Synergos in Mozambique
The Imbeleko Partnership (Southern African Regional Orphans and Vulnerable Children Initiative)
Program Partners
Foundation for Community Development (FDC) in Mozambique
Kim Samuel Johnson (Synergos Global Board member and international
partner)
Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF) in South Africa
Synergos
Population: 21.7 million
Avg. annual income: $320
UN Human Development Index rating: 168 out of 177
Life expectancy at birth: 41.2 years
Death rate: 20 deaths/1,000
Adult HIV/AIDS prevalence: 12.5%
Formed in 2008, the Imbeleko Partnership was created with the purpose of cooperating in a cross-border project that strengthens the ways communities in the region address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children - and in particular the ways in which those communities reduce the isolation of children in distress, reduce their vulnerability, and maximize the social inclusion of children and caregivers.
By supporting on-the-ground community-based services in rural communities, cross-border learning exchanges, applied research, and documentation, the Imbeleko Partnership is striving to expand and advance a sustainable, Afro-centric model of care that builds on community assets, culture, traditions, and patterns of mutual help.
A key partner in this work is the Foundation for Community Development (FDC -- Fundaçã para Desenvolvimento da Communidade). Synergos helped a group of Mozambican leaders establish the FDC in 1994.
