Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2013 2014

Details for Mechanism ID: 14640
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2013
Main Partner: Save the Children
Main Partner Program: United States
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

The overall goal of this activity is to improve the rights of children and their caregivers by raising population level awareness to new Mozambican child protection laws, GBV, Family Law and childrens rights and care services, in to improve child and family well-being. The main objective is to work with the GOM, Ministries of Women and Social Welfare (MMAS), Justice, Police, and Public Administration to raise awareness throughout Mozambique about child and family protection laws including general rights, sexual and other abuse, trafficking in persons, and inheritance rights. The project will work to raise awareness on these issues using nationally recognized animated characters that are currently used in private sector campaigns. The implementation will be through: -Development of media materials (TV, radio and print) for three target audiences; adapting a populat Mozambican cartoon to reach children; Use of now/no literacy maerials to reach adult care givers; training for GOM, NGO and CSO staff who will implement these laws and provide services. The dissemination of such materials and their use will be done through national mass media, local media, GOM structures, and at the community level through NGOs/CSOs. Training will be provided to GOM, NGOs and CSOs to education them about the new laws and corresponding services. Procurement will be developed and competed in the coming months to implement this activity including the development of materials. The USG will collaborate with UNICEF, Save the Children and other donors to ensure adequate promotion and application of these laws and services. Purchased/leased vehicles under this mechanism from the start of the mechanism will be determined once an award has been made

Funding for Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID): $0

This activity still a TBD and will be implemented by a partner with demonstrated competence and expertise in the OVC sector.

The overall goal of this activity is to improve the rights of children and their caregivers by raising population level awareness to new Mozambican child protection laws, GBV, Family Law and Childrens rights and care services to improve child and family well-being.

The main objective is to work with the GOM Ministries of Women and Social Welfare (MMAS), Justice, Police, and Public Administration to raise awareness throughout Mozambique about Child and Family Protection Laws including general rights, sexual and other abuse, trafficking in persons, and inheritance rights. And, increase access to birth certificates, poverty certificates and other services such as legal and judicial support. Many of the current obstacles to the populations access to important personal documentation and social services are related to the lack of providers knowledge about how to process documentation and their responsibility to provide these services.

The project will work to raise awareness on these issues using nationally recognized animated characters that are currently used in a private sector campaign. The same characters were used in the months leading up to the World Cup in a national television campaign to raise awareness about trafficking in persons. This campaign (non-PEPFAR funded) had support from MMAS, Minister of the Interior, a private sector advertising firm and the national television station. This activity would extend the awareness spots to radio (in 3 major regional languages).

The implementation will be through: Development of media materials (TV, radio and print) for three target audiences; Adaptation of a popular Mozambican cartoon to reach children; Use of low/no literacy materials to reach adult care givers; Training for GOM, NGO and CSO staff who must implement these laws and provide services.

The dissemination of such materials and their use will be done through national mass media, local media, GRM structures, and at the community level through NGOs/CSOs. Training will be provided to GOM, NGOs and CSOs to learn about the new laws and corresponding services.

Procurement will be developed and competed in the coming months to implement this activity, including the development of materials.

The USG will collaborate with UNICEF, Save the Children, and other donors to ensure adequate promotion and application of these laws and services.

Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Implement activities to change harmful gender norms & promote positive gender norms
Increase gender equity in HIV prevention, care, treatment and support
Increasing women's access to income and productive resources
Increasing women's legal rights and protection