work progressing in Mozambique

August 7, 2014 in , /by

– By Séana McCracken & Fiona Carey It’s day 17 and we are all settled in and getting into the general run of things here at Young Africa. The locals and the students are all very friendly and enjoy having us around. There are a few hundred students here at the main campus in Beira and […]

“The future of Africa is in the hands of the Youth of Africa”

August 1, 2014 in /by

by Bill Kavanagh, Catherine Rocks and Vernam Timbini (SERVE Volunteers – Beira, Mozambique) “The future of Africa is in the hands of the Youth of Africa” ‘Young Africa’ was created by a couple named Raj and Dorien who both had the same dream of empowering young people in Africa through education. After the success of […]

The Young Africa Girls hostel

July 30, 2014 in /by

– by Diarmuid Pepper In the Young Africa camp in Beira where we are based, a hostel for young ladies is directly opposite us. In this hostel, where the young girls live and learn, there is a tremendous sense of camaraderie; fate may have placed them here, but now they find themselves together, their paths […]

Impact of the SERVE Development Programme in Zimbabwe

July 29, 2014 in , /by

– by Siobhán Hughes For the past week we have been documenting our partners Young Africa (YA) in Zimbabwe.  Zimbabwe is one of our three priority countries – part of SERVE’s Development Programme. While South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are such diverse countries, it is refreshing to see SERVE’s partners working towards the SERVE Development Programme […]

Life in Mozambique

July 29, 2014 in , /by

– by Diarmuid Pepper Sunday is a day of rest for the SERVE volunteers in Mozambique, but we still rise early for morning mass in a local church.  On our first Sunday here, we walked to a nearby church.  A wedding was taking place, and the hall was a cacophony of singing and laughter. The […]

Arrival in Beira, Mozambique

July 29, 2014 in , /by

– by Catherine Heneghan After a long and somewhat tiring two days, the lights of Beira below signified the end of our travels. We were excited to leave the airport and begin the last leg of our journey to the Young Africa campus. Driving from the airport is an experience I will never forget. It […]

Sports Festival, Mozambique

July 29, 2014 in , /by

– By Ailbhe Gill July 26th, Festival De De Sporto – Sports Day in Dondo After spending a lot of time preparing for the sports day we were really looking forward to it. Our partners, Young Africa, had advertised the event to local schools and the community of Dondo. We had planned the event to […]