THE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE 1 PROVINCIAL FUND FOR DEMOBILIZED SOLDIERS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

MOZAMBIQUE MISSION

IOM

u OIM TABLE OF CONTENTS

A . Introduction A . 1. How has IOM Defined Reintegration?...... 1.1) A.2 What Entities are Involved in the Reintegration Initiative?...... (1.1) A.3 How does the IRSIPF Project work in the Wider Reintegration Scheme?...... (1.1) Table - Organizations and Functions in Reintegration Scheme...... (1.2) Table - Flow Chart of IRSIPF Functions...... (1.3)

B . Statistical Update on DS and Other Vulnerable Groups Map .DS per district...... 1.4) Map .Percentage of DS as per the Population by District...... (1.5) Map .Percentage of Deficientes as per the Population of DS by District...... (1.6) Map .Total number of Vulnerable Group Categories by District...... (1.7) Map .All Vulnerable Group Categories as a Percentage of Population by District...... (1.8)

C. Prioritization ofDistricts Based on Risk of Insecurity and Basic Criteria Used to Analyze Risk Map . Southern Region .Analysis of Risk ...... (I . 10) Map - Central Region - Analysis of Risk ...... 1.1 1) Map - Northern Region - Analysis of Risk ...... (I .12) Map - National Map of Priority Districts Based on Risk of Insecurity ...... 1.13)

Table .Incidents of Insecurity .Southern Region ...... (1.14) Table .Incidents of Insecurity .Central Region ...... (1.15) Table .Incidents of Insecurity .Northern Region ...... (1.18)

Table . Incidents of Political Tension . Southern Region ...... (1.19) Table . Incidents of Political Tension .Central Region...... (1 .20) Table - Incidents of Political Tension - Northern Region ...... (1.2 1)

D . General Problem of Development Affecting Reintegration Map .Southern Region ...... (1.23) Map .Central Region ...... (I .24) Map .Northern Region ...... (1 .25)

E. Criteriafor Provincial Fund Interventions

F. Analysis of Participation in Reintegration Program F . 1 Southern Region ...... (1 .26) F.2 Central Region ...... (1 .27) F.3 Northern Region ...... (I .28) Table - Reintegration Program Beneficiaries...... (I .30) January 1996 marked the begintiing of "Reintegration exists when a tlie second year of implementation of demobilized soldiers and his family the reintegration program for cntcr or re-enter civilian life, beco~ning demobilized soldiers in . functioning and accepted members of During this period, the primary thc co~nmunityand living in the same organizations involved in socioeconomic conditions as the implementation of the reintegration in community-at large without resorting coordination with tlie Ministry 01' to violence as a normal means to 1,abour. namely thc International maintain that standard of living." Organization for Migration (IOM), Dcutsclic Gcllsellschaft fiir Tcchnisclic A.2 Whi~tEntitics arc Involvcd in Zusani~nenarbeit (c171'Z), and tlie licintegration Scheme and What I~iternational Labour Organization are Their Functions? (ILO), have been able to support over 37,000 DS or approximately 39% of Tablc a2.1 rcl3rcscnts a brief the total DS population by providing description of all the primary them with a variety of socioeconomic governlncntal and non-governniental opportunities, thus facilitating their organizations involved in the reintegration into civil society. This devclop~iie~~tand i~~iplementatio~iof special scction represents a nation- the rcinlcgration scrviccs. wide re\.ietl. of the activities 3f the reintegration program over the past A.3 How Docs the Program Work? year including sub-sections whicli focus on: 1. Statistical description on Thc IRSIPT: assists DS and their the status of DS and otllcr vulnerable commii~iiticsin identifying obstacles to g1-0~1~~;~tcgorics; 2. Analysis OS reintcgratio~i as wcll as the existing insecurity risk; 3. Gcncral problems of range of availablc economic and social developnient affecting DS and thc development opportunities available communities in which they live; and which can potentially Sacilitatc their 4. Analysis of participation in reintegration. It then refers or links DS reintegration programs one ycar after and 1 or their dependents to these tlie initiation of the reintegration opportunities, with the PF as a flesible initiative. funding source, offering the means to interested intermediary i~nplementil~g A.1 How has IOM Defined organizations to increase the number of Rcintegration? opportunities and services available. 'I'he IRSIPF works with public, private, Based on the experience of'tlie IIISII'F and non-proiit organizations across tlie during its first year of operation, rangc of development sectors. Table discussions with other implenicn~~~~g a3.1 rcprcsents an illustration of' the organizations, rescarchcrs, and cxpcrts, basic programmatic fiinctions of the IOM has relied on tlic foliowirlg IRSIPF project. definition to describe reintegration: What Entities are Involved in the Reintegration Scheme?

Organization Tpe Project Function Service Delivery Govern. NGO Areas IOM X Information and Referral Responstble for assessing reintegration All provinces Service for Demobilized needs of DS in context of community Soldiers development, identifying the range of socioeconomic opportunties and services available to support DS reintegration, referring or linklng the DS to those opportunties and services, and representing all other reintegration programs in the provlnces.

IOM X Provincial Fund Flexible funding mechanism used to fund Provinces of intermediary organizations in the public, Gaza, Nampula. private, and non-profit sectors which Zambezia, Niassa. are willing to offer training, employment, and Tete or social support services to DS.

GTZ X Open Reintegration Fund Flexible fundtng mechanism used to fund Provinces of Tete, Intermediary organ~zationsin the public, Manlca. Sofala. private, and non-profit sectors wh~ch and lnhambane are willing to offer training, employment, or social support services to DS.

ILO X Occupational Skills Implements formal and informal training All provinces Development courses wtth local institutions and distributes kits to DS.

Unlted Nattons X Reintegration Support Scheme Provides 18 months cash subsidy to All provtnces Development DS according to mllitary rank Proqram National Cornm~ssion X Special commission created by the Natlonal level on Reintegration Counsel of Ministers to coordinate actions of socioeconomic reintegration of vulnerable groups, particularly repatriated refugees, internally-displaced, and DS with representa- tion from the following Minlstrtes:

- Min. of Labour - Min. for Coordination of Social Action - Min. of Culture, Youth, and Sport - Institute of Rural Development

Mintstry of Labour X Program Coordination Untt Responsible for conception and coordination Natlonal Level of programming at national level and coordination of program activities at provincial level.

At national level, the Min. of Labour coorindates program activity through the Program Coordination Unit whtch includes two subgroups:

-Working Group which consists of all organizations involved in implementation of programming;

- Forum for Coordination which consists of members of the working group and all other interested parties including donors. DS groups, etc.

At the provincial level, the Provincial Provincial ~evel Director of Labour 1s responsible for coordination of activities of implementing agencies and for convening a regular monthly meeting of all implementing organizations and other interested groups.

BEST AVAILABLE COPY Flow Chart of IRS 1 PF Functions

Pension Benefits

Community

IOutreach I Employment Refer to IRSPF Staff info members of needs in Opportunities Economic Training community

Small Business Administration Micro Enterprise

aIOM I Office Health

Education

\y--qReintegration

Community Assistance

Other Printed by SuWEDP C WATAWGWCHART6 PRS Page 1.3 n 861 B. Statistical Update on DS and Other Vulnerable Groups 1 'he following series of maps represent a statistical description of vulnerable group ategories in Mozambique ------

I Praia

I ------Note All lnforrnat~oncollected dur~ngthe IOM outreach vlslts 1.4 Praia

I Note The Population figures collect from the following sources UNOHAC Flnal Report 1994, Ministry of Planing and Finance, Selected district administrations Percentage of Deficientes per Population of DS

Mocimboa da Praia

-- I percentage of Deficientes Namaacha Population of DS 20 to 70 (4) E! 15to20 (8) 10 to 15 (12)

-- - Note: Thls lnformatlon was collect fromdlstr~ctadrn~n~stratrons durlng IOM outreach vls~ts 1.6 Mocimboa da Praia 2207

Ibo

--.-- l Oulswga 301 Metuge 824 Pemba 831 Mecufi 166

Nacaroa 41 7 Nacala PorIo 303 Nacala Velha 829

Mossuril 165

<\ \ de Mocambique 165

Totals by District

I Note lnformatlon on vtiiniabEgroups prov~dedby IOM transport data and UNHCR Returnee Statistical Report January 1996 n noto so (21) 1 II 10to 20 (12) 1

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PP - )te lnforrnat~onon vulnerable groups prov~dedby IOM transport data and UNHCR Returnee Stat~st~cal Report January 1996 Typical conditions during the rainy season : IOM outreach visit to Moma district,

C. Prioritization of Districts Based on Double administrations, incidents between Criteria Used to Analyze Risk of members of opposing political parties, Insecurity tension between government entities and community members based on political The attached sets of tables and maps affiliation (Tables c1.1 -c1.6, Maps c1.7-c1.10) depicting incidents of insecurity and + Incidents of Insecurity political tension are used in the prioritization of districts into one of three Armed attacks of groups of individuals, categories including high risk, situation protests, riots, threats of protests or riots , alert, or low risk. This prioritization is incidents of criminality which threaten the based on a inter-provincial comparative general stability in an area assessment of the risk of instability which takes into consideration both quantitative + Existence of Non-Reintegrated Groups and qualitative factors as follows: Former groups of soldiers living outside of + Number of DS Residing in the District normal civil life and interfering in the normal community life. (ie. concentrations + Percentage of DS as per the Total of deficientes such as in Quarto Population of the Province Congress0 or Savane, alleged armed groups such as "Chimwenjes, + Percentage of DS that have "Rombezia") Participated in Socioeconomic Reintegration Programs + General Rating of Provincial Coordinator + Percentage of Handicapped Soldiers Overall subjective rating based on the as per the Total Population of DS in the Province knowledge and experience of Provincial Coordinator in that province + Incidents of Political Tension Southern Region - Provinces of Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane

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or Suspected Involvement of Demob. Soldiers, Former Militiamen or other ParaMilitary Groups

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@ Non-Reintegrated Deficientes & Deaths by Explosive Devices or Land mines + Concentration of Non-Reintegrated DS X Suspected and confirmed DS Incidents Involvement

I- Arms Caches, Mortars, or Explosive Devices Identified (Not including Land Mines) A Incidents of Political Tension

------All Infonnatlon colnplled from press reports, IOM provlnclal staff reports, and ~nfonnatlonprov~ded by other orgamzatlons 1 lo L I: Central Region - Provinces of Sofala, Manica and Tete

I- p------I All ~nfonnationcoinplled from press reports, provinc~alstaff reports, 111 and infonnat~onfrom other organizations I * Northern Region - Provinces of Zambezia, Nampula, Niassa and Cabo Delgado

Demobilized Soldiers, Former Militiamen or Other ParaMilitary Groups ~

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A Incidents of Political Tension @ Concentration of Non-Reintegrated DS Q Non-Reintegrated Deficientes X Suspected or Confirmed DS Incidents Involvement - Arms, Caches, Mortors, or Explosive Devices Identified (Not including Land Mines) I

~ ~ -ppp----pp------~~ ~ ~ ~ -p-p-p---- I All information compiled from press reports, IOM provincial staff reports, 1.12 and information from other organizations ------C:\Data\Mapinfo\diS-pn 'I*,' I - ..s + ., September 15, 1995 - April 15, 1996

~i Incident DS of AMODEG Drotest aaainst government clatmlng lack of Iattention to DS prob.ems. Police plan strike at drug dealers. many who are reported to be DS living in military zone of Maputo.

Maputo City X X iMobilized soldiers living near local 11195 markets drink traditional beer, involve themselves in arguments with civilians and harrass women in the area.

01196 Matutuine Changalane X X A group of individuals (number unknown) attacked a number of local residents and stole their belongings.

lnhambane 03/96 Jangamo X X A group compr~sedof DS and defmentes In~mberLnknown) 1 threalen Dstr~ctAdmn~strat~on relatign to the lateness of payments of pensoes de reformas and invalidez. *No credible repalrs d incidents d insecurity occurred during this period in Gaol Prwinse.

All information compiled from press reports, provioeinl M reports, and intomration from 0rg;lnhatioN. Threats or Incidents of Insecurity or Criminality with Confirmed or Suspected Involvement of Demobilized Soldiers, Former Militiamen or Other ParaMilitary Groups

All inlornulion compiled from prsrepons, 1011 pravinrial MR repow and inIomtionprovided by Mher olpdmlionr. men occurred in the locality of Dombe with the bandits destroying the radio antenna of the Mozambican Police Unit stationed there and robbing a number local businesses.

allege that the group was comprised of elements of Chimwenjes (Zimba- bwean dissident group and DS from the former RENAMO movement.

AMODEG representative in Manica reports that large numbers of DS have visited his office demanding extension of UNDP-RSS payments based on an unfounded rumour that Threats or Incidents of lnsecurit or Criminality wlth Confirmed or Suspected &vqlvement of Demoblllzed Soldier? ,Former Militiamen or Other ~ara~ll~tar~Groups

September 15, 1995 - Apr17 15, 1996 Northern Resion 1 v~eof Incident JS Involvement! Threat of Prot9st.Dccurrence of Riot Occurrence ot Occurence Descri tion Riot, or Organized Protest, or organ-' Armed Clash or of Suspected DS Confirmed DS No DS ?f Province Date District Localitv Disturbance ized Protest Conflict Criminal Activitv lnvolvment Involvement nvolvement Incident Lambezla T2Id0 Nlllange " " l1!~","dt0"b~",p"riZL",~f $$a$,","," and%ozambicans, threatened residents and pillaged villages In the area. 01/96 Mocuba Namanjavira X X A group of armed men (number unknown) attacked a car. Although one robber who was ap rehended was not a DS bot the District Idministrator and the ~hkfed) Posto allege that this group consists of DS. 03/96 Maganja drCariua X X A group of armed men [number unknown) Costa attacked several overnment lnstallat~ons including the ~ivi?Registo Posto do Saud<, and several small businesies owned by D: and financed by OIM. 03/96 Miiange Sebeina X X A group of armed men (number unknown) are reported by Rad~oMozambique to be gathering,to protest lack of progress In relntegratlon. 03/96 Alto Moloc~e X X A roup of approximately.50 DS blocked ~dand ransacked the res~denceof District Administrator and commercial section claiming the right to pensoes de reformas. 03/96 Gile X X A group of DS approximating 500-600 threatened IOM outreach team members regarding: 1. delays in pensoes invalidez and reforma payments and 2. demands fo $350 for each DS as rumours had circulated that ONUMOZ had a reed to a each DS this amount. ~da?tionally bzdemanded that UNDP-RSS subsidie; continue. **04/96 Ile Morrua X Reports received from individuals in two Muievala districts that a group of 300 individuals Mocuba Mugeba armed and In un~formhave been seen Marrongane travelling through districts of Ile, Namarroi and Mocuba by local res~dents. It is alleged that this roup most likely consists primarii of halawians since the srkvery ~lttlebortu~uese,but chiche2 f uentlv. Nampula 03/96 Nampula C ty X X Approxi,mately 200 former militiamen respons~blef~r'~uardln~ property and infrz. structure during the war protested agalns what they conslder d~ffeientlaltreatment accorded via provision of benefits to DS of RENAMO and overnment as a result o the terms of the Eeneral Peace reem em en;. 03/96 Monapo X X A roup of 5 DS demanded to be employei amega, a company hiring workers for P,Y~repalrs. 'No credible repom d incidents d insecurity occurred in the Pravinees dN- and Cab0 Deledo. It appeaa ULst the individlals iwoted in this incident src not dMmambican origin.

AU idormation cmpiled from press reports, IOM provincial M, reports, and info-tion provided by other organizations.

Incidents of Political Tension

Southern Re.qion Province Date It District 1; Localitv 1: Incident Maouto 09/95 IiMa~utoCltv , Thieves break into headquarters of iiopposition party, steallng offlce equlp- I It ' 1 llment and denigrating the offlce. I ' I li is alleged that armed gangs of thieves accused of stealing livestock, shot a local government official and accused him of with ruling party. I Inhambane 'I 1 1195 Morrumbene Mocodoene Opposition party attempts to introduce I substitute for official appointed to post 'of cab0 de terra by government. Meeting I culminates in flght between two opposing

I party off~cials. I 11 I I' I1 I1 /I +So credible incidents of political tension occurred during this period in Gaza.

All infon~~atinnc~lmpiled from press reports. Incidents of Political Tension

Central Reaion Province Date District Locality Incident Sofala 10195 Gorongosa Gorongosa Alleged that ruling party secretary was taken against his will to opposition rally, tied-up, and exhibited to crowd.

Alleged that approximately 10 protocal officers of the Governor of Sofala were forced to leave Maringue by a group of individuals where they had gone to prepare for visit of Governor.

vented a team representing Ministry of

Alleged that four teachers sent by Ministry of Education to work in Maringue were prevented from doing so by members of opposition party.

1 2/95 Gorongosa Unidentified arsonists burned down office of ruling party.

04/96 Chemba Alleged that opposition party officials Cheringoma threaten to prevent teachers from government assuming posts indicating that teachers associated with their party are being excluded for consideratlon by government.

Manica j 10195 ssundena Dombe 1Allegedopposition by partyruling supportersparty secretary forced that ruling party to vacate two different buildings when thev attem~tedto oDen new office I llin district. Wo credible incidents cf politid tension ocCurred during this period in Tete. lncidentes de Tensao Politica

Re.qiao do Norte lncidente Alega-se que urn grupo de membros de urn partido da oposicao agredirarn a Adrninistrador Directital reclarnando que, na verdade urna outra pessoa rnembro do seu partido e que era Adminstrador.

Alega-sehouve problernas de conflitos de poder entre as autoridades locais e os regulos. Murrupula

0 Administrador Distrital alega que rnernbros de urn partido da oposicao estao a irnpedir cirancas de assistirem as aulas. [?I-]/ 1 2195 [?I-]/ Mandimba Antes do discurso do lider da RENAMO, rnernbros da FRELIMO destruirarn o palco onde ele devia orientar urn corncio politico. Urna pessoa foi presa. I I1 aI1 I *Kao houve ocorrencin de incident- de tensoes politeas crediveis durante este period0 na Provincia da Zambezia. E. Crithrios pnrn as it1terverrq6es do FP

0s seguintes criterios, flexiveis, constituem a base das intcrven~6esdo FP :

Todos projectos develn ser financiados para providenciar emprego ou para providenciar actividades lucrativas aos SD, envolver os SD em actividades orientadas a comunidade, ou ajudar os SD a estabelecerem-se nas suas comunidades. D. Problettins Gerais e Desetz volvimento Afectnrirlo rr Reititegrrrqfio Ritmo de implementa@o rapido.

Dado quc os SD iniciaranl a sua reintegraqgo Custo medio de $250 yor cada beneficiario durante o ano passado, todos tiveram que directo. enfrentar os mesmos problemas socio-econ6micos que afectam o desenvolvilnento da coinunidade As actividades do project0 ser5o mais em geral. 0s seguintes mapas (Mapas d 1.1 - dl .4) intensas nas areas de maior concentraq20 de apresentaln inforn1aqGo recolhida atraves de unl SD inqukrito. nGo cientifico, realizado nutna base informal a representantes de organizay6es Seinpre que possivel, o FP ligar-se-a a governamentais e n8o goveri~amentais,homens dc outros pl-ojectos para apoio aos SD negocios. lideres religiosos e tradicionais, outros lideres comunitarios e proprios SD tanto a nivel N5o lneilos de 50% de cada finallciamento distrital como do posto administrative, durante as do FP deve ter o SD e membros da sua fanlilia visitas de outreach da OJM as mesmas Areas. A colllo beneficiaries directos informaq50 apresentada e o resultado de visitas aos distritos realizadas durante o ano passado, e 0 FP podera implementar prqjectos, mas representa simplesmente uma compilaq20 de ira em principio usar organizaq6es terceiras ou opini6es de membros da conlunidade e de SD outros intermediaries para implementaqGo dado que eles proprios identificaram os problemas quc afectam o dcscnvolvimcnto gcral da 0 priilcipal objectivo do FP 6 a concessGo comunidade e que dificultain a reintegraygo em de fundos, deixando a gestiio, formaq20 e geral . componentes de assist6ncia ticnica para outros. Southern Region - Provinces of Maputo, lnhambane and Gaza

Affecting Reintegratiion of Demobilized Soldiers

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+ . Low quality of sanitation, poor access to clean water supply, low quality of health

$ . Lack of schools, instructors, materials Lack of employmentltraining opportunities Namaacha 8 . A - Poor quality of infrastructural development, transport, a commercial networks; & . Lack of capable or willing intermediary organizations available to implement projects '>c Lack of access to land, tools, seeds, or other input which negatively impact subsistence farming r . Existence of Landmines @ . Lack of access to credit . Others

------~ All ~nformatloncollected duruig OIM outreach v~sits 1 23 Central Region - Provinces of Tete, Manica and Sofala

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Map of Socioeconomic Development Problems Affecting Reintegration of Demobilized Soldiers

)K - Lack of rain dry land/drought + . LOWquality of sanitation, poor access to

support a;;l . Lack of school, instructors, materials 8 . Lack of employmentltraining opportunities . Poor quality of infrastructural development, transport & commercial networks - Lack of capable or willing intermediary organization available to implement projects y . Lack of access to land, tools, seeds, or other inputs which negatively impact subsistence farming r . Existence of landmines c,: . Lack of access to credit I fi - Others

------pp - I All ~nfonnatloncollected dunng IOM outreach v~s~ts 1 24 Northern Region - Provinces of Nampula, Zambezia, Niassa and Cabo Delgado F. Analysis of Participation in Reintegration Programs and subsequent employment with private companies in the areas of security services, F.1 Southern Region road rehabilitation, and commercial agricultural initiatives. Most of these In the southern region, approximately initiatives have been implemented in 10000 DS or approximately 42% of the coordination with private companies. total number of DS received funding from the various reintegration projects. An With regard to social support, IOM has additional 7700 DS visited the IRS offices primarily focused its efforts in this region or met IRS staff during their regular by working in coordination with the outreach schedule to request informational Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of assistance and advice with 727 of them Finance and Planning in completing receiving benefit referrals in the first half unresolved cases of pensoes invalidez for of last year and another 42 DS receiving approximately 60 deficientes in the direct referrals for employment. provinces of Gaza and Inhambane. Deficientes in accessed An additional 619 members of other the necessary government services and vulnerable group categories, such as were not in need of IRSIPF assistance. persons repatriated last year and former IOM Gaza is also currently supporting 40 internally-displaced, were funded for deficientes across the province in self- employment on PF supported projects. In employment enterprises such as livestock the case of Inhambane, GTZ supported breeding, fisheries, tailoring, and employment or other community shoemaking. IRSIPF staff in Inhambane development projects for an additional recently authorized a number of social 2,133 vulnerable group members. reintegration projects targeting deficientes including support for construction of The highest percentage of DS were housing for a limited nuber of blind DS involved in self-employment or and for orthoprosthetic services for the microprojects, promotion of permanent physically-handicapped. In Maputo employment opportunities, and large-scale province, IOM has supported the labour intensive projects. Approximately implementation of a civic education radio 25% of all DS who received funding in project in cooperation with AMODEG (the this region were involved in informal Mozambican Association of Demobilized sector self-employment initiatives such as Soldiers) and Radio Mozambique in which poultry farm schemes, fisheries, a variety of organizations involved in the establishment of barracas (or kiosks), reintegration process are interviewed. The selling of second-hand clothing as well as program is broadcasted in local languages establishment of businesses based on and reaches a potential audience of 9600 traditional vocational trades like carpentry DS residing in Maputo province. Finally, and welding. Twenty percent of DS were IOM made a symbolic donation of support supported via promotion of permanent to the Swords to Ploughshares program of employment opportunities. In this the Christian Council of Mozambique. particular category, DS received training This worthwhile program encourages 1.26 DS and civilians alike to anonymously staff during outreach programs or by exchange arms for things that can visiting the IRS offices in the provincial positively contribute to their well-being. capitals. Of this group, a little less than For example, arms have been changed for 1,000 or about 3% benefited from IRS farming instruments, toys for children, and referrals directly to employment or bicycles. training opportunities. Additionally, about 900 repatriated refugees or former As Gaza has maintained a consistent level internally-displaced benefited from GTZ of stability since the end of the funding during this period. IOM supported demobilization and approximately 48 % of an additional 100 vulnerable persons the total DS population have benefited during this period. from reintegration program funding and an additional 42% have visited the IRS In its recent report, Strategy for advisory service, Gaza is considered a low Reintegration: Open Reintegration Fund, priority province for IOM. Similarly, GTZ indicated that its projects are because Inhambane has had a limited targeted toward serving the needs of the number of incidents of insecurity and GTZ community, that they should support the is primarily responsible for disbursement development of self employment of funds as part of its Open Reintegration opportunities, and that the priority area for Fund (ORF) in this province, Inhambane intervention is the urban and peri-urban province has also been rated as a low infrastructure. To this end, GTZ has priority for IOM. With regard to Maputo supported a total of approximately 3700 province, due to the higher concentrations individuals, with 80% of those supported of DS and deficientes in Maputo City and or about 2900 or about 9% of the total DS Matola, and the general political population of the region. The remaining significance of the capital province, 20% of the beneficiaries fall into the Maputo province has been rated as a repatriated or formerly internally-displaced medium priority province for IOM. category. IOM in the central region, has assisted approximately 1800 DS or about F.2 Central Region 6% of the total population of DS. Based on prior agreement with GTZ, IOM's In the central region, IOM is responsible interventions in the central region have for implementation of the reintegration focused primarily on support viable self- program in coordination with GTZ with its employment initiatives funded in the ORF being the primary means to support standard PF grant range of less than $300. the reintegration of DS and the IRS identifying the prospective opportunities In relation to social reintegration, IOM has (See Section A.3 - What Entites are supported the resolution of pensdes Involved in the Reintegration Scheme?). invalidez cases in the provinces of Sofala To date, approximately 6,000 or 18% of and Manica. IOM Tete has reported no the total DS population of the region have problems with cases of pensdes invalidez. received funding for employment, training, The IRS in Sofala has also worked in or other types of support. In addition, over coordination with 10,000 DS have received advice fiom IRS ADEMIMO at both the national and districts located in the southeastern part provincial levels with the goal of of the province, Mutarara and Moatize, defining and assisting these organizations can be serviced easily by IRS outreach in the initial start-up of a permanent teams from either Zambezia or Sofala, strategy for supporting these Tete has been deemed a lower priority unreintegrated groups of deficientes in province by IOM. Maputo, Sofala, and Cabo Delgado provinces. Additionally, IOM Sofala has F3. Northern Region also completed a program outline in coordination with AMODEG for the In the northern region, 16,039 DS or implementation of a civic education radio approximately 36% of all DS have program. benefited from sociocoeconomic opportunities funded by the reintegration In relation to the status of reintegration in program. Another 17% have received the central region, advice and information from the IRS maintains a high priority status for IOM with 160 of them having benefiting given its high level of insecurity risk, its directly from employment opportunities strategic importance as a port and identified by the IRS. An additional 649 gateway to other southern African DS received support in benefits countries, and the fact that approximately resolution during the first half of 1995. 24% of total number of DS residing in In addition, the PF has supported just the province have been trained, over 1,000 members of vulnerable group employed, or supported in the categories with employment and other establishment of self-employment community development projects. initiatives. In Manica, although a number of incidences of criminality and Forty-three percent of all PF project insecurity mav have been reported beneficiaries in the northern region were regularly over the past 6 months, it supported in the implementation of remains doubtful that the majority of informal sector self-employment these incidences are associated with initiatives or microenterprises such as former soldiers. This, in addition to the bancas fixas, bakeries, and selling of fact that DS can directly access the GTZ agricultural produce and second-hand regional office in Chimoio and that IOM clothing. An additional 28% of DS were can easily access the higher risk districts funded by the PF in labour-intensive from its Sofala office indicates that projects. The majority of these projects Manica can be given medium priority were either commercial agricultural status. Finally, as almost 30% of all DS ventures implemented by private living in have benefited companies or infrastructural construction from some form of reintegration or rehabilitation projects opportunity and that the two high risk undertaken in collaboration with services in coordination with the provincial or district level government Orthopedic Centers and ADEMIMO. authorities. Finally, approximately 9% Additionally, 2 10 have received of the project beneficiaries were assistance from IOM in resolving their funded to receive on-the-job training pensoes invalidez cases. and employment by the same organization. In this area, most of the In this region, both Nampula and opportunities were offered in Zambezia maintain high priority status coordination with private sector for IOM due to higher overall numbers companies with DS being trained and of DS residing in these provinces, employed in building block higher levels of risk of insecurity, construction, livestock breeding and (especially in Zambezia), and their rearing, grinding mills, demining and general strategic importance to the security services. country. A few districts in the southeastern part of Niassa, namely With regard to social support for Maua and Cuamba, continue to present reintegration, the IRSIPF staff in some problems with regard to the level Quelimane has initiated a number of of risk of insecurity, high creative activities including concentrations of DS, and the general development of the original problems of a limited socioeconomic programming for a civic education infrastructure to support the radio project using a 'telenovela' type reintegration process. format depicting obstacles faced in daily life of a reintegrating veteran. Therefore, IOM has given Niassa a Additionally, IOM staff in Quelimane medium priority rating with districts in participated and supported the the southeastern part of the country women's section of AMODEG as this being given a high priority for support. group defined their strategy for Finally, as Cabo Delgado has supporting the reintegration of women maintained a relatively stable security IDS. Additionally, IOM Quelimane environment since the close of the supported the establishment of a demobilization and the numbers of the football team composed of DS which DS are comparatively low with few will participate in local matches. In recorded incidences of insecurity, IOM IOM Pemba, 30 handicapped DS have has given Cabo Delgado a low priority benefited from distribution of tricycles rating. IOM will facilitate the and crutches with this effort being initiatives of the Provincial Directorate undertaken in coordination with of Accao Social and ADEMIMO in Handicapped International. IOM activities undertaken to support Pemba also escorted 30 children of DS difficult groups of non-reintegrated to different types of worksites around deficientes in the distrcits of Pemba to gain some knowledge of the Montepuez, Namurno, Chiure, and types of work they may be interested in Pemba. doing in the future. To date, visits have been made to a marble factory, commercial farm, and a hospital. Both IOM offices in Nampula and Niassa have completed plans to assist deficientes in accessing orthoprosthetic *The prov~ncialsub-office of Cabo Delgado forwarded no information delineating office visits from outreach contacts with DS