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Welcome to our newsletter with updates the past month from our projects covering education, health, agriculture & environment, and integrated community development.
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| Reflecting on our UNESCO-Hamdan Prize Experience |
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After being named one of the Top 10 finalists for the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development, ADPP Angola’s Teacher Training Schools had the honour of being represented at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris by Rikke, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and teacher Luís Cahisso from the teacher training school ADPP Cuanza Norte. He reflects on his experience and how this recognition has strengthened our mission to empower teachers in Angola’s rural communities in this article:
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Read more about the prize here from various stakeholders:
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| Rolliing out the STEM project to new provinces |
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ADPP and the National Institute of Teacher Training has already implemented STEM projects in Luanda, Bengo, Cuanza Norte, Uíge, Zaire, and Namibe. The new school year brings the STEM project to teachers and trainees in two new provinces: Huambo, Bié as well as continuing activities in Namibe and Uíge.
Read about the initial training of teachers here:
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Work Experience for 9th graders at the Polytechnic Schools
During October, work experience began for 9th-grade students at the 8 Polytechnics. In Huambo, students from the two courses- Social Communication Assistant and Environmental Promoter- were divided into trios and placed in various local organizations, including Rádio Eclesia, newspaper published Edições de Novembro, Rádio 02 de Maio, newspaper Jornal 02 de Maio, Video Institucional, the Forestry Development Institute, and the ADPP Forest Protection Project among others. Afterwards, like students across the Polytechnic Schools, they completed a report on their work experience, reflecting on what they had learned.
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| Ready for the rainy season- and anything else! |
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The new Community Health Agents in Cuito, Bié attended a bimonthly meeting on October 28. They covered a number of topics, including updating their list, organizing field materials, reviewing activities over the past two weeks, discussing challenges faced during awareness visits, presenting their weekly reports, and setting their targets for the coming period. A training session was also conducted on data collection forms, data analysis, report writing, and field support materials. They received information materials for distribution and last, but certainly not least, raincoats were distribution in anticipation of the rainy season. The meeting was highly productive, and the Community Health Agents left prepared for any eventuality.
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The TB-DOT project Hosts International Visitors in Benguela
The ADPP Community HIV/AIDS and TB Project’s DOT-C subproject in Benguela recently welcomed Spanish doctors for a hands-on exchange in the Cubal municipality. The doctors accompanied Community Health Agents Rafael and Josefa as they conducted home visits in Hamavoco, where they observed and shared community health practices to enhance care approaches. The team also gave community talks on HIV and TB awareness for pregnant women at a local clinic, and in Casseque community.
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| New: “Bancadas” for boys and young men |
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ADPP has now launched Bancadas (weekly discussion clubs) for boys and young men, building on the success of our Bancadas program for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), which has reached up to 47,000 girls annually since 2018. The expansion aims to engage young men in HIV prevention and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) education. Boys will participate in similar weekly, community-based sessions that provide essential health knowledge, safe spaces for discussion, and peer-led learning on HIV prevention and SRHR. The regular Bancadas program for girls continues to run, with the aim that all young people know more about their rights and responsibilities.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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| Support for Women Farmers: impact |
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In October, we delivered our quarterly report on the ongoing Support for Women Farmers project. The report features stories about the project’s impact in five areas: agricultural production, literacy, citizenship activities, land rights, and gender equality. These stories show how women in rural Angola are gaining new skills, increasing their productivity, and enhancing their lives and communities.
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| The New Agricultural Year launched in Calandula |
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The Women Farmers’ Club in Malanje’s Calandula municipality joined the opening of the 2024-2025 agricultural year in the Dale Ndungue community. The event, themed "Strengthening Family Farming Towards Sustainable Development," was led by Governor Alexandre Nhunga, Deputy Governor for Social and Political Affairs Dr. Franco Mufinda, and other provincial leaders, highlighting the province’s commitment to empowering family farming initiatives.
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| Green Schools Program Kicks Off in Cuangar |
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The Green Schools program kicked off in Cuangar last month, as project staff met with selected teachers to introduce the structure of the program, and the concept of organizing pupils in “Green Patrol” groups within schools. The activity also included a school clean-up campaign focused on hygiene education and concluded with a demonstration of the “tippy-tap” handwashing system, encouraging better hygiene practices among students.
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| First Harvest Successes in Dirico |
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The Shamaputo community’s Producer Organization number 27, in Dirico municipality, recently celebrated its first harvest. They harvested 16 kilograms of two varieties of cabbage: Chinese and Portuguese. Cucumber and tomatoes are also doing well. This milestone highlights the group’s dedication to sustainable farming and local food production. The Climate Change Action Centre’s model field also continues to produce well.
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Increased access to water - I |
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The first of October saw yet another water system officially handed over to the community in our Access to Water project in Cunene, part of the FRESAN programme, this time in the centre of Naulila commune. The water capture and distribution system consists of 2 improved wells which serve as intakes of water captured from the perennial river. This water is pumped with solar-powered submersible pumps to two 32,000 litre tanks and to two 10,000 litre tanks on a 4m high platform. From these, water is delivered to the health post, the police station, the Commune Administration offices, the primary school, and some houses.
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| Increased access to water - II |
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The project to increase community access to water in Cunene, part of the FRESAN programme, recently visited one of the “chimpacas” (ponds - see photo) which was desilted in November 2023. A water brigade of local youth and women manually cleaned the chimpaca, and it is now the best filled chimpaca in the area of Ombala-yo-Mungo commune. The water is expected to last until the next rains, where other chimapacas may have already dried out. A testament to the hard work of the Water Brigade.
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| Youth Club Graduations in Balombo |
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Youth Clubs have been an important part of the Communities in Action for Peace and Inclusion (CAPI) project, woring on peace and social inclusion with young people. In October, young people were giving certifated in recognition of their active participation in club activities and lessons. The Municipal Director of Social Action, Families and Women attended the graduation, along with members of the police, and representatives from various government departments, religious entites, traditional authorities and members of the project’s Community Action Groups. In total, 527 participants took part, illustrating the importance of project activities. In her speech, Municipal Director of Social Action congratulated the young people on their efforts and emphasized the fundamental role of youth in constructing harmonious and united communities.
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Thank you to all the partners who support our activities.
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All ADPP projects are implemented in collaboration with the government at national and local level.
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ADPP is a co-founder and member of the Federation Humana People to People
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VISION
ADPP seeks to support people in developing the vision and capacity to contribute to development, for themselves, their communities, and the nation.
MISSION
- To promote solidarity between people
- To promote the economic and social development of Angola
- To promote a better life for the underprivileged and those most in need
ADPP (Ajuda de Desenvolivmento de Povo para Povo) stands for Development Aid from People to People. ADPP Angola works in the fields of education, health, agriculture and environment, and integrated community development.
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