Gorongosa News, Updates and Insights
Mozambican Labor Day profile: Moisés João António
Post/photo - Janado Nazare Cher I want to share with you the story of Moisés João António so that together we can celebrate International Workers' Day. Moses is from Tete province, Maravia district, and has worked for Gorongosa National Park since 2007 as a public...
Explorer’s Club recognizes Gorongosa Park leadership for their conservation efforts.
Two Gorongosa National Park officials - Greg Carr and Dominique Gonçalves - will be honored by the U.S.-based Explorers Club alongside an incredible slate of 2023 Awardees at its Annual Dinner on April 22 in New York City. Carr, president of the Gorongosa Restoration...
NSF brings macrofungi research team to Gorongosa Park.
Macrofungi are the main decomposers of plant organic matter, and essential for the survival of plants, through relations called mycorrhizae. Their roles as biotrophs also help regulate population sizes and balance ecosystems. In March, a team of researchers from...
Cheringoma District students benefit from the Distance Secondary Education Program.
A total of 156 students, 116 of whom are in Mazamba and 40 in Chite, are enrolled in the new Distance Secondary Education Program. Enrollment is expected to grow in the coming years, and will include mostly girls and women. A new training program designed to respond...
Sofala Province officials inaugurate classrooms at Nhandar Primary School.
The new school is a partnership between the Mozambican Embassy of Japan and Gorongosa National Park. Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 A new three-room Primary School opened in Nhandar near Gorongosa National Park in March with help and financial support from the Japanese...
Real Madrid Foundation and Cruzada por los Niños renew Mozambican youth sports alliance.
The lives of nearly 1,000 vulnerable children living in Mozambique have improved thanks to a social sports school program that started in 2018 in the rural village communities near Gorongosa Park. High levels of illiteracy have a direct impact on the development of...
Investing in the next generation through Girls’ Clubs.
More local women are visiting Girls Clubs to share their experiences and knowledge, identify resources for personal development and growth, and encourage the girls to get out of their comfort zone Diolinda Mundoza, ornithologist, and Ivanilda Chiemo, master program...
Healthy forests, healthy people.
Members of the Gorongosa National Park Environmental Club and students from the 25 de Setembro Primary School in Gorongosa district celebrated International Day of Forests, by discussing issues related to forest conservation, forestry’s importance to community life...
Supervisors, field technicians improve human development services to local communities.
District supervisors and field technicians who work in the Gorongosa National Park Human Development and Livelihoods Department are learning more about gender equality, gender-based violence, women's rights, program monitoring and evaluation. Once they complete the...
Bicycles bring health care closer to local communities.
-Text and photos by Janado Nazare Cher A total of 111 bicycles were given to Elementary Polivalent Health Agents in the districts of Gorongosa (65), Cheringoma (10), Nhamatanda (23) and Muanza (13). The project, initiated...