LUDIA AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BIRTH REGISTRATION IN ZAMBÉZIA

Tuesday 13 March 2018

LUDIA AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BIRTH REGISTRATION IN ZAMBÉZIA

There are many cases of unregistered families. In Mozambique, especially in rural areas, there are people who have no idea about what birth registration means - becoming parents, mothers and caregivers not registered, and making it difficult to register their children and others in their custody.

Ludia Ramia (mother)

Ludia Ramia, the mother of four unregistered children, is one such example, she doesn´t know her age but is estimated to be between 24 and 28 years old. Natural and resident of the community of Maço, Administrative Post of Megaza, more than 60 km from Morrumbala Headquarters Village in Zambézia province, had never heard about birth registration before, "I did not know that people should be registered", she says.

It was during the community sensitization activities carried out by the Community Health Committee in Chifungo where Lúdia was explained the need and importance of birth registration and she realized to be urgent to register all her four children when the mobile brigade reaches her village.

The real age of the first three Ludia's children (Thamandane, Sefva, and Paulo with 8, 6, and 3 years old respectively), were estimated because their mother doesn’t know the right age. The last Ludia’s little 8 months daughter Nesse, had lack because her mother still have the hospital yellow card with all information.

Ludia Ramia with her four children already registered

Now, Ludia Ramia has birth registrations of her children and is aware that there may be several benefits, such as access to education, health services among several documents and therefore advises other parents and guardians to do the same.

"We are very happy for this work that the Government is doing together with Save the Children and UNICEF. The times have changed and a person without a birth registration nothing can do. With this awareness work, many people became aware of the importance of birth registration and children can be registered" says Francisco Otera, community leader of Mace.