Mozambique
Since 1987, Food for the Hungry (FH) has worked in Mozambique to help the poor. From 1997 to 2007, in the Sofala province, FH focused on agriculture, savings groups, health and other areas. One of FH’s more successful programs was using care groups to teach mothers healthy practices, like breastfeeding (one word) and treating malaria, to help newborns survive. In some communities, this decreased child mortality by 62 percent. FH also teaches about HIV/AIDS prevention and how to care for those living with HIV/AIDS. Click on icons to see how FH is working with Mozambique communities.
Mozambique Facts
- Capital:
- Maputo
- Language:
- Portuguese and Emakhuwa
- Population:
- 22,948,858
- Crisis:
- High infant mortality rate
- 71 percent of the rural population don’t have access to clean water
- 1.4 million Mozambicans are living with HIV/AIDS
Our Work in Mozambique
Agriculture
7,923 people learned improved farming techniques and raising livestock. This helped to increase poor farmers’ food supply and income.
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Church
830 pastors received training in leadership and discipleship last year. 4,756 children attended children’s ministry programs. 894 adults participated in church programs.
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Education
3,500 children received assistance to stay in primary school. Children now have hopes of preparing for secondary or trade schools.
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Health
19,367 children received parasite treatment last year. Nutrition improved for 11,919 children through FH health programs. 10,131 people benefited from malaria prevention programs. 13,619 people benefited from HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
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Income Generation
5,833 people participated in savings groups. Through savings groups, poor farmers became linked to credit institutions and markets to sell their crops. 77,087 people benefited from being paid doing community construction projects.
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