Gorongosa Project helps communities in the Sustainable Development Zone of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

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Gorongosa Project helps communities in the Sustainable Development Zone of Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park

11:56 CAT | 31 Mar 2025

Maria da Graça (Pungué Locality Chief), Gabriela Curtiz and Elisa Langa (Gorongosa National Park) plan the food distribution. [Photo: Gorongosa National park/ Samo Jossefa]

Farmers who live near Gorongosa National Park are hardworking, smart and resilient. With very little technology, they grow maize, sorghum, sesame, vegetables, fruits, and tree crops such as cashew. They feed their families and cover household needs.

At Gorongosa Park, we support them with tools and training and sometimes better seeds. But all the credit of their success goes to them. As they continue each year to increase yields, they will lift themselves out of poverty.

However, this year the rains came late, and crops did not grow. This created food insecurity. Therefore, the Gorongosa Project is implementing a food distribution program with a supplemental grant from the Greg Carr Foundation.

The Program will support a total of 3,500 families.

Gocomm.fb_ — *Greg Carr and members of a community of the Sustainable Development Zone of Gorongosa National Park. [Photo: Gorongosa National Park/Samo Jossefa]*

We are providing a food kit to each family comprised of this:

Maize Meal – 25 Kg

Mariana rice – 25 Kg

Beans – 5 Kg 7. Soap – 2 bars

Cooking oil – 2 liters

Salt – 1Kg

Dry fish – 2 Kg

Soap – 2 bars

Milk powder

Gorongcomm.fb_ — *Food distributed to members of a community of the Sustainable Development Zone of Gorongosa National Park. [Photo: Gorongosa National Park/Samo Jossefa]*

Gorongosa Project teammate Gabriela Curtiz is leading this effort. She is coordinating with the local government.

Gorongg.fb_ — *Distribution of food to members of a community of the Sustainable Development Zone of Gorongosa National Park. [Photo: Gorongosa National Park/ Samo Jossefa]*

The good news is that the rains did finally start, and the families should have a chance for a crop later this year.

On any given year there can be a short-term crisis. The long-term solution is that these households will be able to develop reserves of food and money. Some might be able to implement irrigation someday to correct for unpredictable rainfall.

We believe in them, our neighbours!

Commnit.fb_ — *Members of a community of the Sustainable Development Zone of Gorongosa National Park. (Photo : Gorongosa National Park/ Samo Jossefa]*

About the Gorongosa Restoration Project

The Gorongosa Restoration Project seeks to integrate conservation and human development with the understanding that a healthy ecosystem will benefit humans, who in turn will be motivated to support the objectives of Gorongosa National Park.

For more information about the Gorongosa Restoration Project or to schedule an interview with someone involved in the Project, please contact Vasco Galante by WhatsApp (+258 82 297 0010) or email ([email protected]).

For general information, please visit our website at www.gorongosa.org. You may follow the daily activities of Gorongosa National Park here: https://www.facebook.com/gorongosa

Source: Gorongosa National Park / Media Release