Mozambique 2025
20 families living in extreme poverty each received 25,000 meticais (approx. €350) as an unconditional cash transfer. The evaluation after one year is still pending.
20
families supported
25,000 MZN
per family (approx. €350)
5 days
in the field
Nov. 2026
evaluation after one year
About the project
With the Mozambique 2025 project, we implemented our approach in Mozambique for the first time. In November 2025, we spent five days in rural areas of Inhambane and handed over 25,000 meticais (approx. €350) each to 20 families living in extreme poverty as an unconditional cash transfer.
Unlike in Uganda, many villages had hardly any houses made of solid building materials. Most people live in simple straw huts, often without any infrastructure. Almost all residents met the criteria for extreme poverty. We therefore specifically approached families living in particularly small or fragile huts or in visibly difficult circumstances.
The project team consisted of Girens Canda and Lukas Neuwirth (project lead), Dércio A. Banze (translation and field organisation) and Ewerton A. Joaquim (advice).
The payments have been completed. After one year, we will visit the families again to evaluate the impact of the transfers. We will then publish the results here.
Our approach
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Travelling to the poorest regions
We drove for about seven hours into rural areas of Inhambane with hardly any infrastructure.
- 2
Approaching families door to door
We visited families who, at first glance, live in extreme poverty, for example in a straw hut on a small plot of land.
- 3
Carefully checking eligibility
Through an interview, an on-site assessment and a questionnaire on income and assets, we checked the scientific criteria for extreme poverty: less than US$2.15 a day (World Bank) or the Multidimensional Poverty Index (UNDP).
- 4
Cash transfer via mobile money
Each family received 25,000 meticais (approx. €350) unconditionally via M-Pesa or e-Mola. These services work even in the most rural areas. Three people without a SIM card received 1,000 meticais in cash as compensation for their time.
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Evaluation after one year
After one year, we will visit the families again and document how their income and living conditions have developed.
Results after one year
The evaluation is still pending. We will publish the figures here after the follow-up visit.
coming soon
families with a higher income
coming soon
average income increase
coming soon
lifted out of extreme poverty
coming soon
average income per day, before and after
Photos from the project
More photos will follow with the project report.