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Mozambican civil society organisations (CSOs) that responded to the charity survey are surprisingly optimistic about the health of their sector compared to the global average, yet they overwhelmingly referred to the financial challenges they face. They also noted an increase in demand for their services, which is not surprising given the economic and social challenges facing Mozambique. Although around two thirds of respondents said that they had found it easy to deal with this increase in demand, it's not at all clear that they were able to always meet the demand. For instance, a third of all CSOs had scaled back to focus on the priority services, and a similar proportion noted signposting to other service providers. In each case, these responses were double the global average.
The sources of income demonstrate some striking realities for the Mozambican charity sector. While the global averages for charities receiving funding from businesses and the national government are 57% and 41% respectively, in Mozambique just 27% of reporting CSOs receive income from businesses, and 22% from government. Not surprisingly, there is a much greater reliance among Mozambican CSOs on international funding (all forms) than the global average. As for income from the public, while the proportion receiving donations (44%) is lower than the global average (69%), this still indicates that despite still being one of the economically poorest countries in the world, Mozambique has a generous public willing to support charities.
Turning from monetary matters to capacity issues, the data are quite striking. For instance, an astonishing three quarters of Mozambican CSOs stated that funders should help with leadership coaching and development, compared with a global average of just over a third. Along with concerns about leadership capacity, Mozambican CSOs also seem to feel that funders should be helping more with the CSO's strategy development. This data indicates the depth of dependency that has been created over decades of donor largesse in Mozambique, despite the immense capacity across civil society in the country, and a growing range of sources of support locally. Perhaps, part of the explanation for this call for help lies in this data that shows a third of all CSO respondents feel that they do not capture or communicate their impact at all.
Overall, would you say the charity sector in your country is…
Which challenges are most pressing for your organisation? (select the top 3):
How did organisations find coping with this increased demand over the last 12 months?
Which, if any, of these actions have you had to take in order to cope with increasing demand?
The proportion of charities that receive each type of funding:
If you received no more donations or funding from today, how long could you continue operating using only your reserves, any investments or earned income?
How much of your funding is given as ‘restricted’ funds?
Geographically, where does your funding come from?
Aside from giving more money, how could funders empower organisations like yours to do more good?
Which of the following statements, if any, do you feel apply to funders?
Roughly speaking, how much time do you spend on each of the following?
Which of the following would you like to do a better job of engaging ?(select up to two)
How well does civil society in your country collaborate together for the greater good?
What are the barriers to developing your civil society network further?
How effectively do you do the following?
Does your organisation use a formal framework or strategy for capturing and measuring impact?
How trustworthy do you think the people of your country find the following types of organisations?
Overall, do you think the Government is a positive or negative influence on the charitable sector?
Micaia is a hybrid institution combining Micaia Foundation (charity) and Eco-Micaia Limited (social enterprise) in Mozambique, and a Micaia (UK) support group in the UK. Together, Micaia supports active citizens in learning, earning, and giving back to community and planet. The hybrid nature of Micaia gives us maximum flexibility in responding to needs, opportunities and challenges in the landscapes in which we work.
In 2026, Micaia Foundation is opening Philanthropy Mozambique: the Centre for Research and Promotion of Philanthropy and Innovations in Development Funding. This will be the focus of our continuing work on all aspects of philanthropy.
With 17 years of experience and a wealth of learning, and more than 100,000 people supported in furthering their wellbeing, Micaia is now recognized nationally and internationally for the effectiveness and pioneering nature of its work.
Micaia is a hybrid institution combining Micaia Foundation (charity) and Eco-Micaia Limited (social enterprise) in Mozambique, and a Micaia (UK) support group in the UK. Together, Micaia supports active citizens in learning, earning, and giving back to community and planet. The hybrid nature of Micaia gives us maximum flexibility in responding to needs, opportunities and challenges in the landscapes in which we work.
In 2026, Micaia Foundation is opening Philanthropy Mozambique: the Centre for Research and Promotion of Philanthropy and Innovations in Development Funding. This will be the focus of our continuing work on all aspects of philanthropy.
With 17 years of experience and a wealth of learning, and more than 100,000 people supported in furthering their wellbeing, Micaia is now recognized nationally and internationally for the effectiveness and pioneering nature of its work.
