For more than four years, the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique has experienced attacks by armed groups causing over 946’000 people to be internally displaced. Despite the presence of military forces, violence and displacement of people is still ongoing. Continued violence combined with increasing climate shocks, such as cyclones, will continue to lead to further displacement and deterioration of the humanitarian situation.

The internally displaced population (IDP) put a tremendous strain on the already weak education services. Illiteracy is the highest in the country, making emergency education services even more crucial. The affected provinces are economically weak and government and humanitarian actors struggle to respond adequately.

Primary beneficiaries are host communities and IDPs living in the areas of intervention (Pemba, Mecufi and Chiure) and/or arriving during the implementation period. Different selection criteria will be adopted for each outcome:

Outcome 1: Primary School aged children (6-13 years) and OOSC (Out of School Children)

Outcome 2: Communities’ members and local authorities, teachers, students and school staff

All the activities will maintain a specific focus on women and girls.

• Schools in Pemba, Mecufi and Metuge districts provide quality inclusive Formal and Non Formal Education and improve the access and retention of vulnerable children from IDP families and host communities alike
• Communities affected by natural disasters and conflicts in Pemba, Mecufi and Metuge Districts have strengthened social cohesion and climate resilience

Risultati principali attesi:  

1. Carry out non formal education programs
2. Gender equality promoted at schools and community levels (girls club etc.)
3. Targeted education systems are more inclusive (identification + training)
4. Strengthened pedagogical approaches aimed at promoting student participation (including artistic approach)
5. Increased community awareness on social cohesion to address persisting conflicts and offer coping mechanism
6. The capacities of educational communities are strengthened in terms of disaster preparedness
7. The capacities of educational communities are strengthened in terms of mitigation and response to natural disasters