Duration:
January 2023 – December 2024
Location:
Beira and Dondo District, Province of Sofala, Mozambique
Beneficiaries:
500 families
Area of intervention:
Ability in self-sufficiency
Partner:
Mozambique is a country in south-eastern Africa bordered to the north with Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia, to the east with the Mozambique Channel, to the south with South Africa and to the west with Zimbabwe and eSwatini.
The country has 32,163,045 inhabitants: of these, 64.6% live with less than $ 2.15 a day. According to data from the World Bank, the annual per capita GDP is $ 500. Mozambique ranks 185 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index [1]. 44% of the population is under the age of 14, while life expectancy is 58 for men and 64 for women [2].
For the past several years, central Mozambique was effected by severe flooding and devastating cyclones, that have destroyed houses and devastated fields. These natural disasters have increased the basic needs of hundreds of thousands of people, including many refugees and displaced persons.
In 2023, SwissABILITY and the local partner OLAPA supported families affected by cyclones and poverty through: the supply of food and agricultural kits, the donation of means of transport and donation of animals.
In 2024, the support continues through the donation of food, hygiene and school kits, as well as the donation of bycicles to students living in areas farthest from the school.
PROJECT SHEET
