Youth Clubs
There are now Youth Clubs at two of the four high schools in or near the Buffer Zone (Vila de Gorongosa and Vila de Inhaminga). The clubs provide study support and a dedicated science program for deserving children, girls and boys, preparing the students for enhanced careers – including those associated with the Park. The program aims to create human capital with the right skills-set and personal engagement to become part of our conservation and development vision. We are formalising other educational opportunities through professional training in the tourism sector and expanding the Park’s internal apprenticeship and internship program, providing on-the-job learning opportunities for young professionals from the Buffer Zone.
Our Mission
Our Mission
Advance an integrated multi-partner approach to conservation and to people-centred development. The Gorongosa Project protects the Park’s biodiversity and ecosystem services and unlocks its economic potential for the community inhabitants of the Gorongosa Buffer Zone, Sofala Province, Mozambique and further afield.
Our Vision
A thriving, biodiversity-rich, Greater Gorongosa conservation landscape, which supports Sofala Province as an engine for resilient and sustainable development enabling nature experiences and wellbeing for its people, enriching all of Mozambique and the world.
A Park for Peace
On 1 August, 2019 a historic ceremony was held in Gorongosa to celebrate the Cessation of Hostilities Accord between the leaders of the Government of Mozambique and the opposition Renamo Party. The accord established Gorongosa National Park (GNP) as a ‘Park for Peace’, delivering human development to the communities that share the greater landscape.