18 August 2010
As part of DFID’s commitment to rigorously evaluate its country programmes, our work in Mozambique from 2006 to 2009 was evaluated by a group of independent external consultants in 2009.
This evaluation report was completed prior to the UK 2010 election. It aimed to assess the relevance and effectiveness of DFID’s aid budget in Mozambique over the period 2006-2009 with results, lessons and recommendations for DFID in Mozambique and globally.
The authors of the report found, among other things, that DFID has effectively pursued a common agenda for health, education and HIV/AIDS around capacity, effectiveness and accountability.
Significant progress was made in harmonisation and alignment, and progress is also evident in enhancing accountability (although challenges remain around civil society involvement). In infrastructure, progress on maintenance in roads and water has occurred, but DFID has seen little progress on its alignment agenda and was over-ambitious in its timeframe for achieving this. DFID has led an innovative strategy around community-based approaches in land.
For more, read the full evaluation report and evaluation summary under 'Related publications'.
In 1990, Mozambique was the poorest country in the world, but following the restoration of peace two years later, it has made huge strides. Over the past decade, the economy has grown by an average of 8% a year and significant advances have been made in human and social development, including a substantial decrease in the deaths of children and mothers and a very large increase in children attending school.
Over the evaluation period, poverty has shown a steady decline and economic growth has been robust, averaging 8% a year. Yet Mozambique is still likely to be a low-income country in 2015, with a per capita annual income of around US$600. Progress against the Millennium Development Goals has been mixed and targets for hunger and HIV/AIDS will not be met.
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