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🌐 AI for Development Programme 🇲🇿 Sofala, Manica & Maputo, Mozambique TT-AI-MZ-02 Planning

AI, Robotics and Manufacturing Skills for Development — Mozambique

Portuguese-language, mobile-first code camps, teacher training and MakerSpace skills for young people and teachers in Sofala, Manica and Maputo, with eBusiness and eTourism tracks that link community enterprises to customers. Training is offered by Zambesi (www.zambesi.ac.zw). Donors and partners are invited to sponsor training cohorts and to procure kits for schools and community makerspaces. Content works offline and on basic phones.

Problem to solve

Four in five Mozambicans are offline and few young people can learn AI, robotics or digital business skills in Portuguese — so they cannot reach online jobs or sell to online customers.

What the evidence says

Only 19.8% of Mozambicans use the internet (6.96 million people) while 60.4% live in rural areas; mobile connections equal 50.4% of the population.

Expected outcome

Graduates find online work or start businesses, teachers use AI and robotics in class, and community enterprises reach customers through their phones.

Target population

About 2,800 people: unemployed youth aged 18–35, 150 teachers, women entrepreneurs and community tourism operators.

2,800 people targeted

Partners and how to get involved

This project is delivered with the partners below. Donors, partners, investors and clients are invited to take part.

Zambesi Coding Hub

www.zambesi.ac.zw ↗

Training, skills and certification partner. Zambesi delivers the courses and certifications learners and teachers earn through Takura Trust projects; donors can sponsor individual training programmes.

Role in this project

Training, skills and certification partner: Zambesi (www.zambesi.ac.zw) delivers the courses and issues the certifications.

How you can take part

Donors and partners are invited to sponsor training and to procure training kits for schools and makerspaces.

The Bridge Project

www.bridge.org.zw ↗

Connectivity partner. The Bridge Project offers connectivity solutions in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique, connecting the schools and communities that Takura Trust works with.

Role in this project

Connectivity partner: The Bridge Project (www.bridge.org.zw) offers connectivity solutions in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

How you can take part

Donors and partners can sponsor the connection of a school or community site: link, equipment, power and one year of running costs.

Project activities

  1. 1Adapt the Zambesi.ac.zw curriculum into Portuguese, with mobile-first and offline delivery.
  2. 2Run ten four-week code camps in Beira, Chimoio and Matola covering web basics, Python and AI literacy.
  3. 3Train 150 teachers in AI-assisted teaching and robotics kits.
  4. 4Open two MakerSpaces for prototyping, repairs and small-scale manufacturing.
  5. 5Deliver eBusiness and eTourism tracks: mobile money, online storefronts and booking pages for community enterprises.
  6. 6Certify graduates and link them to freelance work, employers and internships.
  7. 7Adapt the Zambesi curricula into Portuguese with Mozambican trainers and agree the sponsor-a-training and sponsor-a-kit lists.

Budget

US$265,000 Planned budget · US dollars · 2027
Personnel & FacilitationUS$79,500 · 30%
Training & CertificationUS$63,600 · 24%
Infrastructure & EquipmentUS$53,000 · 20%
Community MobilisationUS$21,200 · 8%
Operations & LogisticsUS$21,200 · 8%
Contingency (5%)US$13,300 · 5%
Monitoring & EvaluationUS$13,200 · 5%

Full project document

The detailed results framework, deliverables verification matrix, work plan and budget are published in a full project document. It is provided on request as a branded PDF.

Sources

Budgets, targets and dates are planned figures for 2027 and will be updated as each project is confirmed and funded.

Questions and answers

What is AI, Robotics and Manufacturing Skills for Development — Mozambique?

Portuguese-language, mobile-first code camps, teacher training and MakerSpace skills for young people and teachers in Sofala, Manica and Maputo, with eBusiness and eTourism tracks that link community enterprises to customers. Training is offered by Zambesi (www.zambesi.ac.zw). Donors and partners are invited to sponsor training cohorts and to procure kits for schools and community makerspaces. Content works offline and on basic phones.

Where and when does this project take place?

It takes place in Sofala, Manica & Maputo, Mozambique, from 1 Jan 2027 to 12 Oct 2027.

How much does it cost?

The planned budget is US$265,000 (US dollars). Every budget line is published on this page.

Where can I read the full project document?

The full project document, with the results framework, deliverables verification matrix, work plan and budget, is available on request. Use the request form on this page and a download link is sent to your email.

Who are the partners?

Zambesi Coding Hub, The Bridge Project. Each partner has a specific role described on this page.

How can I help?

You can donate, volunteer or become a partner. Use the buttons on this page or write to info@takura.org.zw.

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