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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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| STEM in theory and practice |
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As part of the project to improve the quality of education in Cuanza Norte, Malanje and Uige, in-service teachers in Calandula, Malanje, gained insights into practical sessions that bring science and math lessons to life, increase understanding, and inspire students to pursue studies in STEM subjects. The four themes covered on this occasion were “living beings” and the use of microscopes, energy and light, statistics, and mental arithmetic.
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Education resolves problems
The Polytechnic Caxito showed how technical education can provide practical solutions and improve lives. Families displaced by heavy rains in Bengo and in temporary housing were using firewood to cook and this caused a lot of smoke in the city. The school contacted the Dande Municipal Education Office and the Municipal Administration about donating 30 efficient stoves for these families to cook on, to avoid pollution within the city that could cause health problems. They have already handed over 12 stoves, and joined the list of entities or institutions that came together to help those affected by the rains in Bengo. The Municipal Director himself received the stoves and liked this product made by the school's students, commenting that education should be about resolving problems.
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| Stimulating Scientific Curiosity |
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Headmasters, teachers, and students from ADPP Polytechnics Zango and Cazenga, and Teacher Training School ADPP Luanda, enjoyed a whole new kind of learning experience when they visited the new Luanda Science Centre, with its hands-on, interactive displays. The Science Centre, the first of its kind in Angola, is a valuable resource that contributes to the objectives of STEM education.
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| Eradication of HIV, TB, and Malaria |
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As part of the implementation of the Community Project to combat HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Angola, a team from the Global Fund, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, UNDP Angola and partners, held a technical workshop on the new financing cycle that aims to strengthen the country's health system in the eradication of these endemic diseases.
The event, which took place in the province of Benguela, from 22 to 26 January, brought together key stakeholders and technical partners to negotiate and refine together the final documents to be submitted for review and approval by the Global Fund Board of Directors.
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| Covid-19 Vaccination campaign in Bié |
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Over the past 16 months, 313,055 people in Bié province have been vaccinated against COVID-19 through the "Global Vax" campaign, significantly surpassing the initial target of 226,784. The Ministry of Health campaign, funded by USAID and implemented in Bié by ADPP with the support of local authorities and community agents, covered the municipalities of Andulo, Cuito, and Camacupa, with Cuito achieving the highest coverage. ADPP has also implemented the campaign in Cuando Cubango, Bengo and parts of Luanda.
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Staff in the Community Project to Combat HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis in Benguela and Cuanza Sul work closely with the authorities since well-coordinated efforts result in the best services for people living with HIV/AIDS or TB. As part of this, the team in Cuanza Sul has been busy presenting and evaluating results from the past year with the authorities, with the picture showing participants in the meeting to discuss the quarterly report at Seles Communal Administration in Cuanza Sul Province.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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| National Governments backing the ADSWAC Project |
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The second meeting of the Regional Steering Committee of the ADSWAC project took place in January in Windhoek. The Angola delegation included representatives from the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry/IDA, ADPP Angola, the Regional Coordination of the project, and the Provincial Office of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Cuando Cubango. They were joined by their Namibian counterparts to discuss project progress, and plans for the coming semester were approved.
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National Environment Day
Create, Plant, Protect – a simple message from the women and young people at the Green Viana Project in Luanda to mark National Environment Day. The participants raised awareness about the importance of conservation, reuse, and recycling of natural resources. They also helped make Viana greener, literally, by planting more trees and encouraging others to do the same.
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| Women's empowerment – mental muscle! |
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The AMAR+ project is empowering women, and not only through sessions on gender equality and land rights. The women are gaining mental muscle, thanks to literacy lessons, and to their involvement as equals in the production of participative maps for the Land Delimitation component, as here in the community of Lolo in Quibala, Cuanza Sul.
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Experience sharing inspires |
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In the project to improve access to water in Cunene, the Kankonda Water & Sanitation Group welcomed members of the group from Tchipeque to a demonstration of the water system and to exchange experiences. They explained the whole process, up to the moment water came gushing out of the taps. This inspired the W&S Group from Tchipeque to keep tracking the activities in their own community until the completion of the water system there.
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Bringing citizenship services to the community
The CAPI Project in Balombo Municipality made a huge difference to the lives of 600 more people this month. In collaboration with the Local Administration, they handed over 600 ID cards to people living in remote areas of that municipality, thus guaranteeing access for all citizens to their fundamental rights. The team adopts the simple strategy of traveling to the most distant communities, taking the necessary equipment, documents, and resources to carry out registration and issue identity cards.
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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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