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Mentors Equipped to Counter Violence against Women and Girls
“Rapariga Biz”, a progamme led by the Mozambican Government and supported by several United Nations agencies, including UNFPA, trains secondary school girls to serve as mentors to their peers and to... Read more
Supporting efforts to create an unstoppable force of empowered Mozambican girls
Opinion-Editorial in commemoration of International Day of the Girl Child Andrea M. Wojnar, UNFPA Mozambique, Resident Representative In Mozambique, rates of child marriage are high — one in three... Read more
“I couldn’t recognize my own face anymore.” Empowered to repossess her identity.
Maputo, Mozambique - Ana Maria* (30) suffered psychological, emotional, and physical abuse from her husband for years and still feels distressed when she looks in the mirror or sees a picture of... Read more
Great-Grandma Fatima
Maria de Fátima Francisco is 60 years old and has 3 children. She lost her husband when she was still young. Very early in her life, her mother taught her how to make flower pots. Fatima´s clay... Read more
Prosperity for an empowered woman
Sandra Elsa Jaime is 28 years old and has 3 children that she cares for on her own. Sandra lived in the lowest area along the Buzi river and was recently resettled in Machiquile 1 in Guaraguara. ... Read more
Humanitarian women protect human rights, ensure dignity and give people hope
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day,
My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Youth Day 12 August.
DPGCAS Social Workers equipped to prevent gender-based violence
During the monitoring and support visit to the Grudia Community women-friendly space yesterday, August 1, Dr. Natália Rosa, Director of Gender at the Provincial Directorate of Gender, Child, and... Read more
UN Secretary-General addresses women affected by cyclone Idai
On Friday, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, visited regions affected by Cyclone Idai * to monitor progress and challenges in the reconstruction process in Mozambique after being hit by two... Read more
Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day