This is a draft of a piece of work which was shared with colleagues working in the same field in May 2017.  It is likely to be further developed.  It may then be published as a short book or as appendix to the book 'Challenging Ignorance', which Sarah Cummings and myself have been working on and which should be published some time in 2018. What is offered is a draft. It has not been polished for publication and any errors or omissions there may be have gone uncorrected. For these, I apologise.

This file is a draft of an earlier version of Part 1 of this book, which was shared at the end of 2016. What is offered is a  draft. It has not been polished for
publication and any errors or omissions there may be have gone uncorrected. For these, I apologise.

In 2012 Robin Palmer, formerly adviser on land issues for Oxfam GB, but also with a wealth of experience in Southern Africa, hit upon the idea of a book on Oxfam’s experiences in Mozambique over the previous 30 years. It was not intended as a self-congratulatory piece but as reflection on programmes of work and the relationships they were based on over a period of massive change in Mozambique and not insignificant change in Oxfam.