Mozambican Rural Women's and Girls' Economic Empowerment (PAEF)

The project aims to benefit more than 17 000 people in rural districts along Mozambique's North-South Gaza/Maputo corridor and improve the economic empowerment of 2 500 women especially young women members of agricultural associations affiliated with the União Nacional de Camponeses (UNAC). Project activities include: (1) providing training for women especially young women on climate-smart agro-food production decision-making in sexual and reproductive health and rights economic resource management literacy and self-esteem; (2) establishing a competitive and sustainable cooperative enterprise with a gender-sensitive business plan and sound cooperative governance practices; (3) delivering products and services for women especially young women that promote engagement in high value-added agricultural activities; and (4) training of UNAC Government of Mozambique and non-governmental organization partners to replicate a cooperative model of sound governance that reduces the vulnerability of women especially young women through economic empowerment.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased access use and control of economic and productive resources for women members of agricultural associations in the context of climate change; (2) improved delivery of competitive products and services by the UNAC to women especially young women facing climate change challenges; and (3) improved stakeholder practices in strengthening agricultural associations and women’s economic empowerment.