The Zalala Foundation is a registered Mozambican charity based in the North Central province of Zambezia. We aim to improve the lives of local communities, in particular girls and women, by promoting access to basic rights, including education, health and reproductive services, training, business opportunities and employment . The work of the Foundation is funded through charitable donations and grants from within and outside Mozambique.
In rural Mozambique, girls are at the bottom of the pile. Eight out of every 10 girls in the province do not complete primary school. Many get married and fall pregnant in their teens and are exposed to a high risk of contracting HIV. The Zalala Foundation is trying to change that. We have joined a nationwide network sharing tools
On the 1st June, we celebrated the International Day of the Child in Idugo. To mark this special day, we distributed school kits for all the children who have been actively participating in the Girl Move programme to promote girls education, 50 in Idugo and 50 in Supinho. Each kit contained exercise books, biros, coloured pencils, a rubber and a