77 Since his election as Mayor of Quelimane in 2011, Manuel De Araújo has striven to make Mozambique’s fourth-largest city a model of sustainable development, with the construction of climate change-resilient housing, community centers where residents can carry out community activities, public fountains, etc. Quelimane’s 350,000 citizens have seen their quality of life improve over the course of his terms of office. But in his view, it requires a more global vision to positively impact the local economy and combat poverty. Manuel De Araújo has, for instance, tarmacked various thoroughfares to make them accessible for bicycles and created new roadways, in order to link up two districts that were not previously connected, such as Sangariveira and Icidua. The construction of these transport routes should facilitate residents’ mobility and have a positive impact on the local economy, particularly in the small-scale fishing sector, which is important for Quelimane. QUELIMANE (Mozambique) Combining sustainability and quality of life “The construction of new transport routes must benefit the mobility of local residents and have a positive impact on the local economy.” MANUEL DE ARAÚJO, Mayor of Quelimane (Mozambique)
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