Dare to Breathe.
Hope from the
margins.

Armando Licoze is the author of Dare to Breathe and other books exploring what it means to become more fully human.

A community development practitioner and Country Director of Oasis Mozambique, Armando has spent more than two decades working alongside men, families, and communities across Africa and beyond.

At Oasis, his work is rooted in community-led transformation — from livelihood development and sanitation to support groups, trauma resilience, and the emotional realities of climate-related disasters.

Drawing on lived experience, thoughtful research, and compassionate storytelling, his work makes space for the conversations men rarely have in public but often carry in private — and for lives marked by presence, connection, and hope.

A life of community, courage, and honest conversation.

Born in Beira, Mozambique, and shaped by communities in Mozambique, England, and beyond, Armando writes from the places where grief and hope meet.

In 2025, he carried stories from Oasis Mozambique to audiences across Australia with Tearfund Australia. He continues the conversation through articles, reflections, and the practical invitation at the heart of Dare to Breathe: breathe again, and build something new.