REPORT 3. 1 September 1965
4. Students-in-Waiting
For students v/ho are going overseas for university or technical studies, there is always a waiting period of several months
during which their scholarships and documents are being processed.
Rather than enter these students in any formal programme either at
the Mozambique Institute or the KIEC, we give them an informal
programme of independent reading and study, supervised by the Mozambique Institute tutoring staff.  Also, during the holiday recently
enjoyed by the students we support in other schools, the students-
in-waiting helped these students by tutoring them in Maths and
English.
5. Primary Programme
Until recently the Mozambique Institute operated a small
primary programme for refugee children who spoke no European language.
The classes were taught by two volunteers who taught the children
English and, at the same time, primary subjects at the Grade I and
II level at a pace suited to children with a language barrier.  In
compliance with a Tanzania Government request that as many refugees
as possible be sent out of the Dar es Salaam area, the families of
these children have been moved to refugee centres in other parts of
Tanzania.  So with great regret we terminated this programme.  It
was hoped that these students would be placed in primary schools in
their refugee centres, and in some cases this has already been done.
6. Nursing Programme
It is and always has been the function of the Mozambique Institute to assist Mozambicans toward their goals by providing the
needed educational opportunities.  As the struggle for independence
in Mozambique progresses, more and greater burdens are gradually
being shifted on  to the Mozambique Institute.  One of the most
pressing needs of people throughout Africa is for medical services.
This is particularly true in Mozambique, where at the present time
there are areas from which the Portuguese have completely withdrawn
all medical services.  Therefore, it was decided that the Mozambique
Institute should establish an informal training programme for
nurses aides who, when their training is completed, will work among
the civilian population within Mozambique in the areas which the
Portuguese have deserted.
Within the next few weeks, Dr. Martins and his assistant will
begin a course for nurses aides (Auxiliates de Enfermagens) which
will, of course, be taught in Portuguese.  The Mozambique Institute
tutoring staff will collaborate insofar as possible in the teaching
of this programme.  The course will last for six months, and a
Candidate for this programme must have completed Quarto Classe
(primary school) in Mozambique in order to qualify.  Candidates are
arriving now  at the Mozambique Institute, and we hope to enroll
20 students in the first programme.  At the present time duplicating stencils are being cut of the texts which v/ill be used in the
programme, which have all had to be translated from English.
It is our long-range plan to expand this programme within the
Mozambique Institute and at training schools overseas to include
courses for a diploma in nursing (Enfermeiros Diplomados) and
medical officers (Tecnicians Sanitaires).
7.  Staff
At present the Mozambique Institute staff consists of:
a. The Director, Mrs. Janet Rae Mondlane.
b. The Administrative Secretary, Miss Betty King.