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DFID Mozambique
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Mozambique
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International Health Partnership
On
September 05 2007 Mozambique became one of seven "first wave" countries to join
the International Health Partnership
(IHP).
The IHP aims to improve the way that international agencies, donors and
poor countries work together to develop and implement health plans, creating and
improving health services for poor people and ultimately saving more lives.
DFID Mozambique launches new Country Assistance Plan and Country
Governance Analysis for consultation
In 1990 Mozambique was the poorest country in the world. Since peace was
restored in 1992, Mozambique has made huge strides in sustaining peace and
stability, generating economic growth and tackling poverty. Much has been done,
but huge challenges remain. The new PRSP agreed in May 2006 (known as PARPA II),
sets out targets which put Mozambique on track for reaching the majority of the
MDGs by 2015. However, reaching these targets will require further progress,
particularly in the area of service delivery. DFID Mozambique has produced a
draft of their new CAP which is closely aligned to PARPA II and a new draft
Country Governance Assessment which was prepared in close collaboration with the
British High Commission in Maputo.
The consultation process will run from 1st October until 31st December 2007. We
very much value the views of the external stakeholders on our work in Mozambique
and we look forward to receiving your comments.
We would request that all comments are sent to the following email address:
MozambiqueCAP@dfid.gov.uk.
DFID aims to understand poverty dynamics in Mozambique
DFID Mozambique is currently supporting the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) -
a Norwegian research institution with a strong track record in Mozambique - to
undertake a series of research studies over the period 2007-2011 in
different parts of the country. The aim is to improve the Government’s systems
for monitoring and analysing patterns and trends in poverty.
Read about the research here.
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Overview
Mozambique has made significant advances in human and social development, with a
substantial decrease in the rates of child and maternal mortality (from
219 per
1000in 1997 to 178 per 1000
live births, meaning a decline of 18%) and
a very large increase in the number of children in school, rising from
44% in 1997 to 88% in 2006. Poverty has also declined from 69% in 1997 to
54% in 2003.
Economic and Political Summary
 Mozambique
is rightly considered a success story of post-war reconstruction. The economy
has grown at an average 8% in the last 10 years and poverty has continued to
fall.
The biggest contributor to this growth has been the agriculture sector,
followed by mega-projects in manufacturing, and then commerce, construction and
transport and communications. It is clear that poor people have contributed to
and benefited from this growth.
Since 1992, Mozambique held five electoral processes, being three of them
legislative and Presidential and two municipal. Next year, third municipal
elections are due to take place and general elections in 2009 The parliament is
composed by 250 deputies, actually strongly dominated by the ruling Frelimo
Party, who won 160 seats and the reminder being held by Renamo plus a few small
political opposition parties.
The Mozambican government has placed a strong emphasis on nation-building, on
the need to address corruption - having approved an anti-corruption
strategy (148
kb) - administrative apathy and poverty.
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DFID in Mozambique
DFID is one of the largest donors in Mozambique. Our total aid programme for
the UK financial year 2007/08 will be £60 million. Of this £41 million is
providing directly to the Government’s budget through a partnership agreement
between the Government of Mozambique and 19 donors (called the  Programme
Aid Partners)).DFID also has large sector programmes in health, education,
infrastructure and HIV and AIDS. Along side these programmes with government we
aim to support the voice and capacity of civil society in Mozambique through
partnerships in land, accountability, education and poverty monitoring.
In summary our financial commitments and plans are:-
Budget Support
- A rolling five year programme, currently 2008 – 2012 £240
million
Human Capital and HIV
-
 Education:
A ten year commitment to education – working with Government to achieve
Education for All.
- Health: A five year programme of support to achieve the Government’s
ambitious targets for improved access to health services
- Health: Working with the public and private sectors to expand the
coverage of bed nets to prevent malaria in mothers and children
- Rural Water: under design, a new programme to support Government’s new
rural water and sanitation programme.
- Social Protection: under design, a new 10 year programme with the
Ministry of Women and Social Action to support a cash transfer to the
poorest and most vulnerable households
Governance and Accountability
- Support to the continuing public sector
reform programme, including the tax administration and improved public financial
management
- Support to Civil Society, including the Group of 20 that monitors poverty
reduction, a new civil society challenge fund and support to the Centre for
Public Integrity
Economic Development and Infrastructure
- A 10 year commitment for the
Government’s major new investment and maintenance programme in roads – extending
accessibility for the poorest to the road network.
- Working in three provinces
to support poor people to access their rights to land and to use land
effectively.
More
information on some of the programmes
Aid Effectiveness and
Budget Support
Fact Sheets
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Mozambique and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
 On
current trends, Mozambique is in line to meet one of the MDGs by 2015 - Eradicate
extreme poverty (Reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than
a dollar).
If Mozambique
continues with its strong social policies, improve the delivery of basic
services including Human Resources development, it could, with donor support,
also achieve other three targets, namely:
- Achieve 100% Primary net enrolment by the 2015 - presently at 83%;
- Reduce Under 5 years child mortality up to 108 per 100 live births - presently standing at
178 per 100 live births;
- Reduce maternal mortality up to 250 per 100 000 live births - presently at 408 per
100 000 live births
The new Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)(1
mb), agreed in May 2006 (known as
PARPA II), sets out targets which put Mozambique on track for the majority of
the MDGs by 2015 but reaching these targets will require major improvements in
service delivery. There remain capacity weaknesses throughout the public sector
and the delivery of services is complicated by the physical make up of the
country, with many remote areas where the population have almost no contact with
the State. The systematic discrimination of women and girls also poses a major
obstacle to achieving the MDGs. HIV and AIDS could undermine progress to date.
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Last updated: 11 April 2008
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