Mozambique Country Program Evaluation 2004-2005 to 2008-2009

The Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assessed the overall performance and results of CIDA''s interventions in Mozambique from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009, a five-year period corresponding to CIDA's latest Country Development Programming Framework (CDPF) for Mozambique.

The Program addressed relevant needs in the four sectors of focus: education, agriculture/rural development, health-HIV/AIDS, and governance. The CPE concluded that, while there is room for improvement, the Program was well managed and achieved very good results. The CPE also found that the Joint Review process in Mozambique, involving government/donor monitoring, is a good governance and oversight mechanism but needs to be strengthened further.

CIDA's contributions through projects and program-based approaches (PBAs) in Mozambique led to various development results. For example, the Education Sector Pool Funds contributed to net enrolment increases in lower primary schools from 69 percent to a national average of 100 percent. In rural development, 248 water points were constructed (52 percent of water committee members are women). The Training for Health Renewal Project captured the Health Ministry's attention as a model for other training centres throughout Mozambique.