Mozambique Farming display in Hereford Museum Community Cases

Community member Elizabeth Drew has just returned from an exciting 12 months in Mozambique on the East coast of Africa as part of the Voluntary Service Overseas Youth scheme.

Photographs and artefacts from her time in Mozambique are on display in the community cases at Hereford Museum until Saturday, March 1 2008.

While in Mozambique, Elizabeth spent her time lending a hand to local farmers, setting up training schemes and learning all about the resources local people need to get the most from the land they farm.

The VSO scheme sets out to work with the local farmers and their traditional knowledge rather than imposing western ideas onto them. Elizabeth feels her time in Mozambique was well spent and, looking at the photographs showing what she got up to, I am sure the people she worked with are pleased with the results too.

Community Heritage Officer Sarah Skelton said: "Elizabeth's time in Mozambique can be an inspiration to us all. Over 12 months she learnt to live in a different culture and discovered how local people live off the land in a very different environment to that of Herefordshire."

To find out more about Elizabeth's exciting adventure in Mozambique or to find out more about VSO schemes visit Hereford Museum & Art Gallery Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm until March 1.