Mozambique

The Icelandic government signed a cooperation agreement with Mozambique in 1996. The work has mostly been focused on the areas of fisheries, education and social infrastructure. In 2009, a joint initiative by the Icelandic, Norwegian and Mozambique authorities to provide programme-based support to the Ministry of Fisheries in Mozambique was launched. The programme-based support places emphasis on reducing poverty and increasing food security in fishing communities in Mozambique. ICEIDA also supports adult education in Inhambane, one of the poorest districts in the country. In the years 1999 to 2009 ICEIDA supported the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Social Welfare (MMAS) towards improving gender equality and social infrastructure. During the same period, ICEIDA also cooperated with the Icelandic Red Cross and the Mozambique Red Cross Society in building and maintaining health centres and their outposts in seven communities, in two districts in Maputo Province.