The European Union (EU) and the Government of Mozambique today launched an initiative to support the education and emancipation of young Mozambicans, a project valued at around 812 million euros.
“I am very happy that it is an initiative for young people,” after all these “are the factors of innovation” in the country and “their empowerment is a priority for us,” said Antonino Maggiore, the European Union ambassador to Mozambique.
The diplomat was speaking in Maputo, during the launch of the initiative, implemented by Team Europe.
The initiative, called e-Youth, aims to support young Mozambicans to “achieve their full potential” so that they can be leaders in the “socio-economic transformation of the country”, through a strategy based on three E’s: “Education, Employment and Empowerment”.
The programme covers the whole country, with a focus on the provinces of Maputo, Cabo Delgado, Sofala, Nampula and Inhambane, and also aims to invest in vocational training, employment, self-employment and sexual and reproductive health of young people in Mozambique.
In addition to e-Youth, Team Europe has also launched the “Green Pact for Mozambique” initiative which will, amongst other things, support the Mozambican Government to protect and restore the country’s natural capital.
The “Green Pact for Mozambique” action is valued at 1.4 million euros, the EU said.
“These are joint projects for the future” and it is a “commitment we have to future generations,” the EU ambassador to Mozambique said.
The permanent secretary for Earth and Environment, Emilia Fumo, thanked the EU for the initiatives and said that the doors are “open” to an exchange of experiences.
Team Europe consists of the European Union, member states and their diplomatic network, their financial institutions and implementing bodies, the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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