Restoring Identity: Birth Registration Drives Reach Thousands in Nampula

In Nampula province, two major birth registration campaigns have brought essential services to thousands of people.

The first campaign responded to cyclones Chido, Dikeledi and Jude in the districts of Ilha de Moçambique, Mossuril and Monapo. A total of 6,283 people were registered, including 3,361 women and girls, many of whom had lost their documents during the storms. Restoring these documents is vital, as they are often the gateway to accessing basic services such as education, health care and social protection.

The second campaign, supported by the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, took place in Rapale and Angoche districts. It reached 10,249 people, including 5,285 women and girls. Birth certificates can play a critical role in protecting girls from child marriage by providing legal proof of age.

Both campaigns were made possible through mobile birth registration brigades working in close collaboration with provincial and district governments, community leaders and UNICEF’s civil society partner ICDP.

The UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage is generously supported by the Governments of Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, the European Union through the Spotlight Initiative, and Zonta International.