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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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| Sharing STEM experiences |
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The Focal Point of the Provincial Education Office in Malanje invited ADPP to share practical STEM experiences and experiments at a seminar for recently qualified teachers. The examples demonstrated covered Ministry of Education curricular programs. STEM training is revolutionising math and science teaching, and changing concepts among teachers and students alike.
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| Campaign in Baía-Farta to Encourage School Attendance |
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The Strengthening Municipal Education Systems project in Baía-Farta spent three days at the beginning of April on a house-to-house campaign in Marítima Sul, in the communities of Chiome, Muhaningo, Saco, Bandeira and Chamume. The campaign was to encourage all children to continue school next term, prevent dropouts, and identify vulnerable children who had already dropped out of school. Project staff spoke with parents and guardians, traditional and religious authorities, and the municipal police chief, and presented the 2022/2023 annual report of the project to His Excellency João Carlos da Costa Abel Municipal Director of Education of Bahia-Farta.
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#YouthAtHeart, an initiative of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Angola is a virtual forum to address how young people tackle challenges, for example regarding work and education. Integration and training of young people is instrumental for inclusive and sustainable development. In Huambo, the project met students from the Teacher Training School ADPP Huambo, and spoke with these future teachers who will soon be working in rural communities. Students in teaching practice and students at ADPP Polytechnic Huambo shared their experiences with the visitors from the YouthAtHeart project, who said they would continue to invest in strengthening young people’s skills and competencies. Everybody, whatever their talent, is capable of making their dreams come true!
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The National Forum of Partners Against Malaria marked World Malaria Day with a workshop. The theme of the workshop was Accelerate the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World. ADPP Angola took part, along with many other entities and local partners to address the National Malaria Strategic Plan 2021 to 2025.
Image: The Secretary of State for Public Health giving a speech.
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Collaborating to bring about behaviour change
Staff in the Global Vax project, supporting the authorities in the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, met with traditional leaders in Canana, Andula Municipality, to strengthen collaboration with traditional authorities in mobilizing the villages and localities where each of them governs. They play a key role in reaching members of the community and promoting behaviour change.
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| Rapid testing for HIV |
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As part of the Malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS Project in Soyo, Community Health Agents working with the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission program attended a training session on the HIV rapid testing algorithm at health facilities with HIV care and treatment services. The Bioline test was used.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power and Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma visited Benguela in April for the formal launch of the expansion to Women in Angola Farming project. Empowering women farmers through training in sustainable agriculture, the creation of clubs and cooperatives, literacy, access to funding, and to citizenship tools such as birth certificates, ID cards and voting cards, now reaches Benguela, Huambo, Bié, and Cuando Cubango, in addition toCuanza Sul, Cuanza Norte, Luanda, Malanje, Huíla, and Namibe.
Read more in the national newspaper here:
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The ADSWAC Project celebrated World Earth Day, 22nd of April, together with Calai Municipal Administration, traditional authorities, and members of the community. Project staff from the Namibian and Angolan sides of the border got together in Calai to discuss planet protection, and to plant trees.
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Building Resilient Communities
At the end of the month, members of the activity teams working on the ADSWAC project in the municipalities of Dirico, Cuangar and Calai, attended training on Creating Institutional Capacities for Management of the Climate Adaptation Centre. The Hon. Agostinho dos Santos, Deputy Municipal Administrator of Calai, representing Adélia Muambeno Samuel, Municipal Administrator, opened the session. He spoke of the important social role of ADPP, "which will help the local executive teaching techniques and methodologies aimed at resilience against environmental adversities affecting communities."
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Reimagining cooperation |
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ADPP Angola had the honour of participating on the panel of guests at the launch of Report on Human Development 2023-2024. The 2023/2024 Human Development Report, “Breaking the gridlock: Reimagining cooperation in a polarized world” was presented today by UNDP and MINPLAN. ''By promoting dialogue to reimagine cooperation, we contribute to the prosperity of people and the planet, said UNDP's representative in Angola,
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As part of the project to increase access to water in Cunene, fifty families from the town of Onaukute, in Ombala yo Mungo, in the Municipality of Ombadja, learned more about agricultural techniques that prioritize the efficient use of water. Drip irrigation systems are key, and they are powered by solar energy, as part of efforts to promote conservation and responsible use of water resources to increase food and nutritional security. The farmers laid out drip irrigation pipes to bring water from the Cafu Canal, fenced off plots for cultivation, and prepared beds for planting. This action is part of the FRESAN Program, carried out by ADPP Angola/CODESPA Angola, in Ombadja and Curoca.
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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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