Help out at our women's centre in Nacala, Mozambique

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  Description

  Hello, great to cross paths with you!
  
  We are a small faith based non profit on the Indian Ocean in Nacala, northern Mozambique. We work to empower and equip vulnerable young women with true identity, education, new skills and employment. We teach artisanal skills development, hospitality, beauty, health, literacy, and english. We have different programs running throughout the year and because of this need different skill sets at different times. We’re in a beautiful location and hope people will fall in love with Mozambique and bringing freedom to women as we have.
  
  Here are our current needs:
  
  // PHOTOGRAPHY, SOCIAL MEDIA & COMMS - FEBRUARY - DECEMBER
  
  - someone with experience in creating engaging and creative social media content to communicate the different areas of training and engagement with women across our centre, as well as communicating our vision and why we do what we do to our supporters and social media world.
  - someone with a good eye for photography
  - someone able to make fun and engaging reels to get better reach and awareness for our cause.
  
  // HOSPITALITY VOCATIONAL TRAINING
  FEBRUARY - JULY
  -we need people skilled in various areas of culinary and hospitality able to help support our hospitality training program and the launch of our social enterprise cafe.
  
  professional or excellent home skills…
  
  // HOSPITALITY VOCATIONAL TRAINING FEBRUARY- JUNE
  
  - COOK/CHEF - ideally between February and July
  - BAKER ideally between February and July
  -BARISTA - for refresher training between May and November 2025
  - MANAGEMENT/ Customer service & Kitchen Planning - help training the back end and front of house. May - July
  
  // ARTISINAL DEVELOPMENT
  FEBRUARY - NOVEMBER
  
  - SEWING / experienced in sewing and able to assist in our Artisanal Development program and Design Studio prototyping.
  
  BRASS JEWELERY MAKING - someone will metal work skills and experience in jewelery making.
  
  // BEAUTY VOCATIONAL TRAINING
  JUNE - NOVEMBER
  
  Beauty vocational training begins in June, we need some experienced helpers to train in various areas in our Progam and also in the launch of our social enterprise Salon in November.
  
  - HAIRSTYLIST - JUNE - SEPTEMBER cutting, styling, treatments, and basic colouring.
  
  - NAIL TECH -JUNE - SEPTEMBER pedicures, manicures, gel application, soft gel tip application and nail art. May - September 2025
  
  GARDEN HELP 🌿🫑🥬🌶️🥕
  FEBRUARY- DECEMBER
  - we’re trying to develop a vegetable garden that’ll help us to become more sustainable. The vegetables and fruit will help us provide for our daily lunches, our hospitality, training program and fresh produce to serve in our café. Do you know your way around seeds, seedlings, and plant care? We’re hoping for somebody who can help work with our male team to maintain and develop a flourishing vegetable garden all year round.
  
  
  🌴We're right on the Indian ocean which means swims after helping, fresh seafood from the market, snorkelling or boat rides on weekends and a beautiful view. We’re 30 minutes from Nacala city (assessable with public transport) And we're only 2 hours drive from the beautiful historic Island of Mozambique with stunning Portuguese heritage homes and Mozambican culture! Here in Northern Mozambique it's summer all year round!
  
  Our small team would love to hear from you.
  
  PLEASE NOTE we are a formally registered non-profit organisation working with vulnerable people, and because do this we have an application process for anyone wishing to volunteer their time with us. We assess every application, however placement as a volunteer within the organisation is dependent on an approved application and space within our volunteer program.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Hospitality/Tourism

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You will be able to contribute your skill in the Women's Centre that will serve our community for years to come by equipping and empowering vulnerable women, to have bright and free futures! You will have the opportunity to work alongside our local team, learn Portuguese, and be part of our various empowerment and training programs.
  
  You can experience how to cook and enjoy local cuisine, visit local markets, and be part of coastal culture.

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  Registered charity

  This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).

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  Help

  We are looking for some keen volunteers to help us in various areas within our programs and around our womens centre and base. People who would like to volunteer by teaching a class or two (we prefer experience in this previously), or by assisting with skills such as basket weaving, sewing, hairdressing, nails, barista skills, baking and cooking or even carpentry/building! We have lots of ways for people make a big impact for our community. Skills in any of the above areas will come in handy! Onsite we speak English and Portuguese.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Portuguese: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  We have bunk rooms and seperate small cottages on site. Men and women stay separately unless a married couple. You will share a bathroom with the others. Basic bedding will be provided, you may want to bring your own cotton sheets. Please being your own bath and beach towel.
  
  Meals are self catering,
  
  OPTIONAL - Visitors can join in on the daily lunch meal Monday - Friday for $3 per day, we provide this for our program attendees and it is basic local cuisine. We are all volunteers even our long term staff. We all come self supported. Joining our lunch time meals is optional.
  
  Costs assumed by the visitor include, visa costs, transportation to and from us, for visa renewals and any weekend transport and leisure activities and meals - daily meals will be self catering, communications, any medical or miscellaneous costs.
  
  Wifi access is available for $10 flat rate per calendar month.

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  What else ...

  In your time off you can swim, snorkel or walk on the beautiful beach at the bottom of our property - we are situated on the beach. if you enjoy fishing or diving there are opportunities to do this locally for an extra cost. Local Dhow boat cruises can also be arranged for weekend beach BBQ's. You can visit a local church for a vibrant and joy-filled experience. You can enjoy laid back weekend BBQ's and fire-pit evenings onsite with other volunteers or the local team.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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