Mozambique
In Mozambique, Oxfam's focus is on sustainable livelihoods, education, and tackling HIV and AIDS.
Responding to HIV and AIDS
Over the past 15 years, Mozambique has experienced a steady rise in the number of people infected with HIV and AIDS.
- 1.3 million people are living with HIV and AIDS
- 60 per cent of HIV-infected adults are women
As a result of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, the men and women who drive Mozambique's economy and services are often cut down in their prime. Without them, their families sink further into poverty.
How Oxfam is helping
- Lobbying the government for basic services, such as education and health care
- Improving people's understanding of HIV and AIDS
- Helping more people get tested, treated and cared for
- Strengthening the existing health service structure and community support networks to become more effective in preventing the spread of HIV
- Tackling discrimination about HIV and AIDS
Oxfam's other work in Mozambique
- Supporting poor farmers to improve their livelihoods
- Improving the quality of basic education
Learn more
Read more examples of our work in Mozambique:
Oxfam's work in Mozambique in depth
DFID (Department for International Development) is a funding partner of Oxfam in Mozambique
Flooding in 2007
In February 2007, the Zambezi burst its banks, displacing around 90,000 people who lived along the river. Many lost their homes to the water, along with their crops and livestock.
We responded quickly to provide clean water and sanitation facilities to those forced to live in temporary camps. Our work included digging pit latrines, pumping clean water, and promoting public health.
Oxfam also responded to flooding in southern Mozambique in 2008.
