📋 Tender Overview
Switzerland aims to contribute to the improvement of living standards in Mozambique through more inclusive economic growth policies, by strengthening the capacity of the Government to design, advocate for and adopt policies and practices, and promoting productive synergies between the government and academia.
Country/region Topic Period Budget
Mozambique
Governance
Public sector policy
01.07.2025 - 31.12.2028
CHF 3’718’000
The project in brief
Background In spite of an average annual economic growth rate (between 3% and 8%) in the past 30 years, poverty has increased in Mozambique, with striking urban-rural and regional disparities. The main external factors (i) rapid population growth with rates of 2.8% yearly, (ii) recurrent extreme weather events, (iii) prevalence of violent conflicts in specific regions, (iv) debt crisis, and (vi) pandemic, have been amplified by the inability of the state to effectively pursue an inclusive development model. The government has limited capacity and/or political will for effective evidence-based policy making and to attract and retain highly qualified staff. Mozambique needs to embark in policies that guide towards a broad-based structural transformation of the economy in a way that generates more jobs and income in order to tackle widespread poverty and inequalities, which are the underlying causes of the current post-election crisis. This constitutes an excellent opportunity for Switzerland to contribute to the design of a more redistributive economic system that will benefit the desperate population, especially the youth labour force, that has been disrupting the country for the past few months, and align at the same time with the newly elected President declared intentions.
Objectives The living standards of the Mozambican population are substantially improved
Target groups
the government and academia staff benefiting from the capacity building support on economic analysis.
Policy makers that will profit for well-researched relevant studies and papers as basis for decision-making
Ultimately, the population of Mozambique
Medium-term outcomes Outcome 1: New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the focus themes are discussed in key policymaking fora in Mozambique and used in policy documents produced by National Directorate of Economic Policy and Development at the Ministry of Planning (DNPED-MPD). Outcome 2: The skills and tools of researchers and technical government officials in Mozambique to collect and analyse data and/or produce solid research-based evidence are expanded and strengthened.
Results Expected results:
New high-quality policy-relevant research, analysis, and data on the programme focus themes made available as a public good.
Researchers and technical government officials in Mozambique are trained to collect and analyse data and/or produce solid research-based evidence, in particular on the
