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

As part of the "Increased Community Engagement" activity in the project to Strengthen Municipal Education Systems (Project SMS), staff spent the month of August conducting door-to-door visits to ensure all children enrol and attend school for the 2024/2025 academic year. The campaign also reached markets and other community gathering spaces in the municipalities of Baía Farta (Benguela), Londuimbali (Huambo), Cacuso (Malanje) and Catabola (Bié). Also in the SMS project, 570 primary school teachers in Londuimbali who are participating in the 40 Pedagogical Sessions course completed refresher training. Similar training took place in the other municipalities, as teachers gear up for the new school year.

At the Polytechnic School in Benguela, teachers are planning for the upcoming school year. They are focusing on different hikes or periods for each grade: getting to know the school and program for 7th grade, deepening knowledge on your chosen profession for 8th grade, and practicing the profession for 9th grade. Working in groups, the teachers are committed to ensuring a good school year where failure is not an option for any student. In a new initiative, 7th-grade teachers from the Polytechnic Benguela participated in experience sharing exchange with their counterparts from the Polytechnic Zango. The exchange was successful and inspired some of the other Polytechnics to do the same.

Each year, our 15 teacher training schools hold preparatory sessions for the coming team of students. They’ve already passed their entrance exams, so the sessions help students get to know their future teammates, as well as the program and its requirements. The intensive training demands dedication, and these sessions ensure that students are fully aware of the expectations and can prepare for the four years ahead. Collaboration, hard work, and a strong commitment to becoming a good professor for rural areas.

During August, ADPP signed agreements with sub-organizations to implement activities in the 2024-2027 Community Project on HIV/AIDS and TB in Benguela, Cuanza Sul and Bié. In the first two provinces, organisations including OIC, Red Cross and Blue Cross and ASCAM  continue their work from the previous project. Meanwhile in the newly added Bié province, ANWO (New World Angola) will implement treatment adherence activities, ASSOJOM (Young Women’s Association) will implement activities with adolescent girls and young women, while Angola Red Cross together with MUENHO and Comunidades Mentes Brilhantes will focus on key populations including men who have sex with men, sex workers and transgender people. Congratulations to the new partners who have joined the team! Together, we are stronger.

With agreements signed, among the first activities for the new partner organisations in the Community Project on HIV/AIDS and TB was training on sexual and reproductive health. 4-5 members from Red Cross, Muenho, Comunidades Mentes Brilhantes, Assojom, Blue Cross and Novo Mundo gathered to learn about SSR, and the project’s approach to reaching community members with key messages.

The project to combat Malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS in Zaire conducted a mass malaria testing activity in the 1st of May neighborhood, Zone B in Soyo municipality. The event focused on testing and treating simple malaria cases, with support from the Municipal Health Directorate, which provided the necessary medications. All individuals who tested positive either received treatment in simple cases, while more severe cases were referred to the Municipal Hospital.

Project staff at Farmers Club Cuanza Sul continue to follow the progress of the clubs which graduated the Farmer Club program and continue as formal cooperatives. In August, the project leader welcomed a delegation from the women's agricultural cooperative Ndandi ya Zamba from Kijanga. The meeting focused on cooperative management and plans to achieve the goals outlined in its statutes. It was highly productive, with all participants leaving energized and ready to fulfill their mission.

On August 14, the ADSWAC project’s regional and activity teams, along with members of the regional steering committee, made a courtesy visit to the municipal administration of Calai. They were welcomed by Mr. Agostinho dos Santos, the deputy municipal administrator. The visit aimed to strengthen ties between the project and local government before visiting communities where the project operates. The delegation included representatives from Angola’s Ministry of Environment, Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, and the provincial government of Cuando Cubango. 

In celebration of International Youth Day on August 12, and as part of the prize-giving ceremony for the winning brigades, the Greener Viana project, in collaboration with ACPR (Christian Association for Rural Progress) and its "Our Environment" initiative, which is supported by a subgrant from Viana Verde, organized an ecological excursion to the village of Candanji, in Quixinji Commune, Quiçama Municipality. The event brought together various entities, including the National Environmental Management Institute (INGA) and the Viana Municipal Administration, as well as associations involved in the Greener Viana project. Over 100 participants took part in the excursion, which featured yoga sessions and a lecture on "The Challenges of Youth in Environmental Protection."

The team in the Integrated Development project in Kanienguelele went door-to-door in August, visiting families to reinforce messages about malaria prevention and treatment, water, sanitation, and hygiene, while also ensuring sustainability for a better future. They also followed up on the renovation of the classroom, and were pleased to see that the families are very happy, as the school is now finished and ready for the new school year. Additionally, five solar-powered streetlights have been installed to improve the area's lighting, and the water tank has been fenced to prevent damage to the pipes from cattle and goats.

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.