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On the other hand, we, inspired by tho justice of our case,
have everything on our side. We trace in our mother earth the plans
of our attacks. The animals *are our friendly companions. The bush
gives us natural production.
Our mother country offers willingly all conditions for the
success of our Revolution - because she also wants to be freed from
foreign domination.
EVARISTO J. MASIYE'
THE MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE *  '
One of the main problems our Revolution is facing is the laok
of cadres. The basic characteristic of Portuguese colonialism;, has
been from the beginning, to keep our people illiterate. The idea behind this policy is to justify.colonisation by alleging that  the
'.people are not able to govern themselves.
In order to face this prement necessity, an educational cen- .
tor for young Mozambican refugees was established three years ago
in Dar-es-Salam in the city where the provisional headouaters  of.
FRELIMO are based. It is called THE MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE. The organizer and present director of the Institute is Mrs. Janet Mondlane,
the wife of Dr. Eduardo Mondlane, the President of FRELIMO.
Today, the Mozambique Institute is playing a very important
role in the education of Mozambican refugees. Although it started
as a hostel for 50 students, it is now a full-fleged boarding secondary school for 131 pupils studying mathematics, history, politics,
geography, science, Portuguese, English and French. The programme
also includes non-academic activities: gymnastics, music, drama,art
and sports. The academic programme covers the first three years of
the Portuguese "liceu" or secondary school still in use in educational system of Mozambique, However, the theree years' have been condensed into one and a half years of studies. This means that both
teachers and students have tv/ice as much v/ork to do, which is a very heavy burden.
Inspite of this, the work is carried on with the willingness
I of the same revolutionary spirit which is typical of the Mozambican
•; freedom fighter. The expectation for a free homeland is immediate •
£ - there is no time to lose. The activities of the school are not limited to secondary education. In July, 1966, the Institute graduated its first class of rural meclical aides who completed one year
of intensive medical training under, the instruction of two doctors
and one nurse - all from Mozambique. The Institute is responsible
for the medical care of all refugee students in Dar-es-Salaam, no .
matter what their country of origin, and also assists in organising other medical programmes for Mozambicans both within and outside Mozambique. Primary schooling has also become an important
part of the educational programme. The Institute only maintains an
upper primary school at a refugee camp for young boys, but when possible makes school supplies and services availeble to established
refugee camps.
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