MOZAMBIQUE
FAWE Mozambique contact details
Chair: Her Excellency Graça Machel
Ms. Francisca M. Costa Nobre
Address:FAWEMO Management Committee Coordinator
FAWE Moçambique
Rua Vila Namuali – 109
Malhangalene
MAPUTO, Mozambique
Tel:(258) 21 21419051
Fax: (258) 21419051
Mobile: 0823819350
Email: fnobre@2001@yahoo.com
Background
Population (millions) 22.3
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.3
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 11.5
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 165
Education Status:
Primary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 80
M 82
F 77
Primary Completion Rate (%)
M/F 37
M 38
F 34
Secondary Net Enrolment Rate (%)
M/F 59
M 56
F 60
Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
M/F 29
M ...
F 31
Tertiary Gross Enrolment Ratio (%)
M/F 7.0
M 7.8
F 6.2
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 54
M 70
F 40
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) ...
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWEMO's Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
FAWEMO has participated in the review of major national education policies for gender responsiveness:
* Influenced the formulation and implementation of national policy to allow pregnant girls to remain in school
* Influenced mainstreaming gender into the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Education
* Participated in the review of implementation of the national Poverty Reduction Strategy
* Research on policies in girls’ education in Mozambique
* Research on challenges to girls in education in Nampula, Zambézia and Gaza Provinces
Community Advocacy
• Regular column on girls' education issues in national paper
• Training in media relations for NGOs working in basic education
• Meetings held to sensitize parliamentarians on gender and education and girls’ rights;
• Production of articles for radio, TV and newspapers to advocate for girls’ education rights, protection of girls’ against HIV/AIDS and child labour
• Participated in organization and implementation of annual Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
• Development of a position paper on violence against girls in education which was formally presented to Parliamentarians.
Mozambique
Contact us
FAWE Regional Secretariat
FAWE House
Chania Avenue, Off Wood Avenue
Kilimani
PO Box 21394-00505
Ngong Road
Nairobi
Kenya
Telephone: +254 20 387 3131 / 387 3351
Fax: +254 20 3874150
Email: fawe@fawe.org
www.fawe.org