Private sector partnerships
UNICEF Mozambique is working with the corporate sector to develop new and innovative partnerships for women and children in Mozambique. The Private Sector Partnerships Initiative, which started in 2007, recognises the positive impact that the corporate sector can have on the development challenges facing the country, whether it be fighting HIV and AIDS through workplace policies or Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programmes within the local community. Through selected partnerships in five areas – health, education, HIV and AIDS, protection of children from violence and spreading the message – UNICEF and corporate partners are working to make Mozambique a better place for all children. The partnership menu The Partnership Menu is a document which outlines key areas where the corporate sector can have maximum impact, either through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, such as improving local educational facilities, or internal workplace policies, such as ensuring all employees and their families know how to protect themselves from and live with HIV and AIDS.
Corporate sessions UNICEF and partners are hosting a series of Corporate Sessions, each based on different chapters of the Partnership Menu, to garner support and rally the corporate sector around issues affecting women and children. In 2008, Business Leaders' Breakfast events were held in Maputo, Nampula and Beira, in conjunction with the National AIDS Council (CNCS), International Finance Corporation Against AIDS, UNAIDS and CTA/EcoSIDA. A new series is currently being planned for 2009. Compilation of a database of corporate social investment programmes in Mozambique In order to promote successful partnerships in the areas outlined in the Partnership Menu, UNICEF and its partners need up-to-date information regarding CSI programmes in Mozambique. UNICEF is currently compiling the first ever database of CSR in Mozambique, with information from over 100 companies. Useful data, such as which companies have HIV and AIDS workplace policies, and which do not, is being collected and used to promote partnerships. Bilateral partnerships Several bilateral partnerships have also been developed or are under development. These include the Mcel - UNICEF Child Rights Campaign, which is currently ongoing and helping to spread knowledge regarding child rights in Mozambique. Ten million recharge cards, television, radio, press and poster campaign materials have been developed and are being distributed in order to spread the message and ensure that as many people as possible are aware of the rights of children, as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For more information on how your company can get involved, please contact: Zahra Bolouri Thierry Delvigne-Jean
Support child-friendly initiatives The Partnership Menu
Key areas where the corporate sector can have maximum impact, either through CSR programmes or internal workplace policies. [PDF] (PDF documents require Acrobat Reader to view.) For Every Child booklet Childhood Poverty in Mozambique |
