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RSM Mozambique believes that the path to true development in Mozambique can be found through harnessing the potential of the country’s youthful population and by engaging women in impactful ways. 

With this foundational belief, RSM Mozambique is pleased to announce the launch of its newly re-designed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy and portfolio: RSM Empower. 

RSM Empower is the company’s commitment to improving economic, social, and environmental conditions for women and young people in Mozambique. The company’s vision with this initiative is to continue playing a role in the holistic development in Mozambique by creating inclusive opportunities that promote female voices and equip young people with the power of hope. 

Through RSM Empower, RSM can continue investing in these key populations to ensure that their skills, energy, and ideas are acknowledged and integrated into the company’s end-products. RSM is confident about the return that this investment can bring, not only for its clients, but also for its corporate structure and for its communities. 

RSM Empower is defined by 3 Pilot programming initiatives. These programming initiatives were designed based on internal and external consultations regarding what we aim to achieve through this investment. In accordance with the best international practices, RSM Empower includes monitoring and evaluation components to ensure that each individual programming stream is on track to meet its particular objectives as well as the objectives of RSM Empower more broadly. Accordingly, these streams include:

⇒ Youth Empowerment: On-going implementation and improvements to our signature Jovens Talentos programme where we hire, train, and mentor recent Mozambican graduates to take part in our Audit, Tax, Legal, HR, Advisory, and Development Consulting service lines.

⇒ Women Empowerment: Continual engagement with the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles Community (WEPs) in which our team participates in campaigns and strategies that promote female advancement and safety in the workplace.

⇒ Women and Youth Empowerment: Sponsorship of Casa Madre Maria Clara in Maputo (an orphanage that supports at-risk girls) through outreach and on-going programming to support their studies.

RSM is pleased to be a leader in Mozambique’s growing Corporate Social Responsibility movement. The company invites other private sector actors to join them in this initiative through the development of clear, actionable policies and programming that will impact staff members and Mozambican communities alike.

Julia Wood Dos Santos

Development Consulting Manager