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Provincial coordination committee wants extension of DELPAZ to ensure sustainability of projects in Manica
The DELPAZ provincial coordination committee in Manica has recommended extending the programme by one year, until 2025, to ensure that all the investments already made, in personnel and social infrastructure, become sustainable and continue to benefit the communities at the end of their implementation. The coordinating body, which met in hybrid (face-to-face and remote) at […]
World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day, celebrated each year on 8 June, is a crucial date for raising awareness of the vital importance of the oceans and the urgency of protecting them. This international initiative was first proposed in 1992 during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was officially […]
International experts and local community to launch the fifth edition of the course on sustainable development of coastal communities
The fifth edition of the International Advanced Course for the Sustainable Development of Coastal Communities kicked off today at the Tricase Branch of CIHEAM Bari. This year, the programme welcomes a delegation of 13 ministerial officials from 10 Mediterranean and African coastal countries, including Albania, Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Lebanon, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, Tunisia and Uganda. Funded […]
Lurdes, a former combatant who fed a company, now produces to educate her children
Lurdes António, 68, didn’t have access to formal education in her childhood, like most women in rural Mozambique at that time. She was recruited to the Minga base of the Mozambican National Resistance (Renamo) in 1982, at the age of 26. She underwent military training in Mandie, in the district of Guro, in the province […]
AICS in Zimbabwe: Promoting Food Security
This week, Paolo Enrico Sertoli, Head of Office at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) regional office in Maputo, conducted a mission in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe, together with Malawi and Mozambique, falls within the purview of the AICS Regional Office in Maputo. In Harare, the capital of the country, the Head of Office held meetings with the […]
Rehabilitation of Escola Industrial Primeiro de Maio in Maputo: an important contribution of the PRETEP PLUS Program to the technical and vocational training in Mozambique
On April 19th, the ceremony for the delivery of four Air, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning classrooms at Escola Industrial Primeiro de Maio took place, rehabilitated and equipped under the AID Program. 10395 PRETEP PLUS, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS). The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gianni Bardini, the Secretary of State […]
United for Reconstruction: Renovated Casa Algarve Handed Over in Búzi
On April 12th, the handover ceremony for the rehabilitation works of Casa Algarve in Búzi, Sofala Province took place. The requalification work lasted 12 months and was carried out as part of the project “Multidimensional Resilient Reconstruction of the Districts of Ibo and Búzi” funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and jointly implemented […]
Reflections and aspirations: the voices of DELPAZ beneficiaries in the provinces of Tete, Sofala and Manica
While the political scene in Maputo is fervently discussing the possibility of a National Reintegration Plan, stimulating an in-depth dialogue between the authorities and civil society, a path towards tangible change is already being taken in the provinces of Manica, Tete and Sofala. These steps, taken with determination, have already produced results that deserve to […]
Water: an Instrument of Peace
World Water Day is celebrated today, a crucial date that reminds us of the importance of this vital resource for human survival and the balance of ecosystems. This year’s theme, “Leveraging Water for Peace”, highlights water’s ability to promote peace and co-operation between communities and countries. In Mozambique, the word “water” begins with “m”. Mati, massi, mazhi, […]
Investing in women: accelerating progress
On the day on which International Women’s Day is celebrated all over the world, we want to recall the message launched by Amélia Andalusa, from Dunda, Macossa district, in the province of Manica, during the first women’s camp organised by the DELPAZ Programme last November: “Conflict is a trauma for women, in every part of […]