We analyze how Mozambican families are coping with the economic and educational impacts of COVID-19.

We conducted 3 rounds of phone interviews across 76 communities in Sofala, Manica and Zambezia provinces of central Mozambique bewteen July 2020 and November 2020. We find a significant number of families, including children have taken on additional paid work and increased household food production to cope with the economic effects of the pandemic. Further, children have fallen behind in school, underscoring the multi-faceted burden COVID-19 has placed on children. Despite these hardships, household exhibit altruistic behavior to their neighbors.

Read more: Round 3 Summary report