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Final Project Report

02 FEBRUARY 2016

United Nations Development Programme, Angola

Project ID and Title: 00080023, Promoting Angolan Women Through CSOs

Project Period: May 2012 - July 2015

Reporting Period: May 2012 - July 2015

Total Project Budget: US$ 1,165,836

National Priorities: Preservation of National Unity and Cohesion

- Sensitization on the Role of Women in Political and Community Life.

- Promotion of Gender Equality and Access to Employment and Professional Training.

- Application of Policy for Gender Equality.

UNDAF/UNPAF Outcome 2: Institutional capacity developed for improved evidence-based planning,

policymaking and accountability by governance structures, legal environment, to address the needs of the poor

and vulnerable while strengthening community engagement, civic participation towards social cohesion,

national reconciliation and the empowerment of women.

Expected Country Programme Outcome: National cohesion and democratization through citizen

participation and promotion of culture of democratic governance based on human rights and inclusiveness.

Royal Norwegian Embassy

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CONTENTS

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS……………………………..................................3 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………..4

2. BACKGROUND………………………………………………………………………..6

2.1 Social Context.............................................................................................................6

2.2 Partnership…………………………………………………………………………...8

3. OBJECTIVES…………………………………………………………………………...8

4. IMPLEMENTATION ……………………………………………………......................9

4.1 Grant Mechanism………………………………………………………………..…..10

4.2 Technical Review Committee…………………………………………………….....11

4.3 Implementing Partners…………………………………………………………..…..12

4.4 Geographical Coverage………………………………………………………….......14

4.5 Beneficiaries/Target Groups…………………………………………………….......14

5. RESULTS……………………………………………………………………………….18

6. LESSONS LEARNED……………………………………………………………..…...19

7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS…………………………………. .....19

8. EVIDENCE…………………………………………………………………………......20

8.1 Testimonies: The Women……………………………………………………….......20

8.2 Interesting Human Stories…………………………………………………………...21

9. PICTURES………………………………………………………………………….......23

ANNEXES

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

AAEA Angolan Association for Adult Education

ADAC Association for Rural Development

ADRA Association for Rural Development and the Environment

ANR Angolan National Radio

ASASP Angolan Association for People’s Salvation

AWP Annual Work Plan

CDP Country Programme Document

CDR Combined Delivery Report

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against

Women

CEIC Center for Studies and Scientific Research

CSOs Civil Society Organizations

DW Angola Development Workshop

FMEA Federation of Women Entrepreneurs

FMJIG Forum of Women Journalists for Gender Equality

FONGA Non- Governmental Organizations Federation

GBV Gender Based Violence

GNI Gross National Income

GNP Gross National Product

GoA

HDI

Government of Angola

Human Development Index

IEA Evangelical Church of Angola

IECA Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola

IPs Implementing Partners

LDC Low Development Country

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MIC Medium Income Country

MINFAMU Ministry of Family and Women’s Promotion

MINJUDH Ministry of Justice and Humans Rights

MYFF Multi Year Funding Framework

N/I Not Identified

NOGEE National Officer for Gender Equality and Equity

PROMAICA Women Promotion in the Catholic Church

PROMEDIA Communication Program for Sustainable Development in Angola

REDE MULHER Women Network

SADC Southern African Development Community

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

TRC Technical Review Committee

UN United Nations

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Fund

UNPFA United Nations Partnership Framework

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report covers the period 2012-2015 of the implementation of the project “Promoting Angolan

Women Through CSOs”, funded by the Government of Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs –

MFA) through the United Nations Development Programme in Angola (UNDP). The funding

aimed to support the implementation of activities consistent and supportive of the realization of

the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Angola as a developing country. In accordance

with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2009-2013), continued in

the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF 2015-2019) and UNDP’s Country

Programmes (CPD 2009-2013/2014-2017), the project aimed to promote the awareness of women

on their socio-economic and political rights and to empower them with abilities to claim and

exercise these rights.

The project was launched in a national environment characterized by a generalized lack of

information and awareness on gender, women’s rights and gender equality. As UNDP’s limited

resources were primarily oriented to work with governmental gender institutions, the bilateral

funding of the Government of Norway presented an excellent opportunity to extend the project

impact by reaching communities directly through civil society organizations (CSOs).

The project involved 13 CSOs as implementing partners (IPs), reached a total of 25,839 direct

beneficiaries, of whom 44% were women, and was rolled out in 21 municipalities across 13 of the

country’s 18 provinces. Through this intervention, the project has contributed to greater public

knowledge and awareness about gender equality and women’s rights. More women are aware of

their rights as well as more able to claim and exercise these rights. It strengthened the capacity of

CSOs to intervene in gender issues, improved partnerships between CSOs and the Ministry of

Family and Women’s Affairs (MINFAMU) as well as the coordination between them in gender

intervention, and mobilized the support of local government administrations towards gender

issues. The project also achieved important transformational changes, including contributions to

women and men’s literacy (a total of 2,384 new literate adults), availability of care services for

gender based violence, mitigation efforts against disasters and subsequent women’s employment

and livelihoods. These results and achievements contributed to the country’s efforts to achieve the

MDGs, with particular relevance to MDG 3.

Angola faces a daunting challenge to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

particularly SDG 5 and SDG 16 related respectively to gender equality and women’s

empowerment and peaceful and inclusive societies, access to justice and effective, accountable

and inclusive institutions at all levels. This is because the situation of women remains generally

precarious and unequal, and there are still knowledge and skills gaps on gender in the national

context. The knowledge and skills gaps comprise the capacity of government institutions, CSOs

and the general public to respond to gender issues and women’s rights, and the weak gender

budgeting which is now being affected by the diminishing social and development budgets as a

result of falling oil prices. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to support gender equality and

women’s empowerment in Angola. This intervention can be more targeted towards specific issues

and geographical areas. The issues include women and girls access to education at secondary and

tertiary levels, access to maternal healthcare, access to formal employment and access to credit

and finance. Women in the hinterland and in remote rural areas continue to experience significant

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social and development disparities. Traditional practices and customary laws are also stronger in

these areas. These practices pose an obstacle to women’s empowerment due to their patriarchal

predispositions.

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2. BACKGROUND

2.1 Social Context

Following the achievement of peace in 2002, Angola launched a national reconstruction

programme. It invested US$54.4 billion in infrastructure (roads, hospitals, schools, airports, etc.)1,

and in 2008 launched a US$100 billion housing project (to build one million houses) to address

housing deficit and spearhead urbanization2. The first mid-term development programme (2009-

2013) was launched in 2009, followed by the launch of the current development programme (2013-

2017). Both programmes emphasize economic diversification from oil and industrialization. In the

period 2003-2013, the country experienced an average annual economic growth rate of 8%, and

the GDP per capita grew from US$ 643.1 in 2001 to US$ 5,199 in 2014. As a result, in 2012 the

country became eligible for graduation from LDC status to MIC status3.

However, the country’s development challenges remain high, with a Human Development Index

(HDI) of 0.532 and a HDI adjusted inequality of 0.3354. The proportion of people earning less than

$1 per day fell from 68% in 2001 to 36.6% in 2008 (the target was 1990, and in 1990 36% lived

on less than U$1, therefore this target was not reached). Internal disparities remain high with 58

for every 100 people in the rural area living on less than U$1 a day compared to 19 people out of

100 in the urban area5. Fifty-two (52%) of Angolans are estimated to have less than three meals a

day (MDG 1)6. Primary education enrolment rose from 1,296,560 in 2001 to 3,967,886 in 2009,

but with a disparity of nearly 6% between the rural (72%) and urban (80%) areas (MDG 2)7.

Angola is no longer among the highest child mortality rate countries. It reduced the mortality rate

of newly born from 173/1000 in 1990 to 102/1000 in 2013, a reduction of 41%8. Maternal mortality

rate reduced significantly by 67% in the period 1990-2013, that is, from 1,400/100,000 in 1990 to

460/100,000 in 2013. But the country failed to meet the MDG target for 2015 of 350/100,000 live

births9. The rate of teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15-19 is 170 for every 1000, and female

labor from 15 years old is mostly based in the informal economy and deprived of social security

and retirement benefits10. The country’s HIV prevalence of 2.4% for the population aged 15-49 in

1 IMF-Angola Anted IV Consultation and Post Program Monitoring, August 2012 2 IMF-Angola, August 2012 3 MDG Report 2015 http://www.ao.undp.org/content/angola/en/home/post-2015/mdgoverview.html (Accessed December 2015) 4 Human Development Report 2015, United Nations Development Programme, NY: UNDP. 5 MDG Report 2015 (Accessed December 2015) 6 MDG Report 2015 (Accessed December 2015) 7 Ibid 8 Millennium Development Report (MDG) 2015, Republic of Angola, Angola. 9 MDG Report 2015 10 World Bank Report 2015 http://knoema.com/WBGS2015Oct/worrld-bank-gender-statistics-october-2015?country=1001880-angola (Accessed December 2015)

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2009 was much lower compared to other Southern African countries, but more than half of these

rates are women (MDG 6)11.

The situation of women is particularly concerning, not least because women constitute 52% of the

country’s 24.4 million people. HIV prevalence is higher among women (half of the national rate).

Maternal mortality rate remains higher than the MDG target for 2015. The rate of teenage

pregnancy among girls aged 15-19 is 170 for every 1000, and female labor from 15 years old is

mostly based in the informal economy and deprived of social security and retirement benefits12. In

2014, the percentage of female deaths from communicable diseases was 66% for female aged 15-

34 compared to the same male age group (38%), and 55% for female aged 35-59 compared to the

same male age group (44%). Employment for female aged 15 and older is much lower (58%)

compared to the same male age group (72%), and expected years of schooling for females are 8.6

compared to the male’s 13.9513. The 2015 Mo Ibrahim index of African Governance ranks Angola

43 out 54 countries in view of continued challenges in access to justice, rule of law and observance

of human rights, and Transparency International ranks it 161 out of 175 countries.

The Government of Angola (GoA) has ratified and signed important regional and international

protocols on gender, such as the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination

Against Women; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; the

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; and the Southern African Development

Community (SADC) Declaration on Gender and Development and its Addendum on the

Prevention and Eradication of Violence against Women and Children. In 2000, Angola committed

to a new global partnership, the MDGs. The GoA is increasingly aware of the multidimensional

disparities affecting women and is progressively emphasizing gender mainstreaming in national

policies, laws and programmes, which is critical for the advancement of gender equality and

empowerment of women in Angola. For example, the establishment of micro credit banks started

in 1999 to support primarily women’s small income generating initiatives. KixiCrédito is an

example. It was licensed by the Central Bank in 2008 and now has a network of 14 agencies

countrywide.

The country’s gender policy and legal environment has been gradually improving. In 1991, the

State Secretariat for Women was created, followed by the establishment of the Ministry of Family

and Women’s Affairs in 1997 which has had a gender and women’s rights team from its inception.

An inter-sectorial gender focal point system was established in 1997. A national strategy to

promote gender equality was adopted in 2002 for implementation until 2005. A National Office

for Gender Equality and Equity Policy was created in 2012 with the mandate to coordinate the

implementation of the first National Policy for Gender Equality and Equity adopted in 2013 in line

with the National Development Plan 2013-2017. The law against domestic violence (Law 25/11)

11 World Bank Report 2015 (Accessed December 2015) 12 World Bank Report 2015 (Accessed December 2015) 13 Ibid

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was approved in 2011 and it regulatory framework was adopted in 2013. And a “SOS Domestic

Violence” phone line was launched in November 2015.

In view of these legal and policy developments, women in Angola presently enjoy a high degree

of civil liberties with no de jure discrimination based on gender. However, the main challenge

continues to be lack of capacity and resources to adequately implement these measures.

Furthermore, customary laws and customs remain prevalent and this traditional platform has often

been used to address social issues with a skewed discriminatory approach towards women. Within

the expanding positive gender policy and legal environment, CSOs are steadily affirming their

engagement in this field despite ongoing challenges, particularly regarding funding. CSOs have

become more actively involved in the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women,

and their intervention is critical to the advancement of this transformational process.

2.2 Partnership

Gender equality has been part of Angola’s governance agenda for nearly three decades but it was

only from late 2000s that the GoA’s efforts began to prioritize gender and the empowerment of

women in development planning. In the UNPAF with the GoA, the promotion of gender and the

empowerment of women are central and intrinsic to the development approach. Thus, in view of a

generalized lack of information on gender issues and women’s rights among the population, and

on account of the interest to further strengthen co-operation, the bilateral partnership of the

Government of Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs – MFA) through the Royal Norwegian

Embassy in Angola with the United National Development Programme in Angola (UNDP)

presented an opportunity for intervention through CSOs. This intervention aimed to promote

awareness for women and access to information on women’s rights at national and local levels, to

strengthen advocacy for the rights of women and girls, and to strengthen the capacity of women’s

groups and networks in gender intervention. The Government of Norway made available funding

of US$1,165,836, which led to the formation of a tripartite partnership between the Government

of Norway and UNDP with the involvement of MINFAMU. This partnership agreement was

signed in October 2011 for a period of three years under the aegis of the project “Promoting the

Empowerment of Angolan Women Through CSOs”. The project was implemented in the period

2012-2015, a period marked by significant policy changes in the national gender environment and

experience.

3. OBJECTIVES

The Government of Norway (MFA) through the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Angola entered a

partnership agreement with UNDP to fund the project “Promoting Angolan Women Through

CSOs” in view of further strengthening cooperation and of supporting activities consistent and

supportive of the realization of the MDGs in Angola as a developing country. In accordance with

UNDP’s mandate and the Millennium Declaration, the overall goal of the project was to promote

women’s awareness and to empower them with abilities to exercise their socio-political and

economic rights in society and through this result to contribute to the achievement of the MDGs.

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Thus, the project promoted women’s access to information, the strengthening of the capacity of

women’s groups and networks in gender intervention and advocacy and in the monitoring of the

implementation of gender and women’s empowerment public programmes and policies.

The project was based on the national priorities set out in the National Development Plan (2013-

2017), the outcomes of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2009-

2013), which continued in the United Nations Partnership Framework (UNPAF 2015-2019), and

the results of the UNDP Country Programmes (CPD 2009-2013/2014-2017), respectively:

National priorities: ‘Preservation of National Unity and Cohesion, sensitization on the role of

women in political and community life, promotion of gender equality and access to employment

and professional training, and application of policy for gender equality’.

UNDAF/UNPAF Outcome 2: ‘Institutional capacity developed for improved evidence-based

planning, policymaking and accountability by governance structures, legal environment, to

address the needs of the poor and vulnerable while strengthening community engagement, civic

participation towards social cohesion, national reconciliation and the empowerment of women’.

CPD Outcome: ‘National cohesion and democratization through citizen participation and

promotion of culture of democratic governance based on human rights and inclusiveness’.

4. IMPLEMENTATION

In view of a national environment characterized by a generalized lack of information and

awareness about gender and women’s rights and the opportunity presented by the bilateral funding

of the Government of Norway, the project elected to strategically intervene through CSOs to reach

communities directly. Grants were awarded to CSOs working in the area of gender, including

women’s groups and networks, to enable engagement with women at all levels. Additionally, the

project explored possibilities to promote partnerships between the grantees and government

institutions in terms of both executive and geographical relevance.

To ensure effective project coordination, close monitoring of the implementation of the activities

and delivery, the project engaged a fulltime project officer who acted as a convener and

intermediary to the grantees, and provided the necessary technical support at all stages of the

project implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

The project targeted the most pertinent issues affecting women’s ability to claim and exercise their

rights and to benefit from public policies and programmes on gender and women’s empowerment.

Thus, the project focused on the following three thematic areas:

- Women’s awareness and political rights

- Violence against women

- Women’s social and economic rights

These themes were translated into projects with actions depicted on Table 1 (next page).

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Table 1. Action Areas

Action Intended Product

Capacity Building To enhance women’s participation in economic, political and

social processes through training on leadership, networking and

business management skills.

Advocacy

To promote advocacy actions, research and

sensitization/mobilization activities on political rights, gender

violence and socio-economic rights, with the goal of influencing

policy, strategies and/or overcoming specific constraints/issues

affecting women.

To promote dialogue among women in communities, to facilitate

the identification of common challenges and possible solutions.

Gender Based Violence

(GBV)

Capacity building for government and non-governmental actors

and women networks on economic and social rights and

combating GBV.

To disseminate and sensitize widely the legislation against

Domestic Violence (in June 2011), among all segments of society.

Media Based Events/Debates To promote public debates through conferences on radio

broadcasting programs underlining gender equality issues

Women’s Empowerment To strengthen women’s awareness to become watchdogs of gender

equality gender and of women inclusive policies.

To support activities that promote gender-responsive policies,

legislation and protection of human rights.

4.1 Grant Mechanism

Based on the UNDP’s internal policies and procedures related to resource management, including

fund transfer, financial reporting, expenditure documentation or evidence, filing and use of funds,

payments to CSOs were made in three instalments to ensure accountability.

Table 2. Grant Mechanism

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First Payment Following the signing of partnership agreement

Second Payment Based on the approval of the 1st quarterly

implementation report (narrative and financial)

Third Payment Final payment made based on the approval of the

2nd quarterly implementation report (narrative

and financial)

4.2 Technical Review Committee

A Technical Review Committee (TRC) was constituted and chaired by UNDP. The role of the

TRC was to review grant applications and to make recommendations. The group was composed

of representatives from UNDP, United National Population Fund (UNFPA), the Royal Norwegian

Embassy, Ministry of Family and Women’s Affairs (MINFAMU), Ministry of Justice and Human

Rights (MINJDH) and the Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations (FONGA) as

representative of the civil society.

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4.3 Implementing Partners (IPs) and Actions (Table 3)

Period IP Micro-Project Objective

20

12

-20

13

Action for Rural and Environment

Development (ADRA)

Strengthening Gender Relations

Promotion and encouragement of women's organizations, the

foundation of associations and active participation of women in

cooperatives/associations

Evangelical Church of Angola (IEA)

Angola without Violence

Advocacy against domestic violence within the family through

awareness of and dissemination of the text of the law on domestic

violence, and promotion of advocacy campaigns.

Evangelical Congregational Church in

Angola (IECA)

Esther Project Promote women's empowerment through training and education on

human rights, citizenship, leadership and democracy.

REDE MULHER Angola

Women, Power and Democracy

Leadership training for women to increase the number of women

leaders at the levels of Central and Local Government, the National

Assembly and political parties.

Angolan Association for Adult Education

(AAEA)

Empowering Women Promote women’s empowerment through literacy, civic education,

and changes within family nucleus and in the community.

20

13

-20

14

REDE MULHER Angola

Strengthening the Implementation

and Applicability of the Law

Against Domestic Violence

Dissemination of educational material on the law and promotion of

preventive actions against domestic violence.

Communication Program for Sustainable

Development (PROMEDIA)

Women Empowerment

Strengthening the capacity of women on their rights in economic

and social issues through radio drama programme titled

"Camatondo", broadcast countrywide.

Angolan Association for People’s

Salvation (ASASP)

Prevention of Domestic Violence

Community sensitization on non-violence, and campaign to reduce

cases of domestic violence through informative actions, and creation

of community advocacy groups.

Federation of Women Entrepreneurs

(FMEA)

Empowerment of Women

Entrepreneurs

To increase competitiveness and to improve the performance of

women run businesses, and to share knowledge on gender and

business management.

Action for Rural and Environment

Development (ADRA)

Women's Empowerment

Women’s civic education, literacy classes, mobilization of women

and promotion of their participation in public dialogues and in

decision-making processes.

REDE MULHER Angola

Strengthening the Implementation

and Applicability of the Law

Against Domestic Violence

Dissemination of educational material on the law and promotion of

preventive actions against domestic violence.

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Association for Rural Development

(ADAC)

Ensuring Protection and

Comprehensive Care to Victims

of GBV in the Village of Nharea

In partnership with the NGO RESCATE and the Municipal

Administration of Nharea, to strengthen the capacity of Nharea

Municipal Administration to provide adequate assistance to victims

of GBV, to make the village Family Counseling Center operational

and to create a municipal network of care for GBV victims.

20

14

-20

15

Research Center of the Catholic Church

(CEIC)

Research on Women's Integration

in Productive Processes

To produce updates data and/or information on the social situation

of women in Angola in the last 12 years (2002-2014)

Development Workshop Angola

Promoting Angolan Women's

Empowerment: Center to Support

Local Initiatives

To create a center to provide technical support to women's groups

and organizations represented in the ‘Network Against Urban

Poverty’ in Luanda Province.

Communication Program for Sustainable

Development (PROMEDIA)

Women Empowerment

In partnership with the Angola National Radio, to record 24

educational messages on women’s rights to be broadcast through a

programme titled ‘Radio Ngola Yeto’ in the following national

languages for widened reach: Umbundo and Quimbundo.

Forum of Women Journalists for Gender

Equality FMJIG

ONDJANGO

Intended to contribute to reduction of domestic violence crimes, to

empower families on gender and human rights and to promote

greater involvement of women in the fight against domestic

violence.

Women Promotion in the Catholic

Church (PROMAICA)

MUKAY KATUKA!

(Rise Women!)

To involve the rural women living in the municipality of Gambos

in the Huila province in the action to devise alternative income

solutions, such as collective vegetable gardens, pottery and sewing.

These communities have been affected by drought and hunger.

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4.4 Geographical Coverage

The map below depicts the geographical areas covered by the project according to the actions of

the implementing partners, the CSOs. These include 21 municipalities in 13 of Angola’s 18

provinces: Luanda, Bengo, Benguela, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Malange, Lunda Sul, Benguela,

Huíla, Uíge, Bié, Kuando Cubango and Cunene.

Table 4. Geographical Coverage

Period IPs Municipality Province

2012

-2013 ADRA Ganda, Cubal and Baia Farta Benguela

IEA Luanda and Huila

IECA Kuito and Kunhinga Bie

REDE MULHER Angola Uige, Kwanza Sul and Bengo

AAEA Viana Luanda

2013-2

014

REDE MULHER Angola Luanda Luanda

PROMEDIA National

ASASP Cambambe, Cazengo and Lucala;

Cacuso and Malange

Kwanza Norte and Malange

FMEA Menongue, Kuito, Saurimo,

Benguela and Ondjiva

Kuando-Kubango, Bie, Lunda Sul,

Benguela and Cunene

ADRA Caluquembe Huila

2014-2

015

ADAC Nharea Bie

CEIC Luanda Luanda

DW Angola Cazenga, Sambizanga and Viana Luanda

PROMEDIA National

FMJIG Viana and Cazenga Luanda

PROMAICA Gambos Huila

4.5 Beneficiaries/Target Groups

The primary beneficiaries of the project were Angolan women, CSOs and women’s organizations

and networks that won the project grants as implementing partners. The project also benefited men

and public entities that participated in the different activities, and had wider benefits to the civil

society as a whole.

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Table 5. Beneficiaries (Activities 2012-2015)

IP

ACTIVITIES

BENEFICIARIES

W M N/I

ADRA

Training for Women’s Associations 122 104 -

Lectures/Discussions 26 42 -

Support to Legalize the Chicuma Women’s Association 21 13 -

Lectures on Law n°25/11 and CEDAW 97 161 -

Adult Literacy 242 142 242

Lectures/Discussions on Gender issues 71 11 71

IEA

Training for Community Activists - - 240

Community Awareness – lectures/discussions 1086 57 2365

Family Support: 600 home visits 600 400 1200

IECA

Conference - - 568

Advocacy and Support to Families and Women - -

Production and Distribution of Flyers and Brochures - - 1000

Lectures/Discussions - - 520

Training for Adult Literacy Teachers - - 117

Lectures/Discussions: Raising Awareness on Political Participation - - 202

Community Entrepreneurship – Starting a Business 261 - -

Lectures/Discussions - - 386

Lectures/Discussions on Breastfeeding 85 6 95

Lectures/Discussions 130 17 23

REDE MULHER

Seminar on the Importance of Voting 87 - -

Meeting between CSOs and MPs - - -

Seminar on GBV Victims for Police officers - - 200

Seminar on Domestic Violence Law for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers 16 25

Seminar on Domestic Violence Law for members of CSOs 74 13

Research Study “Monitoring and Evaluating the Implementation of the Domestic

Violence Law in Luanda"

AAEA Creation of 32 Literacy Classes and Training of Literacy Teachers

21

1500

11

500 -

Efforts to Raise Community Awareness 200 - -

Produced and Broadcast 34 Episodes through Radio Drama Programme

“Camatondo”

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PROMEDIA 24 Educational Messages Broadcas through Ngola Yeto Radio, in Umbundo and

Quimbundo

Produced 162 CD Messages sent to Provincial Stations

Produced CD Messages Shared with CSOs and Individuals 160 352 107

ASAP

Production and Distribution of 4000 Flyers and Brochures - - -

Training Community Activists - - 9

Lectures/Discussions (in Schools, Churches and Markets) 4708 3595 -

9 Radio Interviews - - -

Theater (Plays)

FMEA Trainings on Business Management, Accounting and Entrepreneurship 357 28

ADAC

Equipment and Operationalization of the Family Counseling Center and Shelter - - -

Municipal Network for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence (DV)

3 Month Training for Network Members

13 12 -

Training on Integral Attention to Victims of DV 8 2

Seminar on Conflict Resolution 8 5 -

Support to Victims of DV 12 5 -

Opening of the Family Counseling Center 226 86 -

CEIC

Members of Research Team 2 5 -

Workshop on “ Women's Integration in Productive Processes” 21 21 -

Conference on “Women in the Productive Sector: Challenges and Perspectives” 36 49 -

Surveys and Interviews 139 - -

Presentation of Research – August 2015

DW

Mapping Project Beneficiaries 207 30 -

Training “How to Start a Business” (122) (29) -

Financial Support to 10 Local Enterprises (8) (2) -

Identification of the Group’s Weakness and training needs (165) (15) -

Official Launch of the Project 76 28 -

Training on Monitoring and Evaluation for Leading Members of Luanda Urban

Poverty Network 23 10 -

Training on Financial Feasibility for Project Team 5 4 -

FMJIG

Identification of Reference Groups in the Municipalities of Viana and Cazenga 32 - -

Seminar on HR, Gender and Women Rights 22 14 -

Radio Debates - - -

Support to Victims of DV 4 - -

Ondjangos - Community Meetings 45 47 -

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Training for Champions/Actors against DV 27 2 -

Municipal Seminar on Women’s Rights 109 10 -

Print of Cartoon Titled “Família Nzagi” - - 1000

PROMAICA

Project team Training on Financial Management 6 - -

2 Meetings with Women Leaders of the Community Vegetable Gardens 720 340 -

Delivery of Materials to Project Beneficiaries 105 56 -

Delivery of Agricultural Equipment 130 82

Creation and Organization of 12 Community Vegetable Gardens (360) (105) -

Training – Vegetable Gardens 76 44 -

Pottery Group 31 - -

Basketry Group 12 - -

Jewelry Group 4 8 -

SUB-TOTAL 11308 6186 8345

TOTAL 25839

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5. RESULTS

The project achieved its overall objective to contribute to the awareness and empowerment of

women with abilities to exercise their socio-economic and political rights, and to strengthen the

capacity of women’s groups and networks in gender intervention. The project reached a total of

25,839 direct beneficiaries, of whom 44% were women (including 32% of non-gender identified

beneficiaries). In the first phase (2012-2013), the project reached 12,263 beneficiaries, 35% of

whom were women (4,236) (with 545 of non-gender identified beneficiaries). In the second phase

(2013-2014), the project reached 9,491 beneficiaries, 58% of whom were women, and in the third

phase (2014-2015) the project reached 4,575 beneficiaries, 50% of whom were women. The

project had a wide national reach, having covered 13 of the country’s 18 provinces through direct

action, and all the provinces were indirectly reached through media. Critical to this geographical

reach were the actions the project was able to implement in rural and remote areas, having covered

a total of 21 municipalities countrywide. As a result of this intervention, the capacities to intervene

in gender issues of 13 CSOs that were involved in the project as implementing partners were

strengthened through capacity building activities and through learning-by-doing. Partnerships

between CSOs and the National Office of Gender Equality and Equity of the Ministry of Family

and Women’s Affairs have improved particularly at national level, but also at provincial level.

Working relationships in gender intervention and beyond between CSOs and local government

administrations in some provinces have also improved. Table 5 below captures key

transformational achievements occurred through this intervention.

Table 6. Key Transformational Changes

Item Result Change MDG/SDG Relevance

1742 women beneficiaries Capacity building/education Improving literacy MDG 2-3/SDG 4-5

642 men beneficiaries Capacity building/education Improving literacy MDG 2/SDG 4

650 leading women and

entrepreneurs

Capacity building Improved business skills MDG 1,2/SDG 1-2, 4-5

Family Counseling Center in

Nharea, Bie

GBV/Advocacy Ready care for victims of

GBV/DV

SDG 16

12 small scale community

greenhouses installed and

operational in Gambos, Huila

Alternative income

solutions/capacity building

Mitigation against disasters and

improving livelihoods

MDG1/SDG 1-2

275 community activists trained Capacity building Strengthened civil society SDG 16

Chicuma Women’s Organization in

legalized, in Cubal, Benguela

Capacity building Strengthened civil society SDG 16

10 local enterprises supported Capacity building Improving livelihood,

employment

SDG 16

Mapped CSOs in 5 provinces

(Malange, Huila, Huambo, Luanda)

Capacity building Strengthened civil society and

programme coordination

SDG 16

26,329 beneficiaries of Information

and knowledge on gender and

women’s rights

Capacity building Greater public awareness and

empowerment

SDG 16

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6. LESSONS LEARNED

It is important for UNDP, as implementing partner, to expand its consultative action with other

development partners, including CSOs, government institutions and other UN agencies involved

in gender intervention. This consultation can be done at both the project planning and the project

implementation phases in order to improve intervention coordination in terms of issue and

geographical targeting. The project’s Technical Review Committee (TRC) can lead this action

with the strategic advice of the Government of Norway through its representation in the TRC.

It is relevant for UNDP to harness the practice of field visits during the project implementation

phase. Through this practice, the project management was able to identify good implementation

practices and bottlenecks and on this basis was able to devise a more relevant and focused package

for the capacity building of the implementing partners in the new project cycle (2016-2018)14. It

is therefore important to also promote a closer relationship between TRC members and

implementing partners beyond UNDP mediation.

7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The project has made an important contribution to gender equality and women’s empowerment in

Angola. The project has generated greater public awareness on gender and women’s rights, and

has strengthened national action in gender and women’s rights. This is evidenced by the increased

intervention capacity of CSOs, the improved coordination between CSOs and the government, and

by the transformational changes that have occurred as a result of this project action. These results

have contributed to Angola’s efforts towards the achievement of the MDGs and its continued

efforts towards the achievement of the SDGs.

However, the country continues to face challenges in the area of gender and women’s

empowerment, and the prospects to achieve the SDGs (particularly SDGs 5 and SDG 16) remain

daunting. This is because the situation of women generally remains precarious and unequal, and

there are still significant knowledge, skills and resource gaps in terms of the capacity of

government institutions, CSOs and the general public to respond to gender and women’s issues.

Therefore, it is necessary to intensify support for gender equality and women’s empowerment in

Angola. In the past four years, the project ‘Promoting Angolan Women Through CSOs’ had a

broad-ranging intervention. It promoted capacity building and advocacy on legal rights, public

policy, gender violence, organizational strengthening, networking and entrepreneurship. This

intervention was spread countrywide. The second cycle of the project (2016-2018) has a narrowed

intervention with focus on participation in decision-making processes, gender violence and

entrepreneurship. Future and/or concurrent support can target more specific issues and areas. There

are ongoing obstacles to gender equality and women’s empowerment in relation to access to

education at secondary and tertiary levels, access to maternal healthcare, access to formal

14 In September 2014, a 28 hours training (three days) was provided for 20 IP members on project management.

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employment, access to credit and finance, and in relation to customs and traditional practices

which subjugate women. Geographically, women in the rural area continue to experience

significant social and development disparities compared to women in the urban area.

8. EVIDENCE

8.1 Testimonies: The Women

Testimony Context Effect Impact

“Today my daughters require that we

review together the lessons. They use

my support material to do their school

work and we do not sleep until I help

them to review all”.

Victorina Francisco,

beneficiary of the literacy

action implemented by the

Angolan Association for

Adult Education (AAEA)

in the first phase of the

project 2012-2013

More women who

benefited from the

project are now

literate

Mothers are able to help

their children with school

work, hence contributing to

better learning and education

for the girl child

“Today we save our money properly

and our husbands respect us more.

We are being more valued”.

Women’s Group in Viana:

beneficiary of the literacy

project implemented by the

Angolan Association for

Adult Education (AAEA)

in the first phase of the

project 2012-2013

Literate women

became more

business savvy and

aware

Life and familiar conditions

improved

“The effects of the services provided

by the Center (Family Counseling

Center) can already be felt and these

are satisfactory because not only are

improvements in families who passed

by evident, but the courage that

members of society are gaining in

denouncing Domestic Violence cases

is also evident”.

Testimony of Nharea

Municipal Administration

of Bié province as partner

in the micro-project

“Protection of Victims of

Gender Based Violence”,

implemented by ADAC,

third phase of the project

2014-2015

Increased

awareness on

domestic violence

law and its legal

instruments

Reducing GBV

“My father behaved badly, my mother

came to live with me in my house and

my father makes death threats to my

mother. But as I learned how to

present a complaint on domestic

violence we went to a police station.”

Lucrecia António, 23 years

old, beneficiary of the

project ONDJANGO

implemented by FMJIG,

third phase of the project

2014-2015

Increased

awareness on

domestic violence

and its legal

instruments

Women feel safe

“The training helped a lot. That is why

I doubled my money”.

Maria Mateus, 66 years old,

beneficiary of the project

CAIS and her small

business received financial

support implemented by

DW in the third phase of

the project 2014-2015

Increased business

skills and savvy

The sustainability of

business is strengthened

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8.2 Interesting Human Stories

Forum of Women Journalists for Gender Equality (FMJIG): ‘ONDJANGO’ Project 2014 – 2015

Lucrezia Adriano, 23 years old, mother of six children, was a participant in Ondjango project,

implemented by the FMJIG with grant from the third phase of the project in 2014. The Ondjangos

were community and sharing spaces among residents to address local issues. This project intended

to contribute to the reduction of crimes related to domestic violence in the municipalities of Viana

and Cazenga in Luanda Province, to empower families on human rights and gender, and to promote

greater involvement of women in the fight against domestic violence.

Lucrezia explained that she grew up in a violent environment. She only realized that what was

happening in her home was domestic violence after attending an Ondjango. She said that when

her father drank he became violent and chased her mother from the house threatening her with a

knife.

She said: “My father behaved badly, my mother came to live with me in my house and my father

makes death threats to my mother. But as I learned how to present a complaint of Domestic

Violence we went to a police station.”

At present, Lucrezia Adriano lives with her mother and her father is responding to lawsuit for

domestic violence. She said she will continue to fight to ensure her mother’s safety. The

information she received from Ondjango was crucial. It allowed her to break the silence and to

denounce her own father.

Development Workshop Angola (DW): ‘Empowering the Advancement of Women – Center for

Support of Solidarity Initiatives’, Project 2014 – 2015

Maria Mateus (Aunty/Tia Maria), 66 years old, lives in Cazenga district in Luanda Province for

40 years with her husband and six children. Her main occupation is at daycare Ninho D’Amor,

which began in 2002. Since 2004, Tia Maria has also been the coordinator of 31 Community

Centers Children of Cazenga. She also leads the Gender Development Network of Cazenga that

was formed in 2008. She stated that they call it a gender network because it works with women

and men through awareness and civic education campaigns. In February 2014, through the

newspapers she was informed of the call for proposals of the project “Empowering Angolan

Women through CSOs”. She joined forces with Development Workshop (DW) Angola which was

at the time preparing a project proposal entitled “Empowerment of the Advancement of Women –

Center for Support of Solidarity Initiatives”. Through this partnership, the Cazenga’s Gender

Development Network benefited from trainings on entrepreneurship, starting and managing small

businesses and some of its members had also access to financial credit. Within the DW project

there were 10 small businesses that had access to financial credit.

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As beneficiary of the project “Promoting Angolan Women Through CSOs’, Aunt Mary received

a credit of 100,000KZ. She has managed to double it through the sale of food products and will

now invest the profit in the refurbishment of her daycare.

She said: “The training helped a lot, that’s why I doubled my money. The other women who also

benefited from training and had access to financial credit for their clothes, food, ice cream and

drinks selling business have doubled their money. Before, we worked without sheets reflecting the

cashflow and now we all use this tool. Today, women who sell in the market and benefited from

training before choosing their new products they go around the market to study the competition”.

When asked about the perception of women’s rights and empowerment in the community, Aunty

Maria said there has been an improvement and gave a testimony on men’s behavior stating, “Before

they thought that their wives bringing money home would overcome them but since then things

have improved a lot”.

DW Angola 2014-2015

Diploma Award Ceremony for Training on How to Start a Business, 2015

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9. PICTURES

Aunty Maria at daycare “Ninho do Amor”

ADRA Huila, 2013-2014

Meeting in Vissapa Yela Community: Women Benefited of Literacy Classes

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CSOs Training at UNDP, 2014

AAEA, 2012-2013

Adult Literacy Class, Luanda

IECA, 2012-2013 ASASP, 2013-2014

REDE MULHER, 2013-2014

Play: Seminar on Victims of GBV for Police Officers PROMEDIA, 2014-2015

National Radio: Recording Studio