Solidarités International (SI) has been providing life-saving assistance in northern Mozambique since March 2019, initially responding to Cyclone Idai. As the crisis in Cabo Delgado escalated, SI began operations in Mueda in July 2021 and progressively expanded to other northern districts including Nangade, Muidumbe, Palma and, more recently, Mocímboa da Praia. By 2022, SI had established a coordination office in Pemba and operational bases in Mueda and Palma. Following the closure of the Palma base, SI opened a new base in Mocímboa da Praia in July 2023 to support urgent returnee needs. Today, SI operates from Pemba, Mueda and Mocímboa da Praia, covering not only the northern districts (Mueda, Mocímboa da Praia, Nangade, Muidumbe and Palma) but also additional districts further south, such as Metuge, Chiúre, Mecúfi and Ancuabe.In 2024–2025. At the beginning of 2025, however, major BHA funding cuts forced a significant restructuring, reducing the mission from approximately 140 to around 50 staff and prompting a reorganization of operations to maintain essential activities.This restructuring coincided with a deterioration of the security situation in Cabo Delgado, with renewed attacks, increased displacement, and unpredictable access since mid-2024, requiring continuous adaptation of SI’s strategies.Despite these challenges, SI continues to deliver principled, needs-based assistance across Cabo Delgado with the support of key donors such as ECHO, SDC, CDCS, IFSAN, UNICEF and WFP.Projects/activities: Rapid Response Mechanism to shocks (conflict, natural disaters, epidemics): multisectoral wash/food/shelterNFI assistance through CVA or Inkind distributions WaSH: Rehabilitation of a big water network (+100K people) and system (source, water stations), water points rehabilitation and/or construction, WASH in school, WASH in Health, construction of Rain water harvesting system, family and community latrines constructions, Hygiene Promotion, cleaning campaign FSL: seeds + equipment distributions, supports to cooperatives / CASH for work / IGAShelter: today mainly emergency shelter and NFI through RRM The MOZ-RRM consortium and its Consortium Management Unit (CMU) are newly established mechanisms. During the first six months of the project, the governance arrangements, internal coordination modalities, procedures and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) will be progressively defined, tested and formalised in collaboration with consortium members and partners. The Consortium RRM Coordinator will actively contribute to this set-up phase by supporting the consolidation and operationalisation of agreed processes and ways of working. SECURITY CONSTRAINTS:
| Security level 2 in Pemba / very limited security constraints Mueda and Mocimboa da Praia are security level 3 – more restrictions; movement and activities depend on local conditions and Security Department guidanceThe security situation remains volatile, with unpredictable insurgent attacks and evolving dynamics involving armed actors. Close monitoring of the context is required for operational planning and movement validation. Travel to field bases is mainly via UNHAS flights.Recently we witness an increased number of unpredictable attacks from insurgents (attacks of villages or axis for looting, stealing, kidnapping, burning houses/shops…). We also notice a new passivity from official armed forces (FADM and Rwandese). This more and more volatile and unpredictable context is worrying and nececitate a close monitoring of local context for daily movement validation. |
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