24 July 2025
Succeeding in the Snakes and Ladders Game of Development in Mozambique: The Role of Collaborative Approaches
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The existing wisdom on efforts to promote accountability highlights the importance of ‘thinking and working politically’ and moving from confrontational to collaborative approaches. This is particularly relevant given current trends, including closing civic space and the decline in international development cooperation funding for service delivery and accountability work. This report explores the innovative use of the board game Snakes and Ladders as a heuristic tool to analyse and encourage collaboration in Mozambique’s health sector.