Matopo Primary School is in a rural area in Matabeleland South in Umzingwane District, 48 km from Bulawayo, old Gwanda Road. Matopo is full of nature, a mountainous area full of heritage. The participants will get a chance to explore Matopo and get to know its culture and Heritage.
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The work will involve the uprooting of lantana camara an alien invasive species prevalent in the district destroying vegetation and biodiversity: Lantana Camara is an Invasive Alien Plant rated as one of the world’s top ten worst weeds. Lantana Camara is displacing the native vegetation within the school yard and the surrounding communities and its buffer zone and threaten the stability and visual appearance of the area. The ecological collapse of invaded conservation areas is now a very real threat
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Accommodation: The volunteer will live with host families within the community and this will provide volunteers with the opportunity to learn more from the local people and also share in their daily way of life as well as deep understanding of the host community.
Food: Basic meals will be provided in the host family from what is locally available in the local community. Volunteers are therefore advised to be flexible and open minded. This will make it easy to negotiate entry into the community as volunteers.
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Group leisure activities will be organised
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Volunteer projects take place in very humble places around Zimbabwe. The bulk of our projects are not that difficult at all, what is only needed is flexibility, positive mentally attitude as well as openness to new culture, new experience. The secret remedy to, make the most of your time while volunteering in Zimbabwe is to adapt to the local environment. It important to highlight each and every project is unique, hence volunteers should make the most of their time with the community they serve, since this is a chance of a life time, to work and live with people in their respective communities, just like them.