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Welcome to our newsletter with updates the past months from our projects covering education, health, agriculture & environment, and integrated community development.
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| Renewing our commitment to tackling illiteracy |
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Boosting literacy rates is common ground for ADPP Angola and the Angolan Ministry of Education. At a ceremony to mark the signing of an agreement between the National Directorate for Youth and Adult Education (DNEJA) and ADPP on Tuesday, March 19, to boost functional literacy in Angola, the Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, Pacheco Francisco, highlighted the urgency of tackling illiteracy and called for increased efforts from businesses and experts to help address this challenge. The agreement, signed by DNEJA Director Evaristo João Pedro and ADPP President Rikke Viholm, will provide institutional and technical support for ADPP’s youth and adult education projects. Representatives from the Ministry of Education, MASFAMU, and partners attended the event.
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| Work on the new Pedagogical Workshop in Lucala is underway |
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In March, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Lucala for the construction of the Pedagogical Workshop as part of the project "Improving the Quality of Education in Rural Areas of Angola." The workshop will provide space for STEM and e-learning laboratories, a library and teaching space for use by the teacher training school and polytechnic school, and for in-service teachers.
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| Strengthening Municipal Education Systems |
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As part of efforts to Strengthen the Municipal Education System in Cacuso, the SMS project recently distributed educational materials to children in rural schools across Pungo Andongo, Lombe, Cacuso, and Soqueco. The joy of the children remains a driving force behind the continued work to improve education in the region. In other news from the SMS project, the staff in Londuimbali, Huambo, presented their activity report at the Provincial Education Office of Huambo on March 19, 2024. The meeting was attended by the Provincial Director of Education, Dr Mário Costa Rodrigues, as well as other representatives from the Department of Education.
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| Continuing the vaccination program in Cuando Cubango |
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As part of the Global Vax project’s integration activities, the Municipal Director of Health and the Head of Public Health presented the project’s Community Health Agents to health service providers in Cuchi, before they continued the public vaccination campaign.
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Fully informed and aware of their rights!
Part of the Community Project on HIV/AIDS and TB in Benguela and Zaire is aimed at preventing HIV/AIDS and other STIs among adolescent girls and young women. Weekly sessions are aimed at providing information and a space to discuss sexual and reproductive health and rights, as well as providing access to testing and linking girls to health services where relevant. In March, certificates were awarded to girls who actively participated in the full Bancadas (Girls’ Club) program and received the minimum service package offered by the project. The event celebrated their involvement and commitment to making active choices about their sexual and reproductive health.
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| Community Health Agents Training Completed in Soyo |
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Following the completion of training for Community Health Agents (CHA) in Zaire Province, Soyo Municipality, the Project to Combat Malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS presented the new CHAs to the Soyo Municipal Health Directorate. The activists were then introduced to their respective health units, ready to begin their roles in the community, in full collaboration with the authorities and health service providers.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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| Celebrating International Women's day |
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On March 8th, International Women's Day was celebrated across all our projects, honouring the role of women in society in general, and specifically the contributions of women project leaders, participants, students, and community members. Many women in the project Support for Angolan Women Farmers in Cuanza Sul had a special celebration as they succeeded in opening their own bank account, part of a longer process which started with getting ID cards.
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Improving Food and Nutritional Security
Improving Food and Nutritional Security is a project that supports more than 1500 vulnerable families in Cunene. Drought is the main problem, so the project promotes the cultivation of crops adapted to unpredictable rainfall, with an emphasis on cassava and sweet potatoes; strengthens women’s sales and marketing capacity; and provides inspiration through cooking demonstrations to improve decision-making related to dietary diversification. The promotion of horticulture along the Cunene, Cuvelai, and Calonga rivers, and the Calueque canal, is providing valuable opportunities for the families, who formed Local Producers Associations, and subsequently nine legally recognised agricultural cooperatives with business prospects that help develop the communities. The project presented an update of results this month at Ombadja Municipal Administration.
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Our Largest Dam Yet |
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This 52-metre dam on the River Bero in Chipeio, in the east of Gambos Municipality, is the largest dam built to date by ADPP Angola as part of the Integrated Development Project in Huíla and Namibe. Other components that improve access to water include a renovated well, and a solar-powered water pump that facilitates the drawing of water for both human and animal consumption, as well as for irrigation.
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| Water distribution systems |
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Meanwhile in Cunene, as part of the project to increase access to water, Youth Brigades continued to work on the expansion of the water distribution system in Chipeque. They have already extended the system by 1km.
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| Farmers Field Schools expanding |
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Integrated Development in Kanienguelele, Benguela, includes improvements in agricultural production as a key component. The project organised training this month for Farmer Field School members on field hygiene and sanitation; discussed the recent corn harvest that produced 407 kg of corn; and delivered 500g of onion seeds to be sowed next month, once the field have been prepared. 22 women and 20 men attended the session. Four new members joined the Farmer Field School, bringing the total to 56. This is a very positive development, and indicates the value attached to being a member.
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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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