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A realização da consulta pré-natal de alta qualidade está diretamente relacionada aos melhores indicadores maternos e fetais e à prevenção de morbimortalidade materna. Em Moçambique, estudos sobre assistência pré-natal mostram que a maior parte das mulheres fez pré-natal, mas apenas metade fez as quatro ou mais consultas preconizadas pelo Ministério da Saúde. Além disso, as gestantes têm se apresentado aos centros de saúde para fazerem sua primeira consulta pré-natal somente no final do...
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Desde o Acordo Geral de Paz, assinado em 1992, Moçambique realizou reformas políticas de intervenção no combate à pobreza. Contudo, em 2006, verificou-se que 54% da população moçambicana ainda se encontrava abaixo da linha de pobreza. Foi então que, Moçambique, em parceria com organizações internacionais iniciou os seus esforços na promoção de programas centrados na igualdade e equidade de género e a sua atuação junto de comunidades mais vulneráveis, tendo em conta particularmente a educação...
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This study questions why domestic work that is generally considered a feminine job is yet a field dominated by men in the city of Nampula, Mozambique. In the attempt to explain this phenomenon, the research explores economic, social and cultural aspects. Due to the fact that Nampula is a province with a strong Islamic presence and the majority of the population identify themselves as belonging to the Makhuwa ethnic group—which is traditionally defined by a matrilinear kinship system—I argue...
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O Agronegócio em Moçambique poderá ser um factor dinamizador da agricultura, chave para o desevolvimento económico, elemento para a equidade no desenvolvimento social e fundamental para a redução da pobreza e da fome. O estudo analisa as perceções dos atores do agronegócio do milho e da mandioca sobre o impacto destas culturas na vida económica e social no meio rural. Diante desta perspetiva, esta pesquisa teve como objetivo investigar prospectivamente as cadeias de valor das culturas do...
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The objective of this study is to examine how the extensive institutional change of reforms to policy and legislation in Mozambique over the past decade has affected evolutions at the local level in the governance of natural resources. The particular focus of the research is an analysis of a community based natural resource management (CBNRM) initiative in North Sanga District of Niassa Province and a longitudinal study of its development between 1999 and 2007 based on my involvement as both...
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This study on power and participation in post-conflict settings analyzes a rural development project in Mandimba District of Northern Mozambique. The purpose is to gain understanding of the dynamics and possibilities of participatory approaches for increasing the influence of previously excluded actors in decision-making processes. The methodology for this study reflects two broad yet intertwined approaches. For the first component, the Mozambique in-depth case study research, I draw on my...
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The aim of this field study was to analyze, by taking into consideration the small farmers’ perspective, the possibilities and obstacles for an implementation of a Green Revolution in southern Niassa, Northern Mozambique. The authors also ask: in what sense are the findings in Asia, presented by Djurfeldt, relevant for thesituation in southern Niassa?
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This thesis is based on the archival and fieldwork research, and sheds light on the area which has been little studied or reflected in scholarly literature: Islam in Northern Mozambique. Its particular focus is on African Muslim leadership in Northern Mozambique, which has historically incorporated Islamic authority and chiefship. The link between Islam and the chiefly clans existed since the eight century when Islam made inroads into the northern Mozambican coast and became associated with...