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There are some striking data in the World Giving Report (WGR) for Mozambique in 2025. While 67% is the African average for giving money by any means, the figure was only 46% for Mozambique. This should not suggest that Mozambican people are not generous. Micaia’s work on community philanthropy in Mozambique has revealed an extraordinary extent and diversity of local giving. Much of the giving is of time and goods, and to local and often unregistered ‘charities’ or actions.
This preference for engaging locally and not so much in ‘formal’ charity, might explain why only 6% of Mozambicans give money to charities (compared with the continental average of 24%). However, 42% of Mozambicans reported giving (across all forms of donation) to religion, compared with 29% across Africa. Micaia found that many donors distinguish between giving to, and via, church-linked appeals and giving to NGOs — and, perhaps, this is reflected in the WGR data.
Micaia is planning further research into giving to, and through, churches in Mozambique, a country in which faith is a key factor influencing giving. Despite this speculation about how the data might be interpreted, the fact that more than half of Mozambican respondents (well above the African average) stated that greater transparency and communication from NGOs might make them give more, does suggest that many Mozambicans are cautious about giving to formal charities.
How often did you give money away in 2025, either to charity, a person or family in need, or to a religious organisation?
The average proportion of income people gave to each of the three donation routes, and overall.
What would you say are the main reasons that you gave / did not give money away in 2025?
Which cause(s) did you donate to / do unpaid voluntary work for in 2025?
Of the total value of your donations to charities in 2025, approximately how much went to each of the following?
To what extent, if at all, have charities had a positive or negative impact in your local community, or have they made no difference?
For the last charity that you gave money to, how did you first find out about them?
How trustworthy do you tend to find each of these types of charities?
How could charities encourage you to donate in 2026?
Of the xx% that did unpaid, voluntary work in 2025 that benefitted people other than their family or friends, how many shifts did they do?
Think about the opportunities you have to get involved in making positive changes to society (whether locally or further afield). Which best describes your perspective?
"The Government encourages people to give to charity." Do you...
Micaia is a hybrid institution combining Micaia Foundation (charity) and Eco-Micaia Limited (social enterprise) in Mozambique, and a Micaia (UK) support group in the UK. Together, Micaia supports active citizens in learning, earning, and giving back to community and planet. The hybrid nature of Micaia gives us maximum flexibility in responding to needs, opportunities and challenges in the landscapes in which we work.
In 2026, Micaia Foundation is opening Philanthropy Mozambique: the Centre for Research and Promotion of Philanthropy and Innovations in Development Funding. This will be the focus of our continuing work on all aspects of philanthropy.
With 17 years of experience and a wealth of learning, and more than 100,000 people supported in furthering their wellbeing, Micaia is now recognized nationally and internationally for the effectiveness and pioneering nature of its work.
Micaia is a hybrid institution combining Micaia Foundation (charity) and Eco-Micaia Limited (social enterprise) in Mozambique, and a Micaia (UK) support group in the UK. Together, Micaia supports active citizens in learning, earning, and giving back to community and planet. The hybrid nature of Micaia gives us maximum flexibility in responding to needs, opportunities and challenges in the landscapes in which we work.
In 2026, Micaia Foundation is opening Philanthropy Mozambique: the Centre for Research and Promotion of Philanthropy and Innovations in Development Funding. This will be the focus of our continuing work on all aspects of philanthropy.
With 17 years of experience and a wealth of learning, and more than 100,000 people supported in furthering their wellbeing, Micaia is now recognized nationally and internationally for the effectiveness and pioneering nature of its work.
