The Mozambican Youth Organisation ( pt, Organização da Juventude Moçambicana, OJM), the oldest and largest youth organisation in Mozambique, is the youth wing of the

FRELIMO FRELIMO (; from the Portuguese , ) is a democratic socialist political party in Mozambique. It is the dominant party in Mozambique and has won a majority of the seats in the Assembly of the Republic in every election since the country's first ...

party. It was created on November 29, 1977 and today has more than 2.5 million members. The organisation's vision is to promote patriotism, education and mobilization among young people and engage them in the challenges of development in Mozambique. The OJM has been led by politician Anchia Talapa Formiga since 2020. Its objective is enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic: to promote the patriotic education of young people, mobilizing them for the political and ideological objectives of the Frelimo Party. The organisation exists to promote and defend the aspirations and interests of its members and youth in general, and to ensure their representation in national and international forums.

National structure

As set out in its constitution the Mozambican Youth Organisation is led by a National Secretariat of Central Committee (SCC) and a National Council of Jurisdiction (CJN).

Secretariat of the Central Committee

* General Secretary (Chairman) – Anchia Talapa Formiga * Organisation and Training – José Fole * Mobilization and Propaganda – Licinio Mauaie * Administration and Finance – * International Cooperation and Projects – Milton Valente * Student Movement and Volunteers - Mariana Cupana

Leaders

OJM leaders include: Zacarias Kupela: 1977 Leonardo Candeeiro: Gaspar Sitoe: José Patrício André: 2005 - 2010 Basílio Muhate: 2010 - 2013 Pedro Cossa: 2013 - 2015 Mety Gondola: 2015 -2020 Anchia Formiga: 2020-present

External links

Organização da Juventude MoçambicanaFRELIMO
{{Authority control FRELIMO Youth wings of communist parties Youth organisations based in Mozambique 1977 establishments in Mozambique Youth organizations established in the 1970s World Federation of Democratic Youth