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Protection against violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect

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07 January 2025

Joana's Journey: From Trauma to Hope through the CUIDA Project

Pemba City, Mozambique – At 19 years old, *Joana Amade sits on a mat, carefully stitching a bread bag. This simple act, part of her involvement in the CUIDA project, represents more than just craft—it symbolises resilience and a new beginning. For the past five months, Joana has participated in a sewing workshop o...

11 December 2024

With Capoeira, I Gained My Self-Confidence: The Story of How Farida Overcame Violence

Maganja da Costa, Zambézia - “After my father remarried, my stepmother beat me every day. Many times I went without food and fainted from hunger. My 18-year-old friend and schoolmate started helping me with food until one day he decided to have sex with me and said he was now my boyfriend. I was 14 years old,” say...

06 November 2024

Preventing and responding to violence against children in Mozambique

Every child has the right to live free from violence, exploitation and abuse. No violence against a child is justifiable. In Mozambique, urgent action is needed to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children. UNICEF Mozambique is working with the Government and partners to ensure that every child...

05 November 2024

Preventing and responding to violence against children in Mozambique

Every child has the right to live free from violence, exploitation and abuse. No violence against a child is justifiable. In Mozambique, urgent action is needed to prevent and respond to all forms of violence against children. UNICEF Mozambique is working with the Government and partners to ensure that every chil...

The Invisible Children of Mozambique: Bringing Birth Registration to Isolated Communities

Sofala, Mozambique - Manuel Caetano, 26, retrieves a folded piece of white paper from a tin box on the floor of his house. He unfolds it to reveal a precious document - his two-year-old son’s birth certificate. Born in the Bandua resettlement camp in 2021, Manuel Caetano Jr. was unregistered, undocumented, and eff...

15 January 2024

Protection against violence, exploitation, abuse, neglect, and harmful practices

Protecting children and adolescents from violence in both humanitarian and development settings is an important shared priority for UNICEF and the Government of Mozambique. Humanitarian crises, including conflicts and climate-related disasters, place children at heightened risk of all forms of violence. Risks incl...

27 December 2023

Cabo Delgado: Rescuing a girl from child marriage and helping her get back to school

Montepuez, Cabo Delgado – “My daughter is married to a man because I am not able to meet her needs and so I saw the child getting married as a solution. I was hoping that her husband could help me with some expenses such as school fees, and food, among other needs," said the mother of 14-year-old Ana, a girl displaced from Macomia and now a…

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19 September 2023

UNICEF Mozambique 2022-2026

Message from Maria Luisa Fornara, UNICEF Representative in Mozambique We often say that children are the future. In Mozambique, a country where children make up more than half the population, this is especially true. Harnessing the energy and drive of Mozambique’s children will be key to unlocking a bright and sus...

04 September 2023

Steering Committee Members from UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (GPECM) conclude week-long mission in Mozambique

Maputo, Mozambique: Senior representatives from the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, including high-level representatives from development partners funding the programme, last week concluded a week-long mission in Mozambique, which involved meetings with Government, civil society, and youth, al...

Ending violence against children with knowledge acquired from child-to-child school clubs

Nampula, Mozambique – “A neighbour told my mother that she had a nephew who could marry me. My mother accepted the proposal because she couldn’t afford to continue paying for my education. She told me that if I got married, my husband would help me and my family,” said 16-year-old Grade Alice Bernardo, with a trem...

UNICEF and Ireland are working to reunite unaccompanied and separated children in Cabo Delgado

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique - “I was so afraid when we couldn’t find my son Maninho, he was lost and I was worried that he might be alone. It was a very difficult time for my family,” said 31-year-old Matiura, a mother of three, who was forced to flee her house when armed groups attacked back in 2019. Matiura’s son, ...

UNICEF and Canada support birth registration campaigns in Mozambique

Sofala, Mozambique – "After being out of school for a long time, in 2022 I was able to go back to school. I feel happy to continue my studies, and in the future, I want to become a nurse to take care of the health of my community," said the 19-year-old Anora, who until the age of 18 never had an identification doc...