Plan Mozambique

Plan opened its Mozambique office in Maputo city in November 2006 and is currently setting up its first program unit in Jangamo district of Inhambane province, the northern-most province of the southern region.

On the national level, Plan is working with the government to pursue future opportunities in helping the children of Mozambique.

Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975 but was soon devastated by a brutal civil war that lasted from 1977 to 1992.

Although the economy has been growing at a healthy rate of around 7% during the last few years, Mozambique still remains one of the poorest countries in the world. It depends on foreign assistance for major portions of its budget and funding for its development programs and projects.

The population is predominantly young with 45% being under 15 years old.

Some of the reasons why Plan works in Mozambique:

• Food insecurity and the HIV and AIDS crisis are among the greatest challenges facing the country
• Children in Mozambique are highly susceptible to malaria, acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea and other vaccine-preventable diseases
• 57% of the population does not have access to safe drinking water

About children's lives in Mozambique

For information about chidren's lives in Mozambique, including extensive indicators, please see UNICEF's report "The State of the World's Children 2008: Child Survival" (4.3mb | 164 pages)
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