Evaluation of the Mozambique Community Land Use Fund

This document summarizes evaluations of the Mozambique Community Land Use Fund from 2013, which aimed to improve land tenure security and natural resource management for local communities. The evaluations employed various methodologies, including Outcome Harvesting and Outcome Mapping, to assess the program's effectiveness. Key findings across the reports indicate positive changes in community governance, empowerment, and resource management capacities, with increased participation of women in leadership roles. However, challenges such as processing backlogs, high administrative costs, sustainability of community associations, and pressures from external investors were noted. Recommendations for future improvements include strengthening local land administration, better participation mechanisms, fair revenue sharing from mining, and ongoing support for community empowerment. The evaluations highlight the importance of aligning stakeholder objectives, careful planning with investors, and adapting interventions to local conditions to ensure the long-term success of land use initiatives in Mozambique. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Closed organisation: Department for International Development
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Outcome harvesting
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: June 2014

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes