Mozambique

Question # 1
Who live where
in Mozambique?
 City People
Maputo 1.2 million
Matola, 20 km. west of Maputo. 0.7 million
Beira 0.5 million
Nampula 0.4 million

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/mozambique-population/
 The population of

http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/mozambique-population/
Mozambique is
over 25 million
people and is
growing strongly.

45% of the people

are younger
than 15 years old.
Young people playing football at Maputo

https://twitter.com/EagleNaran/status/635771955682086912
Top 3 languages spoken in Mozambique

Languages People speaking the language

Emakhuwa 25% of the population.

Portuguese 11% of the population.

Xichangana 10% of the population.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
 Gabriela Carmo gives example of the strong importance of community in
Mozambique:
We wash clothes together, carry water together, cook together.
We take turns going to the market for each other.
We take care of each others children, feeding, clothing, bathing them.
We sit together. We sit in silence. We sit in the shade. We laugh as
children play.

https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/what-community-means-to-me/
 Question # 2
What innovation is going on
in Mozambique?
 4% of children in Mozambique are enrolled in preschool.

Preschools have proven to be a lifeline in villages, where

parents spend their days harvesting vegetables in the
fields, often leaving young children unsupervised or in the
care of an older sibling.

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/06/26/in-mozambique-helping-kids-get-a-strong-start
 A hippo roller to
move water from a to b
https://twitter.com/hipporoller/status/821008998178680837
Thanks to https://www.mozambikes.com/ Lopes Mondlane, a small
farmer, reduced the time for delivering products to markets by 75%.
 http://www.cleanstarmozambique.com/ uses locally
grown cassava to make ethanol cooking fuel.
The company also makes cooking stoves.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/aug/26/africa-innovations-transform-continent
 Fastudo Gujamo, aged 19, built this
remote control car from scrap parts.

https://twitter.com/hw40/status/494466089003548672
 Wacy Zacarias and her https://www.facebook.com/karinganatextiles/
co-workers see themselves as textile storytellers.

http://clubofmozambique.com/news/wacy-zacarias-mozambican-entrepreneur-mission-put-african-textiles-global-map/
The CFM train station in Mahuto is among the most beautiful in the world.
Besides being a train station, it is also a space for events such as the Maputo
fashion week, concerts and art exhibitions.

http://afrotourism.com/attraction/cfm-railway-station-caminho-de-ferro-de-mocambique/
 Question # 3
How is the political system
in Mozambique?
 The parliament of Mozambique has 250 members.

Parliament members are elected by direct, universal

suffrage every 5 years.

http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=403416224&Country=Mozambique&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/mozambique
The President of Mozambique is directly elected for a 5 year term.
If no candidate receives more than half of the votes cast in the
first round of voting, a second round of voting will be held in
which only the two candidates who received the highest number
of votes in the first round will participate.

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.

http://www.best-country.com/africa/mozambique/political_structure
 In Mozambique, press freedom is legally protected. In practice,
reporters are often censored in practice or choose to self-censor in
response to threats and other pressure. The government controls the
daily Notcias and its own news agency, radio stations, and television
broadcaster.

Independent media include the privately owned papers

http://opais.sapo.mz/ and https://www.diariodemocambique.co.mz/.

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/mozambique