In the municipality of Lucala, a lecture was held at the ADPP Teacher Training School – Cuanza Norte as part of the Pink October campaign, under the theme “Together in the fight against breast cancer and the role of women in building a fairer and more equal society.”
The event brought together around 300 participants, including representatives from various ministries and local offices, teachers, and students from the Polytechnic School and the ADPP Teacher Training School – Cuanza Norte.
It had a positive impact, strengthening students’ knowledge about the warning signs, the importance of self-examination, and the need for early diagnosis of breast cancer.
As part of the Angola Rural Education Quality Improvement Project, funded by the Government of Korea through KOICA, planning and training sessions were held across the three provinces covered by the programme – Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and Uíge – to enhance the technical, methodological, and pedagogical skills of participating teams.
In Cuanza Norte, a planning session on digital education brought together representatives from the three provinces, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Angola. The session focused on aligning methodologies, coordinating activities for the 2025/2026 academic year, and strengthening the project’s pedagogical, technical, and administrative efforts.
In Malanje, planning and training sessions for the gender component trainers took place at the ADPP Malanje Teacher Training School. Over three days of intensive and productive work, teams developed innovative strategies and approaches to promote a more inclusive and equitable education system.
In Uíge, the STEM planning session gathered staff and guest trainers. The programme featured technical and administrative discussions, a field visit to a landfill site, and practical activities on topics such as exponents, greatest common divisor, area, perimeter, and making homemade modelling clay. The sessions also included a review of guidelines from the “40 STEM Sessions” manual, setting a strong foundation for the new academic year.
In the Literacy Component, Module 2 training for literacy facilitators began, reaffirming the project’s commitment to improving education in rural communities.
These sessions strengthened coordination among provincial teams, laying the groundwork for more efficient implementation and greater impact across all target areas.
On June 17, 2025, the new Pedagogical Workshop in Cuanza Norte was officially inaugurated as part of the project “Improving the Quality of Education in Rural Areas of Angola – Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and Uíge.”
The ceremony was presided over by the Provincial Governor of Cuanza Norte, Dr. João Diogo Gaspar, and attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Kwang-Jin Choi, as well as representatives from KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), the Ministry of Education, and ADPP Angola.
The new Pedagogical Workshop includes planning rooms, a library, an e-learning room, and a STEM laboratory. It serves pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and school principals across the provinces of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and Uíge. The facility was designed as a center for creativity, collaboration, and methodological innovation, directly supporting the project's activities.
On the occasion, the Provincial Governor highlighted that the new infrastructure represents a significant step forward in technical and vocational training in rural areas, aligning with the government's vision of a more inclusive education system focused on employability.
The Director-General of INFQE, representing the Minister of Education, emphasized the importance of the partnership with ADPP, which has been training teachers in rural communities since 1986.
Rikke Viholm, Chairperson of the Board of ADPP Angola, thanked the partners for their support in making this project milestone possible and emphasized that the new workshop will boost hands-on learning, the use of digital tools, and the production of teaching materials, benefiting thousands of teachers and students.
Ambassador Kwang-Jin Choi highlighted the 33 years of diplomatic relations between Angola and South Korea and the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation, stressing that education was essential to Korea’s development—and could also be a key driver of progress for Angola.
The project, funded by the Government of South Korea through KOICA under a bilateral agreement with the Ministry of Education and implemented by ADPP Angola, began its first phase in 2009. Now in its third phase, launched in 2022, it operates in 21 municipalities, reaching 454 primary schools, over 3,345 teachers, and 132,000 students. The new Pedagogical Workshop represents another step forward in strengthening quality, inclusive, and transformative education.
The ceremony coincided with a visit from a KOICA delegation from its regional office in Kinshasa, who are in Angola from June 16 to 19 to monitor the project’s progress.
Two educational sessions on gender brought together students and teachers for open conversations around health, growing up and personal responsibility, fostering an inclusive and engaging learning environment.
In Ambaca (Cuanza Norte), Primary School No. 208 hosted a session on early pregnancy, attended by 75 students (38 girls and 37 boys). The discussion encouraged reflection on informed choices during adolescence.
In Calandula (Malanje), the focus was on puberty. A talk with 5th and 6th grade students at 1.º de Maio Primary School reached 97 pupils (54 boys and 43 girls), who explored the physical and emotional changes of adolescence.
These sessions, held as part of the Improving the Quality of Education in Rural Angola project, support students’ holistic development, and promote gender equality — in alignment with national education priorities, project commitments, ADPP’s mission and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The children from the "15 Steps to Reading and Writing" class at Caua Primary School participated enthusiastically in the Provincial Exhibition Fair, held on June 7 in Uíge Province.
During the fair, the students represented the municipality of Negage, showcasing the main achievements made through the Project for Improving the Quality of Education in Rural Areas of Angola, with a focus on the pedagogical approach of the 15 Steps to Reading and Writing.
The class’s presence was marked by dynamic presentations that demonstrated the project’s impact on children’s learning — reflecting a collective commitment to more inclusive, participatory, and effective education in rural communities.
This project is funded by the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in partnership with the Ministry of Education and implemented by ADPP Angola.
