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Program Information and Goals

Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad Mozambique

Forging a Future for Africa Through Sustainability: Lesson from Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

This Group Project Abroad is administered through Boise State University. The theme selected for this Project is sustainability. To make a competitive application, interested candidates will propose curricular projects focused on any of the following topics:

  • Portuguese language
  • African studies
  • Mozambique
  • Sustainability

In addition to the individual work advancing the curricular project, the participants will engage in daily Portuguese lessons (Monday to Thursday), lectures on issues of Africa, Mozambican affairs, and sustainability. The participants will also participate in cultural activities throughout the duration of the Project.

Selected candidates will travel in group to Mozambique on June 1 and will return to the U.S. on July 1, 2024. The program does not allow independent travel before, during or after the program. The group will spend one week in Maputo -Mozambique’s capital city- and 3 weeks in rural Mozambique, including the Gorongosa National Park.

Project Goals:

  1. To deepen understanding of the Portuguese language, Mozambique’s culture and the issues affecting modern Mozambique in connection with Africa and the world.
  2. To reflect on the “Africa experience” centered around topics of colonization, nation-building, and decolonization and how these processes have expressed in Mozambique’s path toward envisioning its future.
  3. To implement innovative methodologies in the U.S. classroom through experiential learning and the use of new technologies.
  4. To gain information, gather resources and materials for enhancing curriculum and instruction on Africa studies in the U.S.

Living Conditions in the Program

During the month-long program, participants will live in urban and rural settings in Mozambique. Therefore, participants must demonstrate a deep understanding of the living conditions in Africa relative to the U.S. and  must adjust their expectations of standards of comfort and modern amenities such as access to consistent electric power internet connectivity.