Parliament of Mozambique

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Caption: Members of Political Parties attending a seminar on the Relationship between MPs and their Political Parties. Participants from Mozambique, Tanzania and Ghana.
 

Political Coordinator
Dr. Jan Nico Scholten (Netherlands)

 

 

 


Background

The AWEPA Mozambique Strategic Vision Programme consists of three major sub-programmes: The Parliament; Local Government Programme (municipalities and provincial Assemblies); and Political Parties. In addition, cross cutting issues such as HIV/AIDS, Gender and Child Rights, as well as Research and Publications, form an integral part of the programme.

AWEPA acknowledges that significant interlinks exist between the National Assembly, Local Government, Provincial Assemblies and Political Parties programme elements. Therefore, they should not be seen as independent of each other, but rather as mutually reinforcing and complementary.

The programme has been developed and implemented in close cooperation with its partners, National Assembly of Mozambique, Ministry of State Administration, National Association of Local Government, Centre of Public Integrity, UNICEF and the Political Parties.

Objectives

  • To support the legitimacy, functioning and development of democratic institutions
  • To support the consolidation of peace and harmonious socio-economic development
  • To support the involvement and active participation of the general public and civil society in the democratic process and democratic institutions at a national and local level
  • To stimulate the availability and exchange of information on the Mozambican democratisation process by carrying out research and disseminating publications and other educational materials

Impacts

  • MPs and staff have improved legislative skills and put this in practise through developing new laws. For example, the law on agriculture and the revision of electoral law
  • MPs are more involved in the process of aid reform and  exercise their constitutional mandate in overseeing the public purse and aid expenditures
  • Provincial Assemblies and Provincial Governments are committed to promote Gender Equality, Child Rights and Self-Employment Initiatives for young people in accordance with the Law
  • Provincial Assemblies, CSOs and other institutions work together to oversee Provincial Government activities and enhance good governance and promote local developmen
  • Members of political parties are better equipped to play a role regarding the interaction with media and civil society

Example Activity

Agricultural Law Seminars and Workshops, 2011

AWEPA implemented a cycle of activities with the committee of Agriculture, Rural Development, Economic Activities and Services that focused on the production of an Agriculture Law. The cycle of activities included seminars, workshops and two exchange visits (one to Finland and the second to Brazil). The exchange visit to Finland was followed by a follow up seminar for MPs, experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, Development observatory (Observatório de Desenvolvimento) and civil society.

In addition to the workshop on how to produce a law, three specialized committees were formed, including the Committee of Agriculture, Rural Development, Economic Activities and Services. During this workshop, AWEPA collaborated with the Faculty of Law from Eduardo Mondlane University. The MPs were introduced to the details and process of law drafting. The steps forward were discussed, including the research, and the time schedule towards the production of the law in agriculture was drafted. Ways forward were also discussed and it was agreed that as a next step the University will take part in organising an international conference to disseminate the idea.

 

Donors

 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (DANIDA)

  The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland via the Embassy of Finland in Maputo


 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Norwegian Embassy of Maputo

  Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) 


- Diakonia
 

- AECID (Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development)
 

- Danida

 

 

 

 
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