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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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| TRAVEL TO LEARN, LEARN TO TRAVEL |
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Period 5 in our teacher training programme consists of providing students with opportunities to visit communities, state institutions, businesses, industry and other areas to gain first-hand knowledge rather than just theory. Reading a book is great, but experiencing reality is extraordinary. There are currently 783 students and teachers travelling throughout the country!
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Students from ADPP Teacher Training School Cunene are currently in the Republic of Namibia, where they visited the Namibia University Campus, and the Ruacana Energy Plant to carry out investigations. Students, teachers and communities are grateful for the opportunity to travel, investigate and live together with people from different cultures and different areas.
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Bus 1 from ADPP Teacher Training School Uíge made a stop in Catumbela, in Benguela Province, to visit families and learn about their day-to-day lives, their homes, work, food and customs. Taking part in everyday activities is one of the best ways of getting to know people.
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Students from ADPP Teacher Training School Cuanza Norte drove across the province to Dange ya Menha and Cambambe beside the border with Bengo. One of their many investigations took them to a poultry farm.
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ADPP Teacher Training School Zaire students headed south to Cuanza Norte, where they learned about aquafarming in Dondo.
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Historic sites and sites of outstanding natural beauty were among the destinations chosen by ADPP Teacher Training School Cuanza Sul students when they travelled to the province of Huambo. Moro de Moco impressed everyone.
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ADPP Teacher Training School Cuando Cubango students went to neighbouring Huíla, where the Kubango Municipal Administration explained about how local government functioned in this province.
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ADPP Teacher Training School Caxito Bus 2 visited the Municipal Education Office and Dumilde School in Nzeto, a coastal town in Zaire Province, where they investigated the education system.
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| Polytechnic School Huambo Survival Trip |
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7th Grade students went to Ganda for their “Survival Trip,” one of the highlights of the Polytechnic programme. Accompanied by the traditional authorities, they walked more than 20km while investigating the fruits, plants, insects, animals and fish of this area, and they visited a small village to learn more about day-to-day life.
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| Fighting the battle against TB |
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The Prevention of HIV/AIDS and TB, Community DOT project was active on many fronts this month. In Mussende, Cuanza Sul, project staff met with the Deputy Administrator, Bartolomeu Henriques, and other members of the administration on 25 October, to keep the authorities informed of activities, and on the importance of implementing the community DOT subproject in the municipality, as well as the positive impact of the community strategy. The Deputy Administrator asked about the CHAs and how the project achieved such good results. The answer was simple: the 7 CHAs and one supervisor were achieving the results through the effective implementation of the community strategy.
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Thorough recording and checking of patient data is a hallmark of the project, and key in the fight against TB. In Benguela, the project went through the lists of patients in follow-up at the TB Dispensary unit, after which the lists were signed by the person in charge of the TB area.
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Equally important is providing clear guidelines on halting the spread of TB. Here, the ADPP HIV/TB field officer was mentoring a member of staff on providing good information about ways to prevent TB.
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ADPP field officer of the TB-DOT component carrying out checks at the IESA unit with the assistance of Benguela Municipal Supervisor.
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Global Fund Inspectors met at ADPP offices with staff and representatives from the other NGOs in the consortium in Benguela and Cuanza Sul. Capacity building training and hard work all round is improving the impact of the activities.
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Stopping the spread of malaria is possible, but it means everybody has to know what to do. The TCE project works tirelessly with schools and school children to keep them informed about the signs and symptoms of malaria, as well as about the measures of prevention, as here at 1 May School in Calandula, Malanje. School teachers receive training on how to give malaria lessons, and project Health Agents also give lessons for pupils, in this case in Lombe, Cacuso Municipality, Malanje. TCE Malanje received kits from the Provincial Health Office. The kits include equipment for malaria testing, medicine, and 100 mosquito nets. Deputy Director of Teacher Training School ADPP Malanje, Feliciano, accompanied the reception of the material.
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| Agriculture & Environment |
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| Accurate measuring and weighing |
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Training session for members of Farmers’ Club Cuanza Norte on how to measure their cassava production. The use of weighing scales provides accurate information on production, rather than estimates or recording harvests in terms of crates, buckets, or sacks as done traditionally.
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Supporting Women Farmers
Women’s Advocates from Ilha Negala in Cabiri, in the municipality of Icole e Bengo attended a training session on Women's Labor Rights. This is one of the many topics in the Education and Empowerment of Women and Girls Manual, which is an invaluable resource as it ensures all groups in whatever part of the country receive quality training full of knowledge and new learning. The group in Ilha Negala had many questions about the subject, and they took the opportunity to start preparing for the People's Exam that will take place on November 11. The way communities use resources forms part of the community mapping process. In Calapunda, Bibala, members of the village participated in the preparation of the matrix of the use of resources associated with the land. They were joined by people from Liwe. 67 people in all, 35 of whom women, took part.
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| International Day of Rural Women Day, 15 October |
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The project "Support for Rural Women Farmers" in Luanda celebrated the International Day of Rural Women with Farmers’ Club members. They were joined by Cabiri Communal Administrator and a representative from MASFAMU. The event was an opportunity to showcase the project and its many components.
The day was also celebrated in the village of Pamba Sector, Cuanza Norte. The Municipal Director of Agriculture and the Municipal Director of Social Action, MASFAMU joined the women farmers in this celebration that highlights the importance of women in the generation of wealth, as well as in innovation and green entrepreneurship. The Support for Women Farmers project is certainly contributing to community development. As always, ADPP Angola welcomes such occasions and wishes all rural women success in what they do.
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| Integrated Community Development |
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| Reaping a rich harvest in Cunene |
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Members of Tchipulo Farmer Field School in Naulila Commune, Ombajda, Cunene have been enjoying an excellent harvest of vegetables from their household plots. Their hard work, together with the support of the project trainers and improved access to water, have made this possible. Vegetable production on family plots directly contributes to improving the household diet and increasing resilience in the fight against malnutrition within the community.
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Women in Action Namibe
Participants in the project Strengthening Women’s Social and Economic Inclusion in Tômbwa, Namibe Province, received material to help their urban farming activities. They have been attending training at ADPP’s centre in Tômbwa since November 2022, learning about horticulture and entrepreneurship.
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The project team carried out tests this month at the 2m 60cm deep well in Munhino, Bibala, Namibe Province. After pumping for 90 minutes, the borehole had not run dry and the water was clean and in good condition for consumption. This was good news for the community, as it meant the supply to the two water tanks in the village was guaranteed.
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Project CAPI is already changing perceptions and even lives through a programme designed to enhance peacebuilding and conflict resolution skills, building trust, solidarity, and reconciliation through community engagement. Eradicating gender-based violence and women’s vulnerability is a key activity.At the end of October, project trainers attended a second course on Gender-Based Violence and Peacebuilding, in the Municipalities of Cubal and Ganda. The aim was to strengthen techniques for reporting and forwarding cases of vulnerability and violence against women, and for the creation of strategies and plans for the sustainability of ongoing actions
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| Teachers Educating for Peace |
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More than 100 teachers from different schools in the municipality of Ganda in Benguela Province attended a refresher training course on the use of the School Education for Peace manual. Children learn about peace and related topics as part of the Community in Action for Peace and Inclusion project. The Ministry of Education and Benguela Provincial Government are collaborating with the project.
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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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