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Editorial

IOM Supports the Government of Mozambique to Raise Awareness on Water Conservation

Change Agents from Project Pfuneka Visit their Counterparts in South Africa

IOM in the Struggle for the Protection of Displaced Communities and Prevention of Human Trafficking

in Emergency Situations in Mozambique

IOM Supports Mozambican Government in Decentralization Response for Emergencies

MIDSA: IOM and Partners Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management and Labor Migration

to Improve Migration Governance in the SADC Region

IOM Mozambique Capacity Building

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EDITORIAL

In 2016, the year of its 65th anniversary, IOM offcially

joined the United Nations System; UN Member States

through the General Assembly on 25 July 2016

unanimously adopted a resolution approving the IOM, which assisted an estimated 20 million migrants only

agreement to make IOM a “Related Organization” of the in 2015, is an organization with over 9,500 staff and 450

UN. This paved the way for the agreement that was signed offices worldwide. Founded in the wake of the Second

by the UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon and IOM World War to resettle refugees from Europe, IOM

Director General William Lacy Swing at the UN Summit for celebrates its 65th anniversary in December of this year.

Refugees and Migrants, held on 19 September 2016 at the Mozambique is a member state of IOM since 2011 and

UN in New York. IOM has an agreement with the Government of

Mozambique concerning its legal status since 2005.

“The General Assembly's decision to approve this However, the first activities of IOM in Mozambique date

agreement shows the growing strength of the relationship back to 1994, where IOM supported the DDR process.

between IOM and the UN” said Ambassador Swing. “IOM

has worked closely with the UN since our foundation at Today, IOM provides technical assistance to the

both operational and policy levels. IOM Member States Government in relation to mixed migration, labor migration

recognize IOM as the global lead agency on migration. and health, as well as disaster risk reduction and

And now, becoming a part of the UN family will give IOM a humanitarian assistance during emergency situations.

vital voice at the UN table to advocate for migrants and Please see the following pages to find out more about our

their rights worldwide”, he added. work in Mozambique.

Enjoy the reading!

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The El Niño phenomenon has caused the south and campaign is to raise awareness about the need to save

central regions of Mozambique to witness one of the most water and give examples of how this can be done. (See

severe droughts of all times. The study by the Technical box)

Secretariat for Food Security (SETSAN) at the National Currently, the six radio spots and six radios programs

Disaster Management Technical Council (CTGC) from produced by ICS are being broadcasted in 31 Community

August indicates that the numbers might be rising to 2.3 radios linked to ICS spread out through Maputo, Gaza,

million of people experiencing food insecurity and Inhambane, Manica, Sofala, Tete and Zambézia.

consequently lack water for their daily subsistence in

these regions between October 2016 and March 2017.

In order to help mitigate the impact of the drought and

promote a more rationalized use of water, IOM has joined

efforts with the National Institute for Disaster

Management (INGC), the Institute of Social

Communications (ICS) and the National Department for

Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS) to support a water

conservation campaign in both central and southern

regions.

This campaign, launched on July 13 by the Deputy

Director of INGC, consists of radio spots and radio

programs, leaflets, stickers, outdoors and flyers

containing key messages to sensitize people on how to

save water to mitigate the impact of the drought in both

rural and urban areas.

The campaign is being disseminated in both Maputo City The INGC Deputy Director stressed during the launch of and Maputo Province through ICS mobile units targeting this campaign that it is important to count with everyone's places of mass gatherings such as markets, schools, involvement for the success of the campaign and that this hospitals, bus stops and others. At each location, stickers, is a continuous activity. leaflets and fliers are distributed while the context and the

purpose of the campaign are explained.

As public transportation “chapas” host per day a

significant number of passengers coming from different

neighborhoods of Maputo, the Association of

Transportations in Maputo City joined the campaign

beginning in August and 456 chapas got stickers on their

back, which are well visible in traffic.

INGC through its provincial delegations of Inhambane,

Gaza and Maputo supports the distribution of the

campaign materials in schools, public institutions,

hospitals and others. IOM is also supporting the

Not only, but especially during the drought, water saving is distribution of water and Non Food Items (NFIs) in

needed, as drinking water becomes even more scarce. Moamba and Namaacha district from March to

Simple measures, like closing the tap when brushing the December. In October 2016, IOM has already assisted

teeth, can already save a lot of water. The purpose of the more than 1,310 families.

IOM Supports the Government of Mozambique to Raise Awareness on Water Conservation

IOM MOZAMBIQUE NEWSLETTER

Ways to save water and facts about the use of water in households

· Close the taps while brushing – an open tap wastes about 6 liters of water per minute.

· Fix dripping taps – a dripping tap can waste up to 15 liters of water a day or 5,500 liters a year.

· Reduce time of showers – a shower can waste up to 6 to 45 liters per minute. 15 minute of a shower uses up to 90 liters of water.

· Put a 1.5 liters bottle of water or sand in the toilet flush – every time you flush the toilet you use 15 up to 40 liters of water.

· Use a bucket of water and a piece of cloth to wash your car.


Importance and Objectives of the Campaign


In partnership with Pfuka Lixile Association, IOM The dialogues and the discussions held throughout the

implements the community health project “Pfuneka” in two days of the visit had a positive feedback from

Ressano Garcia. On 17 and 18 June 2016, change agents participants of both sites and allowed Project Pfuneka

from Project Pfuneka travelled to Malelane, South Africa, change agents to have a first contact with the techniques

to meet their counterparts who implement a similar behind community dialogues from their peers.

community health project called “Tirha Uhanyile”. This

project, which also falls under the umbrella of the

Partnership for Health and Mobility in East and Southern

Africa – PHAMESA II is implemented in about twenty farms

with 16 field workers responsible for running community

dialogues which touch on various socioeconomic drivers

of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including gender norms and

access to services, as well as HIV Testing and Counseling,

and condom distribution.

The main objectives of this exchange visit was not only to

contribute to improve linkages between PHAMESA

projects in Mozambique and South Africa, but also to foster

discussion around common health issues faced and The exchange visit also boosted the motivation of Project

addressed by both projects and possible ways to solve Pfuneka change agents to go back to their communities

them, as well as to boost cross-border collaboration and apply lessons learned during the visit.

between the two sites.


We are all change agents, our job is

essentially to help changing many negative

behaviors, so it is necessary to have more of

these experiences, because we get more

tools and knowledge to deal with it. I enjoyed

the experience; I learned a lot with

colleagues of Malelane (South Africa) and

hope to apply the knowledge in my daily work

at Ressano Garcia.

- Change agent from Pfuneka Project

Photo group with members of Pfuneka and Tirha Uhanyile Projects and IOM Mozambique and South Africa


Change Agents from Project Pfuneka Visittheir Counterparts in South Afrca

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Human trafficking has been identified globally as the second most profitable

form of organized crime after drug and arms smuggling. Although a serious

crime involving grave human rights violations, trafficking in persons and

exploitation remain largely overlooked in crisis situations and humanitarian

response by both governmental and non-governmental actors, as

confirmed by IOM in a study in 2015. Undertaken in a time of

unprecedented, diverse and simultaneously ongoing crises with more and

more people on the move or displaced, the research confirms that crisis

situations can exacerbate existing vulnerabilities to and manifestations of

trafficking in persons. In certain contexts, crisis-induced forms of trafficking

emerge.

IOM's Counter-Trafficking (CT) Programme engages in various activities

aimed at preventing human trafficking, identifying and protecting victims

and increasing government capacity to implement its CT legal framework.

On 1 and 2 June 2016, IOM trained 25 officials from the INGC on countering

trafficking and protecting beneficiaries in crises situations.

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IOM in the Struggle for the Protection of Displaced Communities and Prevention of Human Trafficking in Emergency Situations in Mozambique

Photo: Briefing Document “Addressing Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Times of Crisis”


The event was part of IOM's global effort to mainstream protection into emergency response before, during and after a crisis

and funded by the US State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (JTIP). After Malawi and

Madagascar, Mozambique is the third country in which IOM implements this initiative and one of the pioneers in integrating

protection issues into its emergency response in practice.

“Experience from displacement situations has globally shown that trafficking in persons does occur in times of crisis,

regardless if it is armed conflict, natural disasters or complex crises. However, it remains largely overlooked” explained IOM

Regional Director for Southern Africa, Mr. Josias Ogina, who opened the training. While the provision of shelter and other

forms of humanitarian assistance is seen as lifesaving and receives the highest priority in times of crises, the protection of

beneficiaries should be seen as equally important; he highlighted and commanded Mozambique for taking an active step into

the right direction.

At the end of the training, IOM asked participants to reflect on the most important content learnt during the previous two days.

Most INGC officials had never been trained on the topic of human trafficking and did not know how to identify a victim.

“Knowing what I know now, I realized that I probably dealt with a victim of trafficking before, but I did not have the ability to

recognize and assist her” said one participant. “I am confident that now I will be able to better deal with a similar situation.”

IOM is working in partnership with the General Attorney Office and the National Reference Group for the Protection of Children

and Combat Trafficking in Persons to develop a national referral mechanism for victims of trafficking that will allow them to

have access to care in accordance with national law and international standards.

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IOM Supports Mozambican Government in Decentralization Response

for Emergencies

Mozambique is vulnerable to natural hazard such as floods, droughts and cyclones. This requires further consolidation of

best practices, processes and response mechanisms. As such and in line to establish principles and mechanisms to reduce

the impacts of natural hazards on the economy and communities, the government published Law no. 15/2014 which

established the basis of a decentralization process of response to emergencies in Mozambique, to be taken by the National

Institute of Disaster Management (INGC).

With OFDA/USAID funding, IOM Mozambique was able to become a key partner in this process and support the INGC

capacity building process. During that period and among the 53 municipalities of Mozambique, the project mentored the

creation of 34 Municipal Technical Councils for Disaster Management, providing direct capacity building to more than 700

civil servants and with such reaching indirectly more than 2 million citizens. A significant number of trainees are staff of the

Department of Planning and Mitigation of INGC and, having become master trainers under this project, are now tasked to

continue to further train partners and other government structures under INGC mandate and responsibilities.

“This process has been very successful”, said one of the trainers of the INGC, recognizing the importance of the training, and

adding that they brought useful content on how to reduce and prevent risks. He also said that the Municipal Technical

Councils for Disasters Management formed in the municipalities have a key role following the response to the

decentralization of emergencies.

To sum up, with this project IOM has supported the establishment of a methodology for damage assessment as well as the

process to uniform requirements for the whole country, so that the INGC in coordination with the local structures can continue

the process allowing communities to get better prepared to deal with risk management. After the end of the project, the

activities will also be supported by IOM trained teams.


The local structures have great commitment

in this process, as shown by Chandrek

Niconela, from the City of Nacala:

We are now equipped with information

and knowledge that can help us reduce

disasters that annually affects us. After this

training, the Municipal Council in

coordination with INGC can double efforts to

mitigate the effects of disasters.

Photo: The image shows the community before crisis (in the left) and during crisis

(in the right). These materials were developed during the toolbox building process.


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MIDSA: IOM and Partners Linking Protection, Immigration, Border Management

and Labor Migration to Improve Migration Governance in the SADC Region

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h l r n g n z d c ca M S n r i o d o o -b e ri i a a v e n C i d e or a i e a te hni l ID A* Co fe ence n resp n ing t cr ss ord r c m n l cti iti s, i cluding

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h b w l t e oeld in Zim ab e in re a ion to the prot cti n of

o p n e m g e - i r r h n hunacc m a i d i rant childr n a pr o ity a ea t e , t e

ro c i n a l a ts e a a t p te t o of vulner b e migr n in g ner l nd he

pr pr y k o el s s ogress of eliminar wor n stat e snes ,

r e to t t o o u ta tu nalte nativ s de en i n and v l n ry re rn a d

i te r o re n g ati n.

h 0 m e i w ta tIn t e MIDSA 2 16, new reco m ndat ons ere ken o

m ro e i ra o g r c e A C g o i th i p v m g ti n ove nan e in th S D Re i n n e

fo r e s f o - e t S ss ou ar a o acti n Prot c ion, tatelessne , Lab r On g v s h s p t i d n a dgoin inter entions uc a ca aci y bu l i g n

t a e a a i i c :Migra ion nd Bord r M n gement, wh ch n luded the n e f r o s a d e n s training i the us o p otection to l n m cha i ms and

e m n f a e i n o k o th d velop e t o r g o al framew r d cument on e d n i t s o o ti n n r t i i n a vocacy i it a ive f r the ad p o a d a if cat o of

p t n f v b e n b u e a a e frotec io o ulnera l migra ts, to e s d s s t o r a t n e t r to r t felev nt char ers and co v n ions elated the igh s o

e es i h d l nt n alguid lin n t e eve opme of a ation e h l b a l A C a t t t nth c i d y l S D members re se o con i ue.

r e / d l a e b r t ; h f am work gui e ines in e ch M m e Sta e t e

e M n s e l i x d o e i N xt MIDSA i i t ria s e pecte t b held n the i c o t o i g p l c t n ti n ln lusi n of pro ecti n n mi ration o i ies a a o a -

e o d o 0 7 h h i o ss c n half f 2 1 , w en a compre ens ve pr gre s e ; e e i y o e o e f a slev l g nder qual t n th pr c ss o p s ing the

h m l m n t c i i s s e t o b report on t e i p e e ta ion of a t vit e i exp c ed t ea a i t t i s o s / h l r ve t n tion l ty o he r p u e c i d en; de lopmen and

b i e a m t u l e o re o r z tsu m tt d, nd igh be ti iz d f r s u ce mobili a ion.h i i n o a g a p e a d l g s i narmon zat o f l bor mi r tion olici s n e i lat o


The Migration Dialogue for Southern Africa (MIDSA) is a regional consultative process that aims to foster

knowledge, policy, inter-country dialogue and promote cooperation on migration-related issues, such as

It was for

migration/border management, development, health, labor migration, irregular movements, trafficking and smuggling,

migrants' rights, return and readmission.

mally constituted in Mbabane, Swaziland, in November 2000 at the First MIDSA Forum. The event, engaging

high-level migration officials from all SADC Member States, was jointly arranged by the Government of the Kingdom of

Swaziland, IOM and International Migration Policy Programme (IMP), in collaboration with Sothern African Migration

Programme (SAMP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and United States Department

for Immigration and Naturalization Services (US-INS).

During the course of the last 16 years, MIDSA has contributed to shaping the migration discourse in the region. While

technical level MIDSA events take place annually, attended by senior officials from SADC Member States, Ministerial

MIDSAs are convened every other year.


The IOM DEVELOPMENT FUND supports developing Member States in the development and implementaton of joint government-IOM projects to address partcular areas of migraton management. Since its incepton in 2001, the Fund has supported over 520 projects in various areas of IOM actvity and has benefted over 112 Member States.

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IOM is developing public health promotion through its Pfuneka Project, among several actions developed by its change agents as follows:

- Attendance to the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Secondary School 4 October Ressano Garcia with a health fair and a play on Sexual and Reproductive Health;

- Counseling training and HIV Rapid Testing administered by Maputo Provincial Directorate of Health from 5 to 9 September in Ressano Garcia;

- Training in Theatre and Community Dialogue for change agents in Ressano Garcia.

IOM is working in several emergency operations, among which, the mitigation of drought affecting the country and also in favor of Civil Protection. IOM conducted training for the Civil Protection from 6 to 8 July and has been organizing CCCM trainings in coordination with INGC to improve emergency preparedness and risk reduction capacity as follows:

- Mussorise on 30 August - 1 September - Mecufi on 24 - 25 October - Metuge on 26 - 27 October - Guija on 2 - 3 November - Mutarara on 3 - 4 November - Dondo on 7 - 8 November - Nampula on 13 - 15 November - Inhaca on 15 - 16 November - Pemba on 19 November - Medumbe on 20 November - Cuamba, Moma and Guvuro on 22 - 23 November

CCCM trainings

Mozambique is a key transit corridor for migrants of diverse origins, both from within the continent and from other regions like South and East Asia; it is both a country of origin and transit for human trafficking, with the majority of victims assisted by IOM. Currently, IOM is giving assistance and capacity building in migration for the government to help strengthen migration management actions. See the training A

pril - Maputo on 28 – 30 September

Counter Trafficking Training - Chockwe on 2 August - Maputo on 3 August - Tete on 5 - 6 October - Nampula on 18 - 19 October

carried out below:

Mixed Migration Training - Cabo Delgado on 19 – 21


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