Mozambique Demographic Transition Waala Programme

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Key Information

The Waala programme will support the acceleration of the demographic transition (DT) in Mozambique via: (i) increased access to basic health care; (ii) increased access to family planning (FP); (iii) supporting a reduction in early marriage; and (iv) increased empowerment of young people through access to education and economic opportunities. The first component Strengthening primary health care systems project (PHCSP), aims to improve the use and quality of reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health and nutrition (RMCAH-N) particularly in underserved areas. The second component, Increase use of modern high-quality family planning methods by women in Mozambique, especially amongst the most vulnerable, aims to increase and sustain financing for family planning services and to strengthen the supply chain and logistics management of contraceptives. The third component, Strengthening Data Systems for Youth Empowerment and the Demographic Dividend in Mozambique, focuses on the generation and analysis of high-quality data generated by the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Household Budget Surveys, and the National Censuses. The fourth component, Female empowerment: testing innovative approaches to decrease unintended pregnancies and early and forced marriage. This component, jointly with the UK-funded Social Protection programme, aims to demonstrate the impact of leveraging the Government-run child grant programme (which targets vulnerable women and girls) with interventions to prevent unintended pregnancies and early marriage. The project is still in mobilisation stage.

 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mozambique

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mozambique

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2027

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Health (MoH), National Institute for Statistics (INE), the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOF) and the Secretary of State for Youth and Employment (SEJE) among others.

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Early childhood development

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Empowerment
  • Nutrition
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Mothers, Other community members - female, Youth

Age

15 - 49

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • N/A

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • Maternal and child health services
  • Referrals to health services
  • Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved maternal, newborn, and/or child health (MNCH)
  • Improved nutrition
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing