MCA MOZAMBIQUE NEWSLETTER - MCLI

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT MOZAMBIQUE
Summary of Status for Land Tenure Project:
Mapping of Land use: Mocimba da Praia and then Nampula City
followed up by Mecufi all have been successfully concluded and
Monapo is in the final stage of conclusion. Six more city maps will
be produced by the year 2013. A total of eleven sets of land use
maps are expected to be delivered during the course of 2012,
while for the last year of the compact implementation two land
use map sets are expected to be concluded. In total 20 land use
maps corresponding to 8 district land use maps and 12 municipalities
land use maps will be available by September 2013.
ITC: There are additionally 14 new projects identified with a
launch scheduled for the second semester of the year 2011,
benefiting 65 communities. The plan is to commit the remainder
of the fund for grants until the first quarter of 2012. The NAC
(National advisory committee for ITC) whose last meeting was
held in May, in Lichinga advised the implementing ITC Service
Provider to strengthen their surveillance. Further details on the
ITC program on page 5.
With regard to works successfully completed in the districts:-
Lichinga, Majune and Moma, Mocuba, Macufi and Morumbala
with works proceeding well in Nicoadala and Malema. Rehabilitation
works to be launched in the Niassa district of Lago.
SPGCs: There are three out of four completed successfully.
SPGC and Municipalities also received IT Equipment, software,
surveying equipment and Vehicles. They are also in process
of receiving airconditions and furniture. Districts received
IT Equipment,software and basic hand held GPS and in process
of receiving furniture, cars and equipment.
MCA-Mozambique rehabilitated 2 floors of the INFACTEC
Building (classrooms and bedrooms) and built a new women’s
dormitories. Equipment was also given to the library, including
books, computers, IT equipment and software for the GIS
laboratory with Surveying equipment to support the lectures.
In the LTR Program, the field camp work which began in the
City of Nampula on the 14th March was hereafter followed by
Monapo, on 21st March, in Mocuba on the 4th April and Lichinga
and Mocimba da Praia on 18th March. In Quelimane on
3rd May and then in Pemba on 9th May with Cuamba last on the
visit. The steps followed by LTR are (from field work to issuing of
DUAT): training, awareness, registration; data processing, display
of notices, and the issuing of titles.
The Regularization of Rural Land started in June with Nicoadala
district completed on the 30th September, followed by Monapo
and Mecufi. There will be at least 1500 DUATS issued for the
first year of field activities. By end of Compact we will have 6235
DUATS Issued. It is projected by 2012 another, five districts will
be covered Malema, Mocuba, Mocímboa, Lichinga and Majune
and by 2013 a further seven districts.
Rural Plots registered
Policy Activity: National Land Project Advisory Committee:
The fifth CAPT meeting took place in June followed by DNTF´s
Annual Meeting in Quelimane. The awareness/outreach campaign
on land has been launched based on the message and
work plan approved by MINAG. Already under implementation
the first outreach provincial seminar was held in Nampula on
the 18th October which was great success participated by all
stakeholders.
Capacity Building: The Curriculum review of INFATEC:
The formulation report regarding the units of competence in IN-
FATEC was completed with a seminar held to improve this report.
INFATEC sent report to PIREP. At present the process is
awaiting approval from PIREP and Ministry of Agriculture.
Status of Registered Plots in
Zambezia, Niassa, Nampula and
Cabo Delgado
Rehabilitation which was concluded successfully to cadastral
offices, which is part of the Direct support to Districts and Municipalities
have taken place in Quelimane, Mocuba, Monapo,
Lichinga and Cuamba. At present works are been concluded in
Pemba and Mocímba da Praia. Additional work will be scheduled
for Mocuba and Nampula.
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