N'weti

What N'weti does

N'weti is a Mozambican non-governmental organization established in 2008 and headquartered in Maputo, with 284 employees operating across 10 provinces and 103 districts. The organization delivers social and behavior change programs in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV/AIDS, malaria, gender-based violence, family planning, and nutrition, targeting children, adolescents and young women, women of reproductive age, and people living with HIV. Its programmatic core is the Community Score Card (CSC) methodology, adapted from the World Bank for the Mozambican context, deployed across 229 health units to enable community-led monitoring of public health service quality and to inform policy advocacy. The product portfolio also includes the M-Health digital platform (reaching 62,241+ adolescents), the OVC comprehensive services program (orphans and vulnerable children), the Hlayisa USAID/PEPFAR-funded community-based HIV services project covering Gaza, Inhambane, and Maputo, the DREAMS program for adolescent girls and young women in Zambézia, the UNICEF-funded Community Dialogues on child marriage prevention in Nampula, and the Rede de Aprendizagem knowledge platform.

N'weti operates a non-profit, donor-funded model with no fees charged to beneficiaries. Revenue streams are grants and cooperative agreements from bilateral and multilateral donors — USAID/PEPFAR is the primary anchor funding community-based HIV services and OVC programs, with secondary funding from UNICEF (child marriage prevention), Oxfam (AGIR program), GFF, GAVI, Global Fund, PROSAÚDE, and AIDSFonds. Distribution relies on partnerships with the Ministry of Health (MISAU) and the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS), a network of trained community facilitators, mobile brigades, community health workers, and civil society organizations. The organization reports reaching 1,192,000 direct beneficiaries in 2023, 967 health facilities, and 373,865 cumulative beneficiaries since 2018 across children, adolescents, and adults. In 2024, N'weti expanded its bid pipeline through a strategic partnership with Pathfinder International for a USAID Maternal and Child Health, Immunization and Nutrition (MNCHI&N) project targeting Nampula, Zambézia, Tete, and Niassa provinces.

Name

N'weti

Legal name

N'weti

Website

https://nweti.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

N'weti is a Mozambican non-governmental organization founded in 2008 that delivers social and behavior change programs in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-based violence across 10 provinces, reaching 1.19 million direct beneficiaries in 2023 through donor-funded community-led monitoring and health service partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and Community Development Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sexual Health & STI/HIV Prevention Health Departments (HLAJAAAL), Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Social & Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) for Nutrition (BPADAJAK), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Social behavior change
• HIV prevention programs
• Reproductive health services
• Public health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Maputo

HQ country

Mozambique

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. USAID/PEPFAR Funding: Primary donor funding through PEPFAR for HIV community services, OVC support, and related health programs in Mozambique. N'weti implements USAID-funded projects including the Hlayisa project for community-based HIV services and OVC programs in Zambézia and Gaza provinces.
2. UNICEF Funding: Funding from UNICEF for specific initiatives including child marriage prevention programs through Community Dialogues approach in Nampula province districts.
3. Oxfam/AGIR Program Funding: Funding from Oxfam through the Actions for Inclusive and Responsible Governance (AGIR) program for institutional capacity building and health communication work.
4. Bilateral and Multilateral Donor Funding: Funding from various development partners including Global Financing Facility (GFF), GAVI, Global Fund, and PROSAÚDE for health systems strengthening and specific health interventions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

N'weti implements community-led public health and social behavior change programs in Mozambique across HIV, sexual and reproductive health, family planning, malaria, gender-based violence, and nutrition. Its core service is the Community Score Card (CSC) methodology, adapted from the World Bank, which enables trained community facilitator pairs to facilitate citizen monitoring of public health service quality through structured dialogues between communities and health providers. This is complemented by donor-funded programs (DREAMS, OVC, Hlayisa, Community Dialogues) and an M-Health digital platform for adolescent engagement.

Product overview

N'weti is a Mozambican NGO (since 2008) focused on social and behavior change in health areas including Malaria, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), HIV, gender-based violence (GBV), and family planning. The organization implements a portfolio of interconnected programs: the Community Score Card (CSC) methodology for health services quality monitoring; the M-Health initiative for digital adolescent engagement; DREAMS program for adolescent girls and young women; OVC program for orphans and vulnerable children; and the Hlayisa community-based HIV services project. These are complemented by Community Dialogues approaches for behavior change, formative research publications, and the Rede de Aprendizagem advocacy knowledge platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Score Card (CSC) A community-led monitoring methodology adapted from the World Bank that enables citizens to participate in organized monitoring of public health service quality through constructive dialogue between communities and service providers; implemented with Ministry of Health (MISAU) across health facilities in Mozambique.
• M-Health Mobile health initiative enabling adolescents and youth to access sexual and reproductive health information and clarify doubts through digital engagement; targets young Mozambicans seeking SRH and family planning information.
• OVC (Orphans and Vulnerable Children) Program Comprehensive package of services supporting orphans and vulnerable children in Zambézia province, implemented through family-based case management, prevention groups, and DREAMS enrollment; for HIV-exposed and vulnerable children in Mozambique.
• Hlayisa - Community-based HIV Services USAID/PEPFAR-funded project providing community-based HIV testing, linkage to care and treatment, and adherence support in southern Mozambique (Gaza, Inhambane, and Maputo provinces) for people living with HIV and their partners.
• Community Dialogues - Child Marriage Prevention Pilot project using community dialogue approach to prevent child marriage, implemented in four districts of Nampula Province; for communities and adolescents at risk of child marriage.
• DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) Comprehensive prevention program for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 10-24 in Zambézia province, including HIV prevention, socio-economic strengthening, and community-based services; for vulnerable AGYW in Mozambique.
• Studies and Research Formative research publications covering topics including child marriage, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and communication for health; for donors, policymakers, and public health practitioners.
• Rede de Aprendizagem - Advocacy Network Learning network aggregating policy briefs, studies, videos, and advocacy materials covering health policy monitoring, budget analysis, and public accountability; for civil society advocates and policy stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,192,000 direct beneficiaries reached in 2023 alone
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and foundational.

• Pathfinder InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with Pathfinder for bidding on USAID's Maternal and Child Health, Immunization and Nutrition (MNCHI&N) project to be implemented in Nampula, Zambezia, Tete, and Niassa provinces.
• Ministry of Health (MISAU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Government partnership for implementing Community Score Card (CSC) methodology and community consultation processes. N'weti works in close collaboration with health facilities and local authorities to improve quality of public health services.
• Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Government partnership for OVC programs and gender-based violence prevention activities, working through provincial and district directorates.
• World BankfoundationalTechnology or IntegrationOriginal developer of the Community Score Card (CSC) methodology which N'weti has adapted for Mozambique's context for monitoring quality of public health services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AMREF Health Africa: Africa-based health NGO with community health worker models and MNCH/SRH programming across multiple African countries. Comparable service delivery model and African-led positioning.
• World Vision Mozambique: Large international INGO operating across Mozambique in health, child protection, GBV, and nutrition. Comparable donor base (USAID, UNICEF, GFF) and overlapping thematic focus on OVC, child marriage, and community health.
• Population Services International (PSI): Global health organization with social marketing, SRH, HIV, and youth-focused programs in Mozambique and across Africa. Overlaps with N'weti in adolescent SRH and HIV prevention verticals.
• Save the Children Mozambique: International INGO with MNCH, child protection, and SRHR programming in Mozambique. Competes for UNICEF, USAID, and GAVI funding in the same provinces and on adjacent thematic verticals.

Direct peers

• FHI 360: Large global development NGO with deep PEPFAR/USAID portfolio in HIV prevention, OVC, and SRHR. Competes directly with N'weti for USAID prime awards and implements comparable DREAMS-style AGYW programming.
• Pathfinder International: U.S.-based global health NGO implementing SRHR, HIV, and MNCH programs across Africa. Pathfinder is both a partner of N'weti (joint bidding on USAID MNCHI&N) and a direct competitor for USAID prime awards in Mozambique.
• mothers2mothers: Africa-based NGO employing peer mentors to deliver PMTCT, MNCH, and HIV services. Closely comparable model to N'weti's community health worker approach and shares the same donor universe (PEPFAR, USAID, UNICEF).
• JHPIEGO: Johns Hopkins-affiliated global health NGO focused on reproductive, maternal, and HIV services. Operates PEPFAR-funded programs across sub-Saharan Africa with overlapping target populations (women of reproductive age, AGYW).
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF): PEPFAR implementing partner focused on pediatric HIV, PMTCT, and family-focused HIV services. Highly comparable to N'weti's OVC and HIV testing/linkage work and competes for overlapping donor funding in Mozambique.

Emerging players

• N'weti's sibling Mozambican NGOs (e.g., AMIMOJ, HOPEM, World Vision's local partners): Local Mozambican NGOs implementing community health and rights programs with similar sub-grantee profiles. Representative of the local-partner ecosystem N'weti both competes with and could potentially absorb into consortia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/n_weti
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChFIKVH9OADNigBL8QWu6Jw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/www.nweti.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nweti

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