Welcome to our newsletter with updates the past month from projects covering education, health, agriculture & environment, and integrated community development. 

Dr Pacheco Francisco, Secretary of State for Pre-School and Primary Education, led the first quarterly coordination meeting of the project "Strengthening Municipal Education Systems to Ensure Quality Education for All Children," attended by the Provincial Departments of Education of Bié and Huambo, the Municipal Departments of Education of Cacuso (Malanje), Londuimbali (Huambo), Catabola (Bié), and Baía Farta (Benguela), and the municipal administrator of Cacuso. ADPP is helping to support municipalities, schools, teachers and communities to provide quality education for all children through teacher training, promotion of active learning, strong school-community collaboration and a focus on the importance of educating girls to better each child's learning.

The STEM Project kicked off the month of June with a mathematics competition and an exhibition of practical experiences. Students from Teacher Training Schools ADPP Luanda and Caxito participated alongside students from host school TTS Marconi. Students from EPP schools and pupils from primary schools involved in the project also took part, demonstrating their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm for these key science, math and technical subjects. Members of Luanda and Bengo Provincial Education Departments as well as partners were treated to a most interesting display.

Nature field trips are more than just about studying plants and animals. On their nature trip this month, 8th Grade from EPP Caxito also studied how plastic is endangering life in the oceans, and they made an important contribution by cleaning the beaches in the commune of Barra do Dande.

Education benefits from experience sharing and exchanges of ideas, which take place when schools work in ZIPs throughout the country. Directors from the 45 schools in the local ZIP met at the Polytechnic ADPP Huambo to elect a school coordinator for the next five-year period. Also present were the municipal administrator, the municipal director of education, representative of the national police, the mayor, and parents. EPP Huambo gave a demonstration of the charcoal efficient stoves and briquettes being made and promoted by the school for the sake of the environment. Moreover, each guest received a tree sapling and everyone was encouraged to collect and plant seeds and grow trees.

Community-led monitoring is about ensuring quality HIV service delivery, especially to key populations and other underserved groups, through information gathering. The project supports health units through Supervision and Advocacy sessions, as here at the Benfica health centre, together with the Director of the health centre, and the Administrator of health posts and centres in Benfica -Huambo.

International Children’s Day (1^st June) and Day of the African child (16^th June) provide excellent opportunities to focus on and celebrate children, with fun, games and key messages on health, as seen in the images from celebrations at organised by TCE projects at schools in Zaire, Malanje and Cuanza Norte.

A delegation from Department of the European External Action Service (SEAE) in Brussels visited the “Greener Viana” project in the Estalagem area of Viana, Luanda. The project promotes environmental awareness and organizes community members to care for the urban environment through conservation, reuse and recycling of limited natural resources. Mrs. Isabelle Delattre, Head of Unit for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, Dr Ewa Synowiec, Senior Adviser to the EU Directorate-General for Trade and Ms. Júlia Zanvettor representing Angola formed part of the visit, which was also attended by Ms. Manuela Navarro, Head of Cooperation for the European Union Delegation to the Republic of Angola, desk officer Ms. Aurea Machada Pereira, and several ADPP representatives.

Women Farmers’ Club Cuanza Norte and the community health project Total Control of the Epidemic demonstrated activities and results during a recent visit by representatives of ExxonMobil Foundation and Block 15, and the new Municipal Administrator for Lucala.

Tailoring, entrepreneurship and health actions were among the many activities in the Integrated Community Project in Huíla and Namibe this month.  In Gambos, participants in the sewing course produced garments in African print and the entrepreneurship trainer held courses for the community. At School No. 13B in Caitou, Bibala, the project celebrated Day of the African Child. Pupils learned about the significance of the day and about many aspects of health through fun and games. Caitou Administrator, Soba, and Police Commander attended, along with the school board and School Health Agent. Meanwhile in Katoho, Gambos, the project held an HIV testing campaign that reached 156 people.

What better colour than blue to highlight the water installations in Waru community. A water tank, a drinking fountain and a trough for animals were painted this month, as a finishing touch to these constructions that are part of our project to increase access to water in Cunene, in the FRESAN programme. Along with many other communities in the project, those in Waru are also working on community plans for managing their water resources.

Thank you to all the partners who support our activities.

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.