Angola

Dezsiree Gubisch DatuWinnie WambuiLucia CruzEnrique Guerra

Country Development Plan

Executive Summary

Angola is located in the southern part of Africa on the

west coast. The capital of Angola is Luanda. The climate

and temperatures in Angola are very different, depending

on the regions. In the 1400’s, Angola was taken over by

Portuguese rule and served as the center of the African

slave trade for hundreds of years. Angola did not achieve

independence until the 1970’s.

Over the past 30 years the country has been plagued

by a civil war that impacted all levels of society. Today

Angola has one of the lowest qualities of life on Earth.

Rankings of poverty, hunger, access to health care, and

access to clean water are among the worst in the world.

Especially hard hit by the war and Angola’s horrid living

conditions are women and children.

In Angola, women are considered to be the lower gender.

Domestic and sexual violence is one of the biggest chal-

lenges for women, which includes child prostitution.

Women often don’t want their girls to go to school, in

the fear of them being raped and abused. Men have the

right to inflict pain on their wives. More so women have

to get permission from their husbands to start a business,

through a document process. Women can’t own property

nor can they open bank account. Women don’t have the

right to do much in angola

We want to propose a spectrum of services for women

in the city of Luanda because it has a large population

hence we will be able to reach out to many people. We

will help with victims of domestic and sexual violence,

rape and prostitution by offering them our services. We

think this would help Angola, as a nation, to improve

independence and the homeless women of Angola. There

are six main services we will provide they are women’s

health clinic, counseling, job training and placement, so-

cial justice education, transitional housing, and child care.

This will support the women to rise up for themselves

and become strong independent women.

We are going to have a positive impact in the society and

particularly the women. Making internships with different

organizations and people will create a fast improvements

because as we train people different job skills they get

a job and for the women they can open bank accounts.

We are hoping to improve lives of the individuals and the

society in large.

Early Migration

The Khoisan are the earliest inhabitants of the area. They are also known as bush-

men and were great hunters. Then the Bantu came, already with the art of metal

working. They are originated from the north, mainly Cameroon (Zaire). They

encoutered the bushmzen who were less advanced technologically. These made

it easy for them to dominate the region with their knowledge of iron working, agri-

culture and ceramics.

Portuguese Arrival

Portuguese explored the region and founded settlements and trading posts. They

re-took Luanda, the capital from the Dutch making it easy for them to have access

to control most of the interior. They were first interested in gold but they found

that slaves were the most valuable commodity for export. By the 18th century

their primary interest turned to slavery. Angola was the largest source of slaves

not only for Brazil but also the United States. Angolans suffered an outrage of

slavery and indignity of forced labour. Angola also suffered from one of the worst

colonialist powers, because Portugal lacked both economic and industrial stability.

In 1836 slave trade was abolished by the Angola government.

Struggle for Independence

Three main independence movements were formed in Angola they were:Movi-

mento Popular of Angola (MPLA) led by Agostinho Neho, National Front for the

Liberation of Angola (FNLA) led by Holden Roberto and National Union for the

Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) led by Jonas Savimbi. They joined forces

to revolt against the harsh Portugese rule. They then gained independence on

November 1975, after nearly five centuries as a Portugeese colony. After indepen-

dence each of the three rival groups had its own army and sphere of influence. The

FNLA mainly representing the Kongo people from Zaire, received financial support

from China and US. UNITA and MPLA together established the MPLA.

History

After Independence

UNITA had the support of the Ovimbundu, the largest

ethnic group in Angola. MPLA received military support

and financial assistance from the USSR and some 15,000

Cuban soldiers. MPLA was a marxist party and drew

its supporters from Luanda and other urban areas. The

MPLA and Cuban powers had seized much power and

by mid-february 1976, FNLA and UNITA had fallen. The

Organization of African Unity (OAU) recognized MPLA

as the legitimate government of Angola. South Africa

withdrew but the Cuban forces remained to consolidate

MPLA’s control over the country.

There was a coup attempt on May 27th, 1977 by MPLA

opposing the Cuban involvement. Activists backed

them up and MPLA became more centralized. Mean-

while UNITA in southern Angola began to regroup.

South Africa were still in the southern part but evacuat-

ed after a signed agreement with United States in 1985.

But they continued to supply UNITA with millitary sup-

port including air support.Fightings escalated in 1988

and 1989 even as negotiations for settlement improved.

Angola settlement became entangled with the resolu-

tion of civil war and in the independence of Namibia.

There was a war between South Africa and Angolan

forces led to South Africa willingness to agree to end its

involvement in Angola.The two agreements signed on

December 22nd by Angola, South Africa and Cuba also

included a pledge that would not permit their territories

to be used by any state, organization or person in con-

nection with involvement in the war or violence. Hence

South Africa was prohibited from UNITA and Angola

quit African National Congress’ (ANC) training bases.

History (con’t.) But as settlement with Namibia was moving forward, it

became harder for the Angolan government and UNITA

to come to terms. At a summit involving 19 leaders, MPLA

leader Jose Santos and Savimbi shook hands publicly and

endorsed the cease-fire and reconcilation plan on 1989.

But from the start, the terms were disputed and quickly

unraveled. The parties returned to the battlefield.

The relaxation of cold war provided a chance for con-

tacts between warring parties. Savimbi and Santos had

an agreement that led to the establishment of UN-su-

pervised cease-fire and a process of national reconcila-

tion. But tensions increased when UNITA took control of

several provinces, and its generals withdrew from the

national army. A fight broke and more than 1,000 people

were killed in a week. UNITA had control of 75% of the

country and had refused to accept UN’s proposal. The

government condemned UNITA for endagering the peace

process. In 1994, it was estimated that 1,000 people were

dying everyday in the fighting. On 20 nov 1994, the Lu-

saka protocol was signed,promising a new era of peace.

Human Rights Watch estimates UNITA and the gov-

ernment employed more than 86,000 and 3,000 child

soldiers respectively some forcibly impressed, during the

war. Analysts found 5,000 to 8,000 underage girls married

to UNITA militants. Some girls were ordered to go and for-

age for food to provide for the troops. If the girls did not

bring back enough food as judged by their commander,

then the girls would not eat. After victories, UNITA com-

manders would be rewarded with women who were

often then sexually abused. The government and U.N.

agencies identified 190 child soldiers in the Angolan army

and relocated seventy of them by November 2002, but

the government continued to knowingly employ other

underage soldiers.

However, in 1995, localized fighting resumed. A national

unity government was installed in April 1997, but serious

fighting resumed in late 1998 when Savimbi renewed the

war for a second time, claiming that the MPLA was not

fulfilling its obligations. The UN security council voted

on August 28, 1997, to impose sanctions on UNITA. The

Angolan military launched a massive offensive in 1999

that destroyed UNITA’s conventional capacity and recap-

tured all major cities previously held by Savimbi’s forces.

Savimbi then declared that UNITA would return to guer-

rilla tactics, and much of the country remained in turmoil.

The extended civil war rendered hundreds of thousands

of people homeless. Up to 1.5 million lives may have

been lost in fighting over the past quarter century. It

only ended when Savimbi was killed by the government

troops in 2002.

In August 2002, UNITA declared itself a political party and

officially demobilized its armed forces. The internally dis-

placed four million people, one third of Angola’s popula-

tion. The government spent $187 million settling IDPs be-

tween April, 2002 and 2004. After which World Bank gave

them $33 million to continue with the settling process.

Military forces laid approximately 15 million landmines by

2002. An organization called HALO Trust started demin-

ing, and had destroyed 30,000 by july 2007.

Over the past few years Angola has continuously con-

tinued to rebuild and pick up its lost pieces. They have a

stable government of one president known as Jose Edu-

ardo Dos Santos. He is the second president and has been

power from 10 september, 1979.The main political party

is MPLA. The country is getting funded and support from

UN, UNDP and World Bank so that it can rebuild from the

civil war.

2010Parliament approves new

constitution strengthening presidency and abolishing

direct elections.

Angola signs a peace deal which brings a new con-stutution.1991

1995Santos and Savimba meet to confirm the commitment to

peace. UN soldiers arrive.

1999 UN ends its peace-

keeping mission.

UN supplies aid for thousands of refugees head-ing home after ceasefire.2002

2003 UN continues with the peace process. Isaias Samakuva is elected as the new leader.

Expellsion of illegal foreigndiamond miners and traffickers.

2004

2006The government

signs a peace deal with the northern group of Cabinda.

First parliamen-tary elections

for 16 years.2008

State oil signs a deal to produce oil in Iraq.2009

1575Portuguese found Angola.

Angola becomes a major Portuguese

trading arena for slaves.

1700-1800

Angola

1836 Slave trade

abolished by Portuguese

government.

National movements develop, guerilla war begins.1950-1962

1961Angola’s fight for

independence boosted up.

1974Revolution in Portugal, colonial empire collapses.

Angola gains independence.1975

Jose Eduardo Santos takes over as

president.1979

1989Santos and Jonas

Savimbi agreed to cease fire, which col-

lapses and guerilla activity resumes.

Independent AngolaPortuguese arrive.1483

Portuguese Rule

Education

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which

begin at age 7, then secondary school which begins at age eleven and lasts for

for years. According to statistics 59% of male and 29% of women are educated,

because most girls are not taken to school but left at home to do chores. Students

have to carry everything to school, you might find a student carrying a chair on his

head. A class has a minimum of 50 student making them congested and the teach-

er doesn’t have the access to each student. Finding teachers who are fully skilled

is one of the major problems. Most teachers are poorly qualified and inadequately

trained, making it difficult for student to get better education, hence having a

negative impact on the outcomes then dropping out of school.

Gender Equality

Gender equality is a big issue for women. For girls they are left at home to look

after their siblings. “Boys study and girls cook” mentality has engraved most of

Angola’s society. Female genital mutilation is a general practice in remote areas.

Their customs also involve early marriage. Domestic and sexual violence is the one

of the biggest challenges for women. That is the cause of some parents not taking

their girls to school which is a long distance walk with the fear of being raped. The

civil war that lasted for 27 years left many women widowed and– children orphans

hence being the girls and women breadwinners of their families. They work as

prostitutes, hawkers, domestic workers or live in the streets.

Child Morality

Malaria has been the main cause of child motality for children under age 5. The

main challenges are poor access to health services. Because of the limited territo-

rial coverage of health facilities and lack of trained and qualified personnel to assist

in giving birth. Most women give birth at home with the help of her fellow women

and also they lack access to immunize their children against disease like polio and

measles.

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS is a critical epidemic in Angola. Surveys show that 43% of young people

have had sex before the age of 14. HIV is transmitted primarily through multi-part-

ner heterosexual sex, with a male to female in the ratio 8:1 indicating that women

are more likely to be infected than men. Contaminated needles, medical devices

and blood transfusions are the second largest spreader of HIV/AIDS. Mother to

child transmissions currently account for approximately 15% of HIV cases.

Despite Angola’s natural wealth, it’s one of the poorest countries in

the world. 68% of the population lives below the poverty line, surviv-

ing on less than US $1.68 per day. Poverty is more severe and wide-

spread in rural areas where there are many poor households. In ad-

dition, there is poor sanitation, limited electricity and lack of enough

safe drinking water. It’s the duty of women and girls to get water and

they often get water from insecure places. In cities most people live in

slums which are congested, polluted and unhealthy living conditions.

Millennium Development Goals

Millennium Development Goals (con’t.)

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Income share held by lowest 20% 2.0% (2000)

Poverty gap at $1.25 a day 30% (2000)

Poverty headcount ratio at $1.25 a day 54% (2000)

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Literacy rate, youth female (ages 15-24) 27%

Literacy rate, youth male (ages 15-24) 63%

Total enrollment 52%

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 15%

Ratio of female to male enrollment in tertiary education 63%

Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 82%

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Immunization, measles (ages 12-23 months) 88%

Mortality rate , infant (per 1,000 live births) 132%

Mortality rate, under 5 (per 1,000) 222%

Goal 5: Improve maternal health

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-49) 125%

Births attended by skilled health staff 47%

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 80%

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs 29%

Incidence of tuberculosis(per 100,000 people) 287%

Prevalence of HIV, female (age 15-24) 0.3%

Prevalence of HIV, male (age 15-24) 0%

Prevalence of HIV, total 2.1%

Goal 7: Ensure enviromental suitability

Forest area (% of land area) 47%

Improved sanitation facilities (% of population with access) 50%

Improved water source (% of population with access) 51%

CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) 0.1%

Nationally protected areas(% of total land area) 57%

Reduce the proportional of people living in extreme Poverty

(less than US$ 1.68/day) by 2015

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Target 1: Halve between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of

people whose income is less than US$ 1.68/day

Target 2: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of

people who suffer from hunger

Enroll all children in primary school by 2015

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Target: Ensure that by 2015,children everywhere, boys and

girls a like, will be able to complete a full course of

primary education

Eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2015

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Target: Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary

education preferably in by 2007 and to all levels of

education no longer later than 2015

Reduce infant and child (under-five) mortality rates by two-thirds between

1990 and 2015

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality.

Target: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1090 and 2015, the

under-five mortality rate

Reduce the spread of various diseases

Goal 5: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

Target: Reduce the death rate and spread of contagious dis

eases. The rate of spread to have reduced by 2015

Build hospitals/clinics in parts of the country

Goal 6: Improve maternal health

Target: Women to receive prenatal care during conception

and have births attended by skilled staff by 2015

Afforestation

Goa 7: Ensure environmental suitability

Target: Create water catchment areas to attract rainfall hence

fertile soil for irrigation by 2015

*All dates are from 2007, unless noted.

Women

Women in Angola are having trouble supporting their kids and families. Prosti-

tution is illegal, but could be the only possible way to survive for some women.

Many engage into prostitution due to poverty and suffer harsh violence from

the hands of their spouses. This isn’t illegal, 78% of women in Angola have

experienced a form of domestic violence since the age of 15. 62% of women

in the outskirts of Luanda have been subject to abuse. Most of the violence

comes from their own husbands or boyfriends, including rape. About 350 rapes

occurred in the capital of Luanda in 2006. Though, women do have the right to

work equally, most end up with low level positions.

Children

Children in Angola also have an issue surrounding prostitution and labor. Child

prostitution was an issue, but charities still take great concern over it. Child

labor was also off-limits, but still remained a problem. Children of sixteen years

and under are banned from working in factories, but it was rarely enforced.

Although, education is free in Luanda, but it’s very difficult for most children

to attend school, due to no educational establishments because they were

destroyed. The supply of education is also distributed throughout the capital,

but not countrywide. Parents who would want to give their children education

couldn’t, because it would be almost impossible.

Civil Liberties

Citizens in Luanda have freedom of speech and press, but outside of the capital

they limit that. For example, the government cancelled radio shows for elections.

Another issue that’s still a big problem is witchcraft. Police take no action of

some issues because they are in fear that the women would practice witchcraft

on them. Children were also reported dead due to exorcism rituals. Slavery is

also prohibited but there are no laws about trafficking women and children.

Human Rights

Natural Resources

Angola has an abundance of natural resources like oil,

gold, diamonds and fertile land but it is one of the poor-

est and most war damaged countries. The diamond trade

in Angola has been complex and caused wars because of

all the corruption. Problems will continue to be ignored

because of needed revenue for the country. The silt from

the diamond mines are put in the river. After the mining

is completed, the rivers are not cleaned and left pol-

luted. Diseases such as dissintry, malaria, schistosamiasis

and biomphalaria pfeiffer are caused by contaminated

drinking water. The mining activities also endanger the

surrounding land and increase air pollution. The locals

that would live there are displaced from the mining areas,

but very little will be done because mining provides

needed employment and money for the country. Angola

is the third largest oil producer in Africa. Angola exports

over 90% of its oil to China and the US. The US based

Chevron Texaco and ExxonMobil are the top foreign oil

companies operating in Angola. In 2004 Petroleum and

petroleum products made about $9.7 billion in State rev-

enues. Angola’s economy highly depends on its oil, which

accounts for 80% of government revenues.

Animals

Since the 1990s 17 mammals of the 276 are endangered

and of the 765 species of birds 13 are endangered. Some

of the endangered species in Angola are the black faced

impala, the green turtle, olive ridley turtle, and leather

back turtle, the giant sable antelope, the African slender

snouted crocodile, the African elephant, Vernay’s climb-

ing monkey, and the black rhinoceros.

Land Abuse, Desertification, and Water

Environmental problems in Angola have been caused by

a 30 year war. Some of the main problems in Angola are

land abuse, desertification, loss of forests, and not having

clean water. The land is constantly threatened by drought

and soil erosion. Which affects crops and water pollution

in a negative way because it deposits silt in the rivers and

lakes. The forests has decreased by 3.1% from 1990 to

2005. In urban places only 46% of the people have safe

drinking water and in rural areas only 22% of the people

have safe drinking water. Most of the rivers start in cen-

tral Angola and several of them pass through the coast

which provides both hydroelectric power and irrigation.

Most of the rivers that flow to the Atlantic are seasonal

and dry during much of the year.

Climate

The climate and temperatures of Angola are very dif-

ferent depending on the region. The north is more of a

tropical climate; while the southern is hot and has more

dry desert conditions. Angola has two seasons, winter

which is cool and dry; and summer which is rainy and

hot. The temperatures are warmer near the coast and

cooler on the plateau. The average temperature is around

68°F. The annual average rainfall is 2 inches around the

southern coast; 13 inches in the northern; and as much

as 59 inches in the northeast. The coast gets almost no

rainfall per year. Some Regions do get drought because

of the lack of rain fall.

Environmental Status

Angola is on the west coast of Africa. It is southeast of the Democratic Re-

public of Congo and north of Namibia. Angola is almost twice the size of

Texas and it has eighteen provinces. In the southern and central regions of

Angola there are plateaus. The north and northwest regions are covered

with forests and the middle of the country is more like a savanna.

Maps of Angola

Adult literacy is 58% for males and 29% for females. Most

schools are far away in the cities. in addition to the long

walk, children have to carry chairs or other equipment

with them on their way to school. That’s one reason why

most parents don’t take girls to school because its a long

way to school and the fear of being raped. Girls are left at

home to do the house chores.

Women have little sup-

port to obtain a degree of

financial independence.

The law gives equal rights

to both men and women.

However, distribution of

land follows traditional

customs that treat men

more favorably. Women’s

rights to use land are

often overlooked when

people are resettled in ru-

ral areas. Access to property other than land also depends

if the woman is married and under which regime the

marriage is recognized. According to commercial code,

a woman must have authorization from their husbands

in order to run a business. Women also don’t have access

to bank accounts. The Committee on the Elimination of

Discrimination against Women [CEDAW] reports that the

new constitution revokes this provision and gives women

the right to engage in various kinds of contracts, to own

and manage property and open bank accounts. However,

no data was available of womens data on bank accounts

or loans. Women in Angola have civil rights and have the

freedom to move and

dress freely.

Therefore we are go-

ing to draw our focus

on women’s rights

because we feel that

women should have

equal rights as men. We

also want the women

of Angola to rise up as

strong, independent

women and have cour-

age to fight for their rights and have access to financial

freedom to property and land issues. In our concusion,

we propose to create a spectrum of services to support

women’s issues.

Enrollment Statistics, 2000-2009

Percentage of primary school entrants

reaching grade 5: 75%

Male Female

Primary school enrollment ratio 69% 59%

Primary school attendance ratio 58% 59%

Secondary school enrolment ratio 19% 15%

Secondary school attendance ratio 22% 20%

Youth (15-24 years) illiteracy rate 84% 63%

Source: UNICEF

Empowering the Rights of Women

In Angola, a major problem is gender inequality. Women’s integrity is not highly

respected. The prevalence of violence against women is one of the key distractions.

Under certain customary laws men have the right to exercise authority over their

wife and daughter. As a result the domestic abuse and violence against women is

high. Women are frequently raped by their husbands and boyfriends. About 350

rapes were reported in Luanda, the capital, in 2006. Girls on their way to school and

also in school are sexually abused. Women rarely report cases of rape to authorities

and remain with lack of self respect and a lot of fear to get married.

Female Genital Mutilation is carried out in remote areas. The process is carried out

by an older woman or traditional midwife which is very dangerous because of

unsanitary equipment used and lack of training. They use a knife to carry out the

procedure, which is very risky because it might be infected and contaminated. Girls

undergo a lot of pain because the clitoris is cut, and there is a lot of bleeding. In ad-

dition it can lead to diseases like HIV/AIDS, serious infection and even death.

After the war many women were left widows because their husbands were killed.

Hence women are often the breadwinners of their family. They take the greater re-

sponsibility of being both a mother and a father. Because of the high rate of poverty

in Angola, many involve themselves in prostitution in order to get money to buy

food and maybe educate their children. These leads to increased cases of HIV/AIDS

and sexual transmitted diseases. Girls are also used for prostitution when they are

very young. Although polygamy is condemned by the government, women consid-

er it because the number of men killed in the civil war leaves many women in need

of financial support.

Description of Need

Proposal

We are proposing a transitional center to

help women with issues such as domestic

violence, rape, prostitution, and homeless-

ness. We would like to have the transitional

center in Luanda because it is the capital

city and is the home of thousands of

women in need of assistance. In order to

make people aware of our program we will

use fliers, wallpapers, posters and adver-

tisement through various forms of media

communication. The center will provide a

spectrum of services and be subdivided

into various sections:

• Women’s Health Clinic

• Counseling

• Job Training Services & Placement

• Social Justice Education

• Transitional Housing

• Child Care

Women’s Health Clinic

Immediately after a woman is raped or abused and

reports to the center, she is first taken to the clinic to have

some medical check up and be treated. In case of any

damage she is cleaned up and admitted for some time

until she fully recovers. Serious injuries will result in a

hospital referal. This clinic will also be available to women

that need general medical care and access to reproduc-

tive services

Counseling

The counseling will assist women in getting out of their

bad situations and help them move on to have a better

life. We will also offer counseling to the children if they

need it. It will help them get over the traumatic experi-

ences. It will also help them to build up their confidence,

self-esteem and self drive. It will also help them rise up

again and start a fresh start. We will also be offering mar-

riage or couple counceling for those who do not want to

give up on their relationship.

Job Training/Placement

We will have job training to get women off the streets

and get them away from prostitution and this will reduce

HIV/AIDS and other sexual transmitted diseases. We will

train them to do office work, book keeping, nursing and

other types of work. After they are done with the training

we will have job placement so that they have somewhere

that they can begin working right a way. We will have

partnerships with business to hire the women after the

they complete the program. It will help them be on the

right track, so all women can be independent, have ac-

cess to own land and open bank accounts.

Social Justice Education

There will be civil education, legal support, divorce, and

property rights to educate women about their rights.

This understanding will allow them to have a say in what

is going on in their community and what is going on in

their life’s, allowing them to fight for what they need and

get what belongs to them. This knowledge will allow

them to rise up as strong women transform Angola for

the better.

Transitional Housing

We will also provide temporary housing so they have

a safe place to stay, while they are getting counseling,

training, and working. We will provide group homes for

the women and their kids. They will be able to stay at the

homes for up to six months depending on their situa-

tions. So that they could eventually become independent

and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Child Care

Day care will be provided to take care of the women’s

children. The program will be educational teach them

math and how to read and write. It will keep them oc-

cupied while the women are in counseling, training, and

working. It will also help the children with their creativity.

This will be a great start for the future of Angola.

We will be working with various

women’s organizations and groups to

ensure that our deeds have a positive

impact to the society and particu-

larly the women. Help them build

up their self-esteem and confidence,

and learn about their civil rights as

citizens of Angola. We are going to

capture and attract more people by

offering super-efficient services, cur-

riculum activities, and jobs.

We are going to make some intern-

ships with different company’s and

people so that the people we have

taught some job training skills they

will have jobs straight away before

going to towns to look for job op-

portunities. We will also employ men

in the institution to work as security

guards because of insecurity incase

any of the women’s husbands comes

to look for his wife. For the women

we can give them the work for clean-

ing up our institution during the

evenings. They will also be making

clothes using a sewing machine and

then go to the market to sell their

produce.

More so, there will be more reports

for rape and domestic cases. This is

because women and girls will come

out and open up and go to police

stations to report. They will also be

more women coming to hospitals

to be treated and receive medical

care. Having more people coming to

our dispensary will increase the bill

because more equipments are being

put into use and also the patients

who have been admitted and need

to under very important attention of

some machines.

Impact Analysis

Although we won’t necessarily re-

move all the prostitute women from

the streets we are aimed at capturing

some and helping them change, train

them and council them so that they

can have self esteem and confidence.

We are hoping the rate of HIV/AIDS

will reduce in the population. It will

also help the women of Angola with

having a better future in society.

We are planning to have a positive

impact in the society and the com-

munity. We are going to improve the

infrastructure of Luanda as a city by

improving the living standards of of

the the people.

After the counseling center has

taught women and girls the impor-

tance of education, it will reduce the

practice of Female Genital Mutilation.

That is because we will teach them

the dangers of girl’s circumcision.

More so it will reduce early mar-

riage because the mother’s will take

their children to school. It will lead

to congestion in classes because

of increased rate of girls going to

school. This will lead to competition

in schools because most children will

be doing their level best.

ImplementationYear 1

We are going to rent a building, make it an institution by dividing it into different sectors/secti and name it. Furnish

and clean up the place to make it presentable and adorable. Set up the facilities inside that are going to be used.

We are going to create posters and put them on the streets in order to make people aware of our institution and the

services we offer. We are going to train personnel some transferrable skills including child care then we can hire them

when we open up. We are going to also rent another apartment to serve as dormitories for our workers and people

who have been admitted.

Year 2

We are going to officially open and start offering services to clients. We are also going to look and search for ways we

can join forces with the various women’s organizations in Angola, to help reach us out to the community particularly

women and girls who have been assaulted. We are going to have partnerships with various people and groups. Thus

we will be able to get people who can counsel or maybe be a lawyer to the abused clients who cannot be able to

stand for themselves.

Year 3

Our institution will be on its full force. Implementing our deeds and we will have had full impact on the society. We will

start offering internships for the people that we are training so that when we mode them to become better people

in the future and in the society. We are going to have partnerships with various banks so that when women find a job

they can open up bank accounts.

Year 4

We are going to hand over the institution to the Angolan people. The people who we have been training some skills

will take care of the place and offer services to their beloved people. We are going to leave them some documents in-

cluding the title deed of the buildings to have evidence that they legally own the place. We shall have gathered some

women to form a group so that they can go to remote areas and educate girls and women and girls the danger of FGM

and importance of education.

Year 5

We are going to go back to Angola check up how their progress. More so we are going to take to them modern facili-

ties including medicine and computers. We are also going to award the staff for their spirit of perseverance. We are

going talk with the people who have been admitted encourage them. We are also going to fund the institution with

money and create more connection with organisations.