Increasing access to water in IDP camps in Cabo Delgado
For families arriving in Internally Displaced Person camps in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique the lack of access to water is a significant concern. It not only limits the availability of drinking water but also increase the risk of diseases linked to poor hygiene. To address the critical need for water, MENTOR is informed when families who […]
Improving water and hygiene in schools affected by conflict
The second phase of a programme to increase access to safe, quality, and inclusive education and protection services for children affected by conflict recently begun in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. MENTOR is responsible for rehabilitating boreholes, latrines and building water stations to improve access to water and hygiene in schools severely affected by armed conflict and […]
New mobile healthcare for communities in Cabo Delgado
New mobile health teams are visiting 20 communities in the Chiure District of Cabo Delgado to deliver essential healthcare to remote areas underserved by health services and facilities. Most people living in these communities have been displaced by conflict in Cabo Delgado which has also caused the destruction and reduction of health facilities. The two […]
Escalating violence in Cabo Delgado forcing people to flee their homes
Renewed attacks by non-state armed groups in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique are forcing an increasing number of people to flee their homes. Since February, escalating violence in the province has displaced more than 75,000 people who have found safety in resettlement camps or host communities in towns such as Chiúre (pictured). Here, people live in […]
WASH improvements in schools affected by conflict in Cabo Delgado
Improvements to the water supply and sanitation in a school in Montepuez, northern Mozambique is helping children to learn in a safe, clean environment. MENTOR installed a hand pump borehole in Niuhula Primary School, which was badly affected by the ongoing conflict in Cabo Delgado Province. It is part of Save the Children’s Safe and […]
World Water Day
In Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, MENTOR is supporting projects that are helping to prevent water-related diseases for people who have been forcibly displaced because of conflict in the region. Since May 2022 we have reached over half a million people through increasing access to safe water and hygiene. 🚰 Improvements to water points at key locations […]
Supporting essential community-based healthcare in northern Mozambique
In northern Mozambique MENTOR is supporting a network of 305 community health workers, or Agentes Polivalentes de Saúde (APS), to provide essential and continuous health services to people affected by conflict and violence in the region. In Cabo Delgado Province, more than 800,000 people are estimated to have been internally displaced due to armed conflict […]
Tackling malnutrition in communities displaced by conflict in northern Mozambique
Ongoing conflict and the forced displacement of more than 800,000 people in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique has led to a humanitarian crisis in the region. Communities have limited access to food, income and healthcare whilst children under 5 are vulnerable to infectious diseases and malnutrition. A survey* in 2022 showed chronic malnutrition levels exceeded 53 per […]
Improved sanitation and hygiene in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
In Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique more than 800,000 people have fled their homes because of armed conflict affecting this region since 2017. Much public infrastructure, including schools, was destroyed during the conflict. The lack of adequate sanitation increases the risk of diarrhoeal diseases amongst children from these internally displaced communities. To improve water, hygiene and […]
Refresher training for community health workers in northern Mozambique
The MENTOR team in Mozambique has been delivering refresher training to health teams and technicians over the past few weeks, in partnership with the Provincial Health Directorate in Cabo Delgado Province. The APS refresher training and the subsequent technical support they will receive is essential to improve access to quality health care for people in […]