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Mozambican Civil Society Within: Evaluation, Challenges, Opportunities and Action
The Mozambican Civil Society Index (CSI) in 2007
The fundamental question that the CSI project seeks to answer can be expressed as follows:
What is the state and condition of Mozambican civil society?
Before presenting the more detailed results and fundamental aspects of the evaluation, let us
start by briefly answering this question.
The CSI project concluded that overall Mozambican civil society is weak in its main dimensions,
including its structure, environment, values and the impact of its action. As shown in Figure
1.1.1a, the CSI score is around 1.0 that in qualitative terms is way below average on the scale
of 0 to 3 assigned to the variables considered.
This classification corresponds to the average aggregate score assigned to a total of 80
indicators, organized into 27 sub-dimensions, and finally into the four dimensions illustrated in
Figure 1.1.1a, namely: The Structure of civil society; the external Environment in which civil
society exists and operates; the Values practiced and promoted in the civil society arena; and
the Impact of the activities undertaken by civil society actors.
Figura 1.1.1a: The Mozambican Civil Society Diamond in 2007
Structure
3
2
1.1
1
Values
1.1 0
1.0
Impact
1.2
environment
The assessment of Mozambican society as weak, albeit with signs of transition to a moderate
level, shows a delicate situation. Its average score, well below average, is by no means cause
for satisfaction and confidence in the future progress of civil society.
But before thinking about the future it is important to study in more detail the more fragile aspects
that contribute to the unsatisfactory state of Mozambican civil society today. It is also important
to know which variables are making a positive contribution to a satisfactory and moderate situation
in some sub-dimensions.
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Civil Society Index, Mozambique 2007