Brickyard

Tete province is abundant with red soil that turns viscous when mixed with water and turns rock solid when baked, ideal for bricks.  The majority of business enterprises in the Study Area is of micro-scale at best with only a couple of employees at most, and the variety of businesses is still pretty limited.  Brick-making is one of those few found in the area along with carpenters and bakeries.

Village Scene

Utilities are still things of luxury in Tete.  Access to electricity is very limited with only 1.7% of the households in the entire province electrified.  Telephone service coverage in Tete province is the lowest of all the provinces in Mozambique; mere 1.7 phone lines per 1,000 people (compared to the national average of 3.5) in 1998.

Carrying Water

A lot of people in rural areas have to travel a long distance to get to fountains and wells for daily water.  As in other developing countries, it is a job for women and children.