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A summary report on Plan International programs in Mozambique for the year ending 30 June 2007

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Page 1: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Real progressWith the support of Plan, children and adults inMozambique are working together to developtheir communities and claim their right to abetter future. And real progress is being made.Among other successes, last year we:

• Encouraged children to participate at ourmeetings with communities, raising issueslike physical punishment in the home andunderage pregnancy

• Distributed school materials like books and stationery to 6,457 children

• Provided 11 schools with agricultural tools to cultivate vegetables toimprove the pupils’ diets

• Showed Mozambiquan government officials work Plan is doing in Kenya tobroaden their knowledge of Plan’s work and development issues generally.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a jointeffort combining the hard work and determination ofcommunities, children, volunteers, staff, and partnerorganisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsorsis a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity andcommitment that allows us to continue to help childrenin 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

So on behalf of the children and communities we workwith, thank you to all our sponsors!

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

MOZ

Boys and girls with school books and stationerydistributed by Plan

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Challenge and change in MozambiquePlan has been working in Mozambique for little over a year. But in that time, we’veset up field operations in the southern area of Jangamo, where levels of poverty are apressing issue and we can be of most help.

As well as having meetings with village heads, communities and children, we’veestablished strong relationships with key government agencies such as the Ministry ofWomen and Social Action. We aim to take a leadership role in Mozambique’s civilsociety on issues ranging from birth registration to violence against children in schools.

Plan’s work in Mozambique has only just begun, so in this Country Progress Reportwe take a look at two people – a child and a mother of three – whose lives we hope

to improve through our work in their villages in the years to come.

Mozambique country factsPopulation: 19.7 million

Capital: Maputo

UN Human Development Indexranking: 168th (of 177 countries)

Number of orphans: 1.5 million

Life expectancy: 42 years

Rural people using safe drinkingwater: 26%

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Community members map out the village at a communitydevelopment meeting

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Country ProgressReport 2007

Mozambique

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Page 2: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Real progressWith the support of Plan, children and adults inMozambique are working together to developtheir communities and claim their right to abetter future. And real progress is being made.Among other successes, last year we:

• Encouraged children to participate at ourmeetings with communities, raising issueslike physical punishment in the home andunderage pregnancy

• Distributed school materials like books and stationery to 6,457 children

• Provided 11 schools with agricultural tools to cultivate vegetables toimprove the pupils’ diets

• Showed Mozambiquan government officials work Plan is doing in Kenya tobroaden their knowledge of Plan’s work and development issues generally.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a jointeffort combining the hard work and determination ofcommunities, children, volunteers, staff, and partnerorganisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsorsis a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity andcommitment that allows us to continue to help childrenin 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

So on behalf of the children and communities we workwith, thank you to all our sponsors!

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

MOZ

Boys and girls with school books and stationerydistributed by Plan

p

Challenge and change in MozambiquePlan has been working in Mozambique for little over a year. But in that time, we’veset up field operations in the southern area of Jangamo, where levels of poverty are apressing issue and we can be of most help.

As well as having meetings with village heads, communities and children, we’veestablished strong relationships with key government agencies such as the Ministry ofWomen and Social Action. We aim to take a leadership role in Mozambique’s civilsociety on issues ranging from birth registration to violence against children in schools.

Plan’s work in Mozambique has only just begun, so in this Country Progress Reportwe take a look at two people – a child and a mother of three – whose lives we hope

to improve through our work in their villages in the years to come.

Mozambique country factsPopulation: 19.7 million

Capital: Maputo

UN Human Development Indexranking: 168th (of 177 countries)

Number of orphans: 1.5 million

Life expectancy: 42 years

Rural people using safe drinkingwater: 26%

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Community members map out the village at a communitydevelopment meeting

p

Country ProgressReport 2007

Mozambique

Admagic No:Bright No:

Client name:File name:

Date:Size:

Studio proof:

0407100647PLAN0407_Mozambique01.11.07210x443.5mm FOLD TO A54 Client proof: 3

Any enquiries please contact:Nick Burton. e: [email protected]: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150

Size (Prod) Colours(Prod) Art (A/D) Copy (C/W) Content (Acc.)

146.5mm FLAP 148.5mm BACK 148.5mm FRONT

Page 3: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Like Martine, Sonia has been attendingthe community development meetingsarranged by Plan. Sonia emphasizedthat during Plan’s meetings, thecommunities always learn something,and as a result, they are popular events.

“I have attended nearly all themeetings,” she says. “Plan shows thatit’s possible to do good things to help acommunity. The interesting issue is thatPlan doesn’t work only with children,but with families and communities aswell. I agree with their approachbecause children don’t live on theirown, but with their families and theircommunities.”

Sonia’s own ambitions for thecommunity run high: “I would like tocreate a women’s group which will work on farming, sewing, needleworkor another activities to improve theGuipombo community.”

The challenges for Plan’s newprogramme in Mozambique are plain,but together, there’s plenty we can doto help Sonia, Martine and manythousands like them to improve life intheir communities.

Some names have been changed for child protection andprivacy reasons

Martine’s mother is dead, and she iswholly responsible for taking care of herfather and young brothers. AlthoughMartine is able to go to school, herresponsibilities to her family mean shehas very little time to study, play orspend time with her friends.

“I need to care for my father and mytwo young brothers,” she says. “I cleanthe house, cook, go to the farm and so on.”

But Martine is a lively, hopeful girl.She’s in the fifth year of primary school,and in the little free time she gets, shelikes to practise her hobby, dancing.Martine is part of a dancing group, andthey perform at cultural events andspecial occasions. When she grows up,Martine says: “I would like to be a nurseso I can help sick people.”

Martine was there when Plan held aseries of meetings involving men,women and children in Magaissa to getto know the local people, introducethem to our way of working and ask fortheir views on the problems the

community faces. It’s one of a series ofmeetings Plan has been holding inMozambique to gauge how best we cansupport communities to improve theirchildren’s health and education, create abetter environment for everyone andboost standards of living.

“I would like to be a nurse so Ican help sick people.”

Education is the priorityLike Martine, Sonia had a difficultchildhood. Now a 48-year-old mother ofthree, she had to drop out of school asa girl to look after her blind father.Now, she says: “My first priority is tosupport one of my children to study upuntil secondary school.”

Sonia works as a volunteer teacher,coaching adults in her home village ofGuipombo, which, like Magaissa, is inthe Jangamo district. Adult educationreceives strong support from theMozambiquan Government, and is seenas a key way to increase the number of people who can read and writewithin Jangamo.

“Plan shows that it’s possible to do good things to help acommunity.”

Yet Sonia knows only too well thatmuch more could be done to improvelevels of education in Guipombo. “Oneissue,” she says, “is improving theschool’s infrastructure and putting indesks. The primary school of Guipombowas built with local materials and thechildren don’t have desks; they areusing the coconut tree trunks to sit on.”

And Sonia’s concerns don’t stop at theeducation system.

“What I would like to see is a healthcentre in Guipombo,” she says. “A weekago my eldest daughter’s feet swelledup so badly that she couldn’t walk. Wehad to take her to the hospital using abicycle; it was a bad experience becausewe travelled six miles and she was in somuch pain.”

A living from the landAt the same time, Sonia talks of howimportant farming is to her life and thelife of the village.

She has a small farm close to her home.She works on this piece of land everyday, and looks after livestock. “The farmis my life,” she says. “Here in Guipombowe can’t live without farming becausethat is where we get our food from. I have planted peanuts, cassava leaves,maize and I have various fruit trees.What I am also trying to do is raiselivestock, but unfortunately I have onlyone pig.”

A community development meeting held by Plan in ruralMozambique

p

Sonia preparing for one of her adult education lessonsp

Two villages; two voicesLife is difficult for Martine, a 12-year-old girl living in the little village ofMagaissa in the district of Jangamo, southern Mozambique.

148.5mm INSIDE 148.5mm INSIDE 146.5mm INSIDE

Page 4: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Like Martine, Sonia has been attendingthe community development meetingsarranged by Plan. Sonia emphasizedthat during Plan’s meetings, thecommunities always learn something,and as a result, they are popular events.

“I have attended nearly all themeetings,” she says. “Plan shows thatit’s possible to do good things to help acommunity. The interesting issue is thatPlan doesn’t work only with children,but with families and communities aswell. I agree with their approachbecause children don’t live on theirown, but with their families and theircommunities.”

Sonia’s own ambitions for thecommunity run high: “I would like tocreate a women’s group which will work on farming, sewing, needleworkor another activities to improve theGuipombo community.”

The challenges for Plan’s newprogramme in Mozambique are plain,but together, there’s plenty we can doto help Sonia, Martine and manythousands like them to improve life intheir communities.

Some names have been changed for child protection andprivacy reasons

Martine’s mother is dead, and she iswholly responsible for taking care of herfather and young brothers. AlthoughMartine is able to go to school, herresponsibilities to her family mean shehas very little time to study, play orspend time with her friends.

“I need to care for my father and mytwo young brothers,” she says. “I cleanthe house, cook, go to the farm and so on.”

But Martine is a lively, hopeful girl.She’s in the fifth year of primary school,and in the little free time she gets, shelikes to practise her hobby, dancing.Martine is part of a dancing group, andthey perform at cultural events andspecial occasions. When she grows up,Martine says: “I would like to be a nurseso I can help sick people.”

Martine was there when Plan held aseries of meetings involving men,women and children in Magaissa to getto know the local people, introducethem to our way of working and ask fortheir views on the problems the

community faces. It’s one of a series ofmeetings Plan has been holding inMozambique to gauge how best we cansupport communities to improve theirchildren’s health and education, create abetter environment for everyone andboost standards of living.

“I would like to be a nurse so Ican help sick people.”

Education is the priorityLike Martine, Sonia had a difficultchildhood. Now a 48-year-old mother ofthree, she had to drop out of school asa girl to look after her blind father.Now, she says: “My first priority is tosupport one of my children to study upuntil secondary school.”

Sonia works as a volunteer teacher,coaching adults in her home village ofGuipombo, which, like Magaissa, is inthe Jangamo district. Adult educationreceives strong support from theMozambiquan Government, and is seenas a key way to increase the number of people who can read and writewithin Jangamo.

“Plan shows that it’s possible to do good things to help acommunity.”

Yet Sonia knows only too well thatmuch more could be done to improvelevels of education in Guipombo. “Oneissue,” she says, “is improving theschool’s infrastructure and putting indesks. The primary school of Guipombowas built with local materials and thechildren don’t have desks; they areusing the coconut tree trunks to sit on.”

And Sonia’s concerns don’t stop at theeducation system.

“What I would like to see is a healthcentre in Guipombo,” she says. “A weekago my eldest daughter’s feet swelledup so badly that she couldn’t walk. Wehad to take her to the hospital using abicycle; it was a bad experience becausewe travelled six miles and she was in somuch pain.”

A living from the landAt the same time, Sonia talks of howimportant farming is to her life and thelife of the village.

She has a small farm close to her home.She works on this piece of land everyday, and looks after livestock. “The farmis my life,” she says. “Here in Guipombowe can’t live without farming becausethat is where we get our food from. I have planted peanuts, cassava leaves,maize and I have various fruit trees.What I am also trying to do is raiselivestock, but unfortunately I have onlyone pig.”

A community development meeting held by Plan in ruralMozambique

p

Sonia preparing for one of her adult education lessonsp

Two villages; two voicesLife is difficult for Martine, a 12-year-old girl living in the little village ofMagaissa in the district of Jangamo, southern Mozambique.

148.5mm INSIDE 148.5mm INSIDE 146.5mm INSIDE

Page 5: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Like Martine, Sonia has been attendingthe community development meetingsarranged by Plan. Sonia emphasizedthat during Plan’s meetings, thecommunities always learn something,and as a result, they are popular events.

“I have attended nearly all themeetings,” she says. “Plan shows thatit’s possible to do good things to help acommunity. The interesting issue is thatPlan doesn’t work only with children,but with families and communities aswell. I agree with their approachbecause children don’t live on theirown, but with their families and theircommunities.”

Sonia’s own ambitions for thecommunity run high: “I would like tocreate a women’s group which will work on farming, sewing, needleworkor another activities to improve theGuipombo community.”

The challenges for Plan’s newprogramme in Mozambique are plain,but together, there’s plenty we can doto help Sonia, Martine and manythousands like them to improve life intheir communities.

Some names have been changed for child protection andprivacy reasons

Martine’s mother is dead, and she iswholly responsible for taking care of herfather and young brothers. AlthoughMartine is able to go to school, herresponsibilities to her family mean shehas very little time to study, play orspend time with her friends.

“I need to care for my father and mytwo young brothers,” she says. “I cleanthe house, cook, go to the farm and so on.”

But Martine is a lively, hopeful girl.She’s in the fifth year of primary school,and in the little free time she gets, shelikes to practise her hobby, dancing.Martine is part of a dancing group, andthey perform at cultural events andspecial occasions. When she grows up,Martine says: “I would like to be a nurseso I can help sick people.”

Martine was there when Plan held aseries of meetings involving men,women and children in Magaissa to getto know the local people, introducethem to our way of working and ask fortheir views on the problems the

community faces. It’s one of a series ofmeetings Plan has been holding inMozambique to gauge how best we cansupport communities to improve theirchildren’s health and education, create abetter environment for everyone andboost standards of living.

“I would like to be a nurse so Ican help sick people.”

Education is the priorityLike Martine, Sonia had a difficultchildhood. Now a 48-year-old mother ofthree, she had to drop out of school asa girl to look after her blind father.Now, she says: “My first priority is tosupport one of my children to study upuntil secondary school.”

Sonia works as a volunteer teacher,coaching adults in her home village ofGuipombo, which, like Magaissa, is inthe Jangamo district. Adult educationreceives strong support from theMozambiquan Government, and is seenas a key way to increase the number of people who can read and writewithin Jangamo.

“Plan shows that it’s possible to do good things to help acommunity.”

Yet Sonia knows only too well thatmuch more could be done to improvelevels of education in Guipombo. “Oneissue,” she says, “is improving theschool’s infrastructure and putting indesks. The primary school of Guipombowas built with local materials and thechildren don’t have desks; they areusing the coconut tree trunks to sit on.”

And Sonia’s concerns don’t stop at theeducation system.

“What I would like to see is a healthcentre in Guipombo,” she says. “A weekago my eldest daughter’s feet swelledup so badly that she couldn’t walk. Wehad to take her to the hospital using abicycle; it was a bad experience becausewe travelled six miles and she was in somuch pain.”

A living from the landAt the same time, Sonia talks of howimportant farming is to her life and thelife of the village.

She has a small farm close to her home.She works on this piece of land everyday, and looks after livestock. “The farmis my life,” she says. “Here in Guipombowe can’t live without farming becausethat is where we get our food from. I have planted peanuts, cassava leaves,maize and I have various fruit trees.What I am also trying to do is raiselivestock, but unfortunately I have onlyone pig.”

A community development meeting held by Plan in ruralMozambique

p

Sonia preparing for one of her adult education lessonsp

Two villages; two voicesLife is difficult for Martine, a 12-year-old girl living in the little village ofMagaissa in the district of Jangamo, southern Mozambique.

148.5mm INSIDE 148.5mm INSIDE 146.5mm INSIDE

Page 6: Plan Mozambique Annual Program Report 2007

Real progressWith the support of Plan, children and adults inMozambique are working together to developtheir communities and claim their right to abetter future. And real progress is being made.Among other successes, last year we:

• Encouraged children to participate at ourmeetings with communities, raising issueslike physical punishment in the home andunderage pregnancy

• Distributed school materials like books and stationery to 6,457 children

• Provided 11 schools with agricultural tools to cultivate vegetables toimprove the pupils’ diets

• Showed Mozambiquan government officials work Plan is doing in Kenya tobroaden their knowledge of Plan’s work and development issues generally.

For Plan, success almost always comes from a jointeffort combining the hard work and determination ofcommunities, children, volunteers, staff, and partnerorganisations. But the ongoing support of our sponsorsis a vital ingredient, too. It’s their generosity andcommitment that allows us to continue to help childrenin 49 of the poorest countries in the world.

So on behalf of the children and communities we workwith, thank you to all our sponsors!

Plan UK Registered Charity No: 276035

MOZ

Boys and girls with school books and stationerydistributed by Plan

p

Challenge and change in MozambiquePlan has been working in Mozambique for little over a year. But in that time, we’veset up field operations in the southern area of Jangamo, where levels of poverty are apressing issue and we can be of most help.

As well as having meetings with village heads, communities and children, we’veestablished strong relationships with key government agencies such as the Ministry ofWomen and Social Action. We aim to take a leadership role in Mozambique’s civilsociety on issues ranging from birth registration to violence against children in schools.

Plan’s work in Mozambique has only just begun, so in this Country Progress Reportwe take a look at two people – a child and a mother of three – whose lives we hope

to improve through our work in their villages in the years to come.

Mozambique country factsPopulation: 19.7 million

Capital: Maputo

UN Human Development Indexranking: 168th (of 177 countries)

Number of orphans: 1.5 million

Life expectancy: 42 years

Rural people using safe drinkingwater: 26%

(Sources: the UN, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, UNICEF)

Community members map out the village at a communitydevelopment meeting

p

Country ProgressReport 2007

Mozambique

Admagic No:Bright No:

Client name:File name:

Date:Size:

Studio proof:

0407100647PLAN0407_Mozambique01.11.07210x443.5mm FOLD TO A54 Client proof: 3

Any enquiries please contact:Nick Burton. e: [email protected]: 07884 367567. d: 020 7620 8150

Size (Prod) Colours(Prod) Art (A/D) Copy (C/W) Content (Acc.)

146.5mm FLAP 148.5mm BACK 148.5mm FRONT