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Welcome to our newsletter with updates the past month from projects covering education, health, agriculture & environment, and integrated community development.
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| International Literacy Day 8 September |
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“Promoting literacy for a world in transition: building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies” was this year’s theme. ADPP Angola has been contributing to literacy programmes for more than a decade, with over 200,000 people gaining reading and writing skills since 2011. Just last year, almost 10,000 people attended literacy lessons at ADPP projects, and by the middle of this year, the numbers had already reached 5,010. Events were held to celebrate International Literacy Day at many project, and ADPP also participated at this year’s event organised by the Ministry of Education at Escola Grande in Cazengo, Luanda. Teacher Training School ADPP Luanda, ADPP Polytechnic Cazenga, and the Support for Rural Women Farmers project in Luanda represented ADPP Angola projects at the celebration. Dr Gildo Matias, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Education, visited ADPP’s stall to hear more about the work being done to improve literacy rates and help people gain these essential skills.
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At ADPP’s 15 teacher training schools and 8 polytechnics, students and teachers celebrated the start of the new school year 2023-24. All the students can look forward to an exciting, challenging and enriching programme, whether new students joining the schools for the first time, or students returning to continue their education.
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Trainee teachers in Lunda Sul
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| Team 2024 at the Teacher Training School in Cuanza Norte |
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| The opening event of the school year at the Polytechnic ADPP Zango |
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| Quality education under all circumstances |
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School started in September in Lôvua, Lunda Norte Province, just like everywhere else in Angola. The difference is that the classes are in and around Lôvua Settlement, which houses refugees from DRC. Quality education knows no borders, no limits and no exceptions. Children and young people have the right to a solid education whatever their circumstances, and ADPP has extensive experience in ensuring these rights are met.
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| Strengthening Municipal Education Systems |
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Parents and guardians play a key role in ensuring children attend school, but not everyone sees education as important, and sometimes other priorities hinder regular attendance. As part of a whole package of measures to strengthen education in Benguela, Bié, Huambo and Malanje, the project carried out mobilisation actions, as here in Londuimbali, visiting families at their homes to encourage them to send all their children to school at the beginning of term.
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| Tômbwa Women in Action making strides |
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At the ADPP Tombwa Environment Centre, women have become proficient at using sewing machines and producing quality items that match clients’ requirements. The centre recently received its first order, which was for a restaurant requesting 10 table cloths, four aprons, and four chef’s hats. The client’s satisfaction on receiving his order was clear to see.
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| Personal approaches to combating TB |
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The challenge in tackling HIV/AID and TB is to reach all of the individuals who most need help, such as those who quietly drop out of their course of treatment without leaving explanations. The TB-DOT component of ADPP’s HIV/TB community project in Benguela makes the extra effort it takes to reach these people, encourage them to resume treatment, and support them to overcome whatever obstacles they face. Home visits to patients play a vital role, as do food parcels that ensure adequate nutrition when most needed, as here Otodamo District, Benguela.
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Patient power
In Huambo, Community-Led Monitoring to improve health services gains key information from patients, who are invited to explain their experiences. Staff at hospitals and clinics contribute with their observations which, together with the results from patient interviews and discussions with health authorities, help identify areas of improvement and the actions required to rectify problems. This month, corrective actions resulted in the delivery of material and equipment to Huambo Municipal Hospital that will help improve the service and the experience of patients and health workers alike.
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| New school year, new pupils, new health messengers |
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School pupils in Lilianne, Cacuso Municipality, attended lessons where they learned about malaria prevention and about the signs and symptoms of the disease. The School Health Agent paid a visit to students in Lombe, too, where he explained about the project and the objective of preventing endemic diseases.The project also visited schools in Calandula Municipality to meet with the directors on the question of the schedule of TCE activities for the new academic year , and update the members in Malaria Control Patrols. Thanks to the continued efforts of the TCE project and the unconditional support received from the headmasters, there are always new pupils learning about disease prevention and acting as health messengers as they pass on key messages at home and in the community.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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| ADSWAC project communication strategy session |
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The Ministry of the Environment and ADPP Angola held a session this month on the strategic communication plan for the ADSWAC project ((Resilience building and adaptation to climate change in communities of southwest Africa affected by drought). Representatives from the Ministry of Environment included heads of departments from the National Directorate for Climate Action and Sustainable Development, the National Directorate for Environmental Education, and the Office of Information, Technology and Institutional Communication. Communication strategies are important at all projects, no less so at the ADSWAC Project where community ownership together with institutional support will contribute to success and sustainability. The strategy provides the basis for communication with participating communities and schools, as well as stakeholders, the wider public, and institutions and authorities, so that all necessary and important information is conveyed to those involved in the project.
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Empowering Women Farmers
50 women from the projects Support to Angolan Women Farmers, From Women's Farmers Club Cuanza Sul, and the Efficient Stoves project attended a meeting on 27 September organised by MASFAMU. The director of social action, Antonia Rodrigues, stood in for Cacuso Municipal Administrator Mateus Baptista Vunge. Midwife Manuela spoke about family planning, the Director of Civil Registration spoke on the importance in women's lives of civil registration and obtaining ID cards, and the Director of Agriculture talked about the importance of smallholder farming for community development. All the themes were well developed, and the women farmers demonstrated their interest by asking many questions.
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Sport and the environment
Sport might seem an unlikely component, but the Greener Viana project thinks outside the box to find ways to bring young people together for common causes and engage them in helping make environmental improvements in the municipality of Viana. A football team in Zango IIA has 120 male and female members from the community, so the project began organising meetings to initiate collaboration. A further meeting with the club trainer has already been arranged.
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Resilience is also about management |
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In the "Increasing Access to Water" project in Oncocua, where the communities of Warú, Canuno and Erola are demonstrating that they can guarantee the sustainability of the project through their management of infrastructures and of agricultural activities. The Curoca Municipal Director of Agriculture visited the communities together with representatives from FRESAN, and once again gave assurances that the authorities will continue to accompany the communities . The community of Erola in Oncocua continues to make important progress towards resilience, with the production of pasture reserves, food production and through community management of hydraulic infrastructure.
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Birth certificates facilitate personal documentation
The Communities in Action for Peace and Inclusion (CAPI) project in Benguela is working tirelessly in collaboration with the authorities to help people apply for birth certificates, for themselves and for their children. Having a birth certificate is essential for obtaining an ID card, for applying for other personal documents, and for enrolling children in school. In Londjombele, 26 more people received their birth certificates from Cubal Registry Office at the start of September.
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This year’s theme for World Literacy Day focused on literacy as a way of contributing to sustainable and peaceful societies. The Communities in Action for Peace and Inclusion project conducted various activities in the municipalities of Cubal, Ganda, and Balombo in the province of Benguela to celebrate September 8. UNESCO’s theme for 2023 encapsulated the CAPI project’s overall objective.
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Secure water sources boost resilience
One more improved well is being established in Munhino, Bibala Municipality, as part of the Integrated Community Development project in Huíla and Namibe. Water has been found at a depth of 4m, and the goal is to reach 12m to be sure of a regular supply. The well is being reinforced with sections of concrete tube. With a secure water source, horticulture, agriculture and animal breeding are no longer so precarious. The farmers have learned techniques to avoid wasting water, and members of the community ensure the well is maintained and hygienic.
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| Health and happiness go hand in hand |
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The Intergrated Social project commemorated Family Health Day on 25 September, together with members of a Farmer Field School. There was also a session for pupils and teachers. There were talks and discussions on a variety of topics including malaria prevention and treatment, TB prevention and transmission, signs and symptoms of the disease, the consequences of abandoning treatment, hygiene, and the importance of attending health units rather than self medicating. The women from the Farmer Field School were very happy to participate in what was really a refresher session about disease prevention, and they became more aware about acute respiratory diseases. Everybody participated with questions and answers, and could say what they felt. For the pupils, the main theme was about hygiene, explaining the 10 rules of hygiene and basic sanitation at school and in the community.
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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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