O Índice Sociedade Civil (ISC) é uma ferramenta, desenvolvida pela CIVICUS, de avaliação participativa de necessidades e de planificação de acção que já foi aplicada em mais de 50 países, com o objectivo de criar uma base de conhecimento e ímpeto para iniciativas de fortalecimento da Sociedade Civil. O processo, em Moçambique, foi muito participativo e envolveu um leque variado de actores ao nível das bases, organizações de mulheres, de jovens, organizações informais, partidos políticos, sector privado, instituições académicas e governo, entre outros. Este envolvimento proactivo dos vários intervenientes no ISC garantiu o sentido de posse no país e partilhou o compromisso de todos de se alicerçarem nos sucessos da Sociedade Civil para resolverem as fraquezas inerentes.

This is the sixth NHDR produced since 1998. The theme of the 2007 edition is the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The report looks carefully at general status of HIV and AIDS in Mozambique, its different facets and causes, its historical evolution, how it is regarded by society and its potential impact on the public and private sectors. The report finds that HIV and AIDS are exacerbating the problems of poverty, malnutrition, low educational levels and gender disparities, thus threatening the attainment of the MDGs as well as slowing growth and development.

The United Nations Global Compact (GC) has established the GC Regional Learning Forum (GCRLF) in Sub-Saharan Africa to promote responsible Corporate Citizenship in the region. GC invites companies to adopt the ten Global Compact principles with the aim of building new coalitions with private stakeholders in order to achieve a more inclusive globalization.

Towards that end, the Global Compact, its Regional Learning Forum and related activities in the African region, the United Nations Global Compact has commissioned a survey to assess the effectiveness on how GC Regional Learning is making a difference to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in sub-Saharan Africa.