Mozambique, Gaza region
Poverty Rate1: 60% (national average 54%)
Prevalence HIV/ AIDS2: 27% (national average 11.5[PV1] %)
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c. 120’000 inhabitants
215 km from the country’s capital, Maputo
Severely affected by the floods of 2001
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Remote and rural mission with scattered neighbourhoods
Limited access to basic livelihood
Poor housing and restricted income generation
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Chokwé district has c. 60'000 inhabitants
200 km from Maputo
HIV rate> provincial average
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1 Estimated % of population that live below poverty line, 2003, World Bank Statistics for Gaza Province and Mozambique
2 Estimated adult HIV prevalence rate (aged 15-49), 2008, UNICEF