The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare for Mozambique, Nyeleti Mondlane, has announced the country’s continual progress in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Mondlane gave an address to mark Pan-African Women’s Day, citing the increased entry of girls into all the country’s sub-systems of education due to the expansion of the school network and other initiatives provided to keep girls in school rather than dropping out. Part of the measures taken was the abolition of primary school entrance fees.
“The proportion of girls in all the sub-systems is ever larger. It has reached 48 percent in primary education” she said.
Mondlane restated the government’s commitment to expanding services such as access to sexual and reproductive health programs and promotes screening for breast and cervical cancer, among other initiatives centred on improving the quality of life of Mozambican communities.
Mondlane pointed to the increasing number of women with access to formal employment in professions previously regarded as masculine domains. Notably, such access allows the creation of income for the women to sustain their families. She used the medium to encourage all strata of Mozambican society to work together to benefit and empower women and girls affected by violence or natural disasters.
Comments are closed.