Oxfam Canada

Published purpose

This project aims to reduce poverty in Mozambique by strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations to enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through improved social and human capital. The project uses a sustainable livelihoods approach as well as a rights-based approach, and integrates gender equality, HIV/AIDS, and environmental sustainability into all project activities. The project works at three levels: the national level, the provincial level (in Tete and Manica provinces), and at the community level within those provinces. Agriculture and rural development initiatives are the project's main focus, which supports the livelihood strategies of rural communities, especially for women, and reduces vulnerabilities to natural disasters. Because Mozambique experiences regular cycles of droughts and floods, along with cyclones and pests, the project attempts to reduce the impacts of these events on smallholder farmers. To ensure the sustainability of project activities and to promote greater responsibility and transparency in the development process, the project also aims to strengthen civil society.