Training of Community Activists in Maputo

Strengthen the technical and methodological skills of activists at community posts in Maputo

40 activists from the following neighborhoods were involved in this 2-day training: Unit 7, Aeroporto A, Aeroporto B, Minkadjuini, Xipamanine, Chamanculo B, Chamanculo D, Malanga, Munhuana, Urbanização, Mafalala, Maxaquene A, Nsaleni, Inhagoia A, Inhagoia B, Luís Cabral, Mavalane A, Mavalane B, FPLM and Chamanculo A.


The main objective of this training was to strengthen the technical and methodological skills of the activists at the community posts, within the scope of the active search and tracking of cases at neighborhood level and their forwarding to the health units.

During the sessions, themes such as the identification of cases and the completion of notification forms for Acute Flaccid Paralysis, Measles, Neonatal Tetanus, and the importance of the role of community activists in the fight against GBV were discussed.


The activists were given the challenge of knowing the laws so that they could refer all cases of Gender-based Violence to state institutions, such as Health, Social Action, the Police and the Attorney General's Office. For cases of sexual violence, it was stressed that the priority is to refer to the health unit due to the prophylaxis that are offered immediately and that obey a certain period.