Mozambique: From Fighting to Farming – Supporting Peacebuilding in Mozambique

As Mozambique looks to move on from its violent past, a UN-led programme is supporting efforts to reintegrate former combatants, and give them a chance to lead productive, peaceful lives in their communities.

Benjamin* wants peace. A former RENAMO (Mozambican National Resistance) combatant, he dreams of working his field, in Cheringoma District, Sofala province, once again.

Like other former combatants in central Mozambique, he hopes to grow his own vegetables, maize, beans, and cassava, and…