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Mozambican Civil Society Within: Evaluation, Challenges, Opportunities and Action
This classification is the arithmetic average of the scores assigned to 80 indicators organized
in 27 sub-dimensions and finally synthesized in the four dimensions: structure (1.1), values
(1.1), environment (1.2) and impact (1.0). In a comparison of the best and worst scores, the
weakness of civil society is demonstrated by the fact that 15% of the 80 indicators had a score
of zero, 59% were between 0 and 1.5, and 26% had a score equal to or over 1.5. In other words,
about 74% of the variables are below average, while only 26% had a classification equal to or
above average.
It must be emphasized once again that the scoring should be considered indicative of the state
of the arenas considered rather than hard and fast numbers. It was not always easy to assign
a score. The technical team is conscious of the high degree of subjectivity of many variables.
But the effort and opportunity of numerical classification are useful for a process of precise,
rigorous and clear evaluation and for preparing future plans to improve the state of Mozambican
civil society.
Figure 1.1.1b: Distribution of Scores for the 80 CSI Indicators, Mozambique 2007
Above 1.5
26%
=Zero
15%
Below1.5
59%
INE, 2006: 98
Main strehgths of the Mozambican Civil Society, 2007
According to Annex 4 containing the detailed scores of the 80 indicators, 21 areas have a score
equal to or above the average of 1.5.
In the Structure dimension of the CSI five areas are the strongest, or show the most merit:
charitable giving and volunteering, geographical distribution of CSOs, effectiveness of the
management bodies of CSO federations or networks, and communication among CSOs.
In the civil society Environment dimension, the level of political competition, the right to
information, press freedom, tolerance, public awareness and dialogue with donors received a
score of 2.0. The Values dimension had an above-average classification in four areas: tolerance
within civil society, non-violence in civil society, actions against poverty, and equity in diversity
within civil society.
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Civil Society Index, Mozambique 2007