Where does this curiosity come from? project “Going to that country”: it aims to explore the theme of a responsible tourism school: through: 1) refresher seminars 2) teaching materials for teachers and student kits, 3) education programs 4) participation in the competition

Which European skills are referred to? Learning how to learn Design Communicate Collaborate and participate Act independently and responsibly Solve problems Identify links and relationships Acquiring and interpreting information.

Working in cross-cutting projects under the Class Council ‘The project 'Go to that country‘ leads students in risk of school failure and social marginalization to think about diversity and stereotypes that affect the relationship between individuals and cultures through group work, organization of activities and relationships with alternative cultures. Actively stimulates the motivation and cooperation in the realization of a product in the sharing of goals and ways of working (theatrical happening with guests from Mozambique, the final event organization, online newsletter)

METHOD Mozambique project: reception of the Mozambican delegation in third week of October carrying out an activity with the students of third and fourth year participating in the trip to Maputo for four boys and a teacher in the month of June 2011

Go to that country as a support to travel in Mozambique The two proposals (responsible tourism and Mozambique), both supported by the Province of Bologna, are interwoven very well, as the project to go to that country has served its purpose by supporting the organization of the trip to Mozambique The creation of a guide of Mozambique in the issue of April within the magazine 'Rosa online' represent a product for the National Competition

CLOSING EVENT Within the project 'Go to that country' classes 4CL, 4BL and 4Dl were involved in the final event of the day Wednesday, May 11 from 10 am to 16.25pm at the Polivalente room of the Institute The day was as follows: from 10am to 1pm intervention of a lecturer on 'Sustainable Tourism' and other activities such as screening of short films and theatrical performances. 1pm buffet offered by the ‘african women's participation‘ with classes from other institutions of Bologna involved in that project From to intervention of an expert on 'Fair Trade’.

DISCOVERING MOZAMBIQUE

…and now some news on Mozambique A country on the African continent that we know little A country that more closer, more involving and fascinates us A country that brings us closer to the mystery of Africa and its contradictions

The students were divided into heterogeneous groups in terms of profit DL IV: the economy, and IVBL IVCL: tourism, history and culture A) BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY B) TRADE BALANCE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES C) GDP, GDP PER CAPITA, ON THE DEVELOPMENT, LIFE EXPECTANCY, HEALTH DATA, POPULATION DATA D) FORM OF STATE, THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT, MOST IMPORTANT POLICIES government set E) CURRENCY, HISTORY OF THE MONETARY SYSTEM, MONETARY POLICY, AUTHORITY 'MONEY FINANCIAL MARKET

GENERAL Mozambique is divided administratively into 11 provinces (provincias), each subdivided into districts. The current organization includes 11 provinces, one of which is the only capital Maputo, which enjoys the special status of a city- province. The 11 provinces are divided into 128 districts. Cabo Delgado Gaza Inhambane Manica Maputo (city)Maputo Maputo (province)Maputo Nampula Niassa Sofala Tete Zambezia ASPETTI GENERALI

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY Mozambique depends largely on foreign assistance to balance the balance of payments hanging seriously at increasing the foreign debt. The fact imports exceed exports by far. The situation should improve in the medium term. The connections and transport of goods with South Africa and the rest of Southern Africa are improving as well as foreign investment. Among these investments are: metal production, natural gas, power generation, agriculture, fisheries, timber and transportation services. Mozambique has received a formal cancellation of foreign debt thanks to an initiative of the IMF

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND RELATIONS WITH FOREIGN CURRENCY The main problems of the country are for the most part those advocated by the International Reconstruction Conference held in Rome in At the conference, they were taken as those related to the priority problems of the rural sector and environmental rehabilitation.

DEVELOPMENT POLICIES Within the Human Development Index ranking for 2007, Mozambique occupies the 172th position out of 177 countries, ranking in the group of LDCs. Despite the high poverty rate and the numerous problems the country is shown by many as an example of good implementation of development policies and cooperation with international institutions (IMF, World Bank). The economic growth rate remains high (around 8%), at least if compared with that of other neighboring countries, and the development prospects of less gloomy than the rest of Sub Saharan Africa.