The world is today celebrating the International Day of Volunteering and, in Mozambique, the date was marked by various activities of a social nature. The National Volunteer Council once again calls on society to value and integrate the cause of volunteering in the various adverse situations that the country is facing. volunteers who have given and continue to give their best on occasions when the country needs internal solidarity. Looking at the current challenges, natural disasters, the drama of the insurgency in Cabo Delgado and the COVID-19 pandemic, the volunteer is , once again, called to intervene. Osvaldo Mauaie, president of the National Volunteer Council, highlights the increase in volunteers of all ages and also the scope of activities. “With great happiness, there are many young people joining volunteer work, in fact they are the majority of volunteers we have in the country . So, young people have been leading various processes, whether in campaigns in the education area or in the health area. Now, it is a fact that volunteering is not just about youth, it is necessary that all Mozambicans are.” , said Mauaie. In turn, the Secretary of State for Youth, Oswaldo Petersburgo, says that, despite satisfactory levels of membership, there must be more people in volunteer work. “Although we are satisfied with the level of membership, we want more and better to seize this moment to urge Mozambicans to volunteer every day for the common good.”The National Volunteer Council has more than 150 affiliated organizations across the country, which, in all, bring together more than 300,000 volunteers. Volunteer action is required to help people with disabilities, due to their vulnerability. “We are now going to the rainy season and calamities and people with disabilities are more vulnerable, so we have to have more volunteers around to be able to give a hand to these needy people”, says Ricardo Muresse, Human Rights activist, with a focus on people with disabilities. After the laying of the wreath, a cleaning action was carried out in the vicinity of the Mazambana Market, aka Adelina, in the outskirts of Maputo City.Source:O País

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