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Perguntas e método de pesquisa Contexto: • Dados da primeira fase de uma pesquisa programática no norte de Moçambique Pergunta: • Como operacionalizar operacionalizar a noção de coesão social em Moçambique? • Que subsídios a noção de coesão social pode oferecer para a compreensão da violência política em Moçambique? Recolha de dados • Período: Abril e Maio de 2019 • Locais: Cidade de Maputo, Chiúre (Cabo Delgado), Chimbunila (Niassa) e Mussuril (Nampula) • Entrevistas: Representantes e...

O presente estudo pretende entender como a violência político-militar no país afectou as mulheres e as raparigas e que medidas foram tomadas de forma a apoiar as mulheres víctimas da violência. O estudo visa trazer à luz os diferentes tipos de violações de direitos humanos e de violência cometidos contra as mulheres e raparigas no contexto dos conflitos armados considerando que, e segundo Moura, Silva et all (2012) “A inexistência de dados, estudos e análises sobre violências (directas)...

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...

This study was conducted as part of the Citizen Engagement Programme (Programa Cidadania e Participação (CEP)) in Mozambique – an empowerment and social accountability initiative to improve the quality of education and health services by increasing citizens’ influence on the management of schools and health units, the formulation of education and health policies, and the provision of education and health services. In education, CEP enabled citizen monitoring of services through the...

Final JICA report on Nacala Corridor Development Project, whose objectives include: to clarify organizations for promoting and coordinating the implementation of development strategies for the Nacala Corridor Region in accordance with PEDEC-Nacala and to prepare for the implementation of high priority projects in accordance with PEDEC-Nacala. The study project commenced in April 2012 and the final study report was produced in April 2015.

This essay seeks to explain, in a historical perspective, recent violent attacks on local institutions and representatives of the Mozambican state. Case studies are taken from three Mozambican Provinces, to which historical cases are added showing similar patterns and targets of armed attacks. Based on desk research , interviews and the review of anthropological and political economy literature, the main causes of local conflicts – all of which with their specific contexts and narratives –...

This case study is one of a series commissioned to support the Stabilisation Unit’s (SU) development of an evidence base relating to elite bargains and political deals. The project explores how national and international interventions have and have not been effective in fostering and sustaining political deals and elite bargains; and whether or not these political deals and elite bargains have helped reduce violence, increased local, regional and national stability and contributed to the...

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...

This exploratory study describes the characteristics of four independent urban community libraries in Nampula city, located in northern Mozambique, East Africa. In a country where public library services are inadequately equipped to address the educational, informational and cultural needs of its citizens, the emergence of urban community libraries in the city indicates that the population is seeking better alternative sources of information. The study profiles four urban libraries to...

Este documento sumariza as aprendizagens feitas ao longo da implementação do Cartão de Pontuação Comunitária (CPC) no quadro do Programa Cidadania e Participação (CEP), o qual terminou em Dezembro de 2017. O CEP foi um programa de responsabilização social que tinha como objectivo final aumentar a influência dos cidadãos na melhoria da qualidade dos serviços de saúde e educação em Moçambique.

Background and objective: maternal and neonatal mortality rates in Mozambique are high, due to insufficient numbers of qualified health workers, lack of equipment and materials, referral system deficiency, difficulties to access health services and gender issues. This study assesses the barriers to health care access, regular attendance at ante natal consultations, institutional delivery and postnatal and neonatal follow-up. This is part of the baseline study for an implementation research...

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...

In this study, we set out to examine three interrelated questions: To what extent has Brazilian cooperation in the agriculture sector contributed to agrarian transformation in Mozambique? How has Mozambican civil society, and in particular the União Nacional dos Camponeses (UNAC, National Peasants’ Union), responded to the prospect of Brazilian agribusiness investments in the Nacala Corridor? And what effects has BrazilianMozambican agricultural development cooperation had on the existing...

This paper analyses inclusive land governance in Mozambique. It focuses on the country’s legal framework and the DUAT, the right to use and benefit from the land. The DUAT is a distinctive element of the Mozambican legislation that has land as the property of the state but recognises land use rights for occupants and users on the basis of a unitary system of tenure. The challenges of putting in practice what is thought to be one of Africa’s most progressive legal frameworks are discussed....

Recommendations: 1. On planning and budgeting, greater coordination is recommended between planning (setting priorities) and budgeting (financial apportionment). Transformation of all District Health Services, Women and Social Action (SDSMAS) into Management Beneficiary Units (MBU) is necessary. 2. Stakeholders should bet more on application of national public financial management systems (PFM). The use of parallel financial systems instead of enabling the National Health System (NHS) to be...

This case study was commissioned by N’weti Comunicação para a Saúde to explore the changes emerging from the implementation of an adapted version of the Community Scorecard (CSC) tool in 11 health facilities catchment areas in Nampula. This case study discusses how N’weti has adapted the Community Scorecard (CSC) tool to better improve the quality of the participation and prospects of accountability for citizens. The case study presents evidence that the adapted CSC tool has resulted in an...

The Government of Mozambique (GoM), acting through the national roads administration (ANE) has made requests to international financial institutions including the African Development Bank, for the improvement of transport infrastructure and for strengthening the institutional capacity of the roads sector. ANE plans to apply a portion of these funds to the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) of the project for the rehabilitation of the N13, Cumanba-Mandimba-Lichinga (302 km)....

This report is part of the efforts to monitor and evaluate the implications of Mozambique’s Poverty Reduction Strategy PARPA II (GdM 2005). Three qualitative and participatory studies have already been carried out in three different areas of the country: One in the District of Murrupula in Nampula Province (Tvedten, Paulo & Rosário 2006); one in four bairros in the capital Maputo (Paulo, Rosário & Tvedten 2007); and one in the district of Buzi in Sofala Province (Rosário, Tvedten & Paulo...