The Department for International Development is the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development and reducing poverty. The central focus of the Government’s policy, based on the 1997 and 2000 White Papers on International Development, is a commitment to the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals, to be achieved by 2015.

In Mozambique, DFID operates by supporting the evolution, implementation and monitoring of the Country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (PARPA). DFID Mozambique's new Country Assistance Plan sets out the three areas of development that we are engaged in: the creation of an enabling environment for sustainable and equitable growth, private sector engagement and attention to international trade and security issues; the emergence of an effective civil society that supports public accountability and provides mechanisms for supporting citizen’s rights and opportunities for participation; and emergence of capable (responsive, transparent) government working together with civil society and private sector partners in ensuring an effective framework for sustainable pro-poor policies and service delivery.

DFID’s aid contribution in Mozambique has increased from £47 million in 2004/2005 to £60 million for 2008/2009. These funds are provided in a number of ways although increasingly our approach is to channel the bulk of our financial assistance into the Mozambican government’s budget at the level of the treasury so that it can be allocated and used to support Government of Mozambique’s own development priorities.

DFID Mozambique is an active player among the Programme Aid Partners, which is a group of donor agencies that provide this sort of budget support. Their collective aim is to make resources available in a predictable way that will help to underpin the development of a mature, long-term partnership between donors and GoM, with clear commitments on both sides, focused around the PARPA process and building up GoM’s own systems and accountability to Mozambican citizens.

The Mozambique Fact Sheet , illustrates the progress of her performance for poverty alleviation and the level to which she has managed to move towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals.

MZ Country Assistance Plan
Mozambique Overall Country Fact Sheet_P1

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