Mozambique

Country Background

Mozambique has an estimated population of about 29 million people. The country is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources. The country's economy is based largely on agriculture, but industry is growing, mainly food and beverages, mining, chemical manufacturing and aluminium, coal and natural gas production. Mozambique is divided into ten provinces and one capital city with provincial status.

Portuguese is the official and most widely spoken language of the nation, spoken by 50.3% of the population. This language also is the primary language of instruction in all of the Mozambican schools.

Our partner: ADPP Mozambique

ADPP is a Mozambican non-governmental association. It was established in 1982 and has grown steadily during its 37 years of existence. It currently implements over 60 projects across all provinces of the country, employs around 3,000 staff and benefits more than 2 million Mozambicans annually.ADPP Mozambique is active in four main sectors, namely: Education, Health, Agriculture and Renewable Energy. A special focus is given to improving primary education through Teacher Training, improving food security and livelihoods in rural areas through the Farmers' Clubs and improving community health through the HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Nutrition Programs. All ADPP Programs are based on the holistic development of the local communities, which is seen as the key to reaching sustainable results in each of the program areas.