Africa-Press – Angola. The steps taken around the youth program “Cidade Agro-pecuária”, dominated the audience that the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, granted this Monday to the leader of the National Youth Council (CNJ), Isaías Kalunga.
Speaking to the press at the end of the meeting, the president of the CNJ, Isaias Kalunga, considered the audience an opportunity that served to present the vision of the Angolan youth at an economic, political and social level, having highlighted the youth program “Cidade Agro-pecuária “.
This is an initiative to support national production to be implemented in the country’s 18 provinces.
The program is financed by the Agrarian Development Support Fund (FADA), in an amount of around 1.800 billion kwanzas and another 10 billion by the Angolan Investment Bank (BAI).
The referred amount will be used for the construction of houses added to agricultural fields (10 hectares for each young beneficiary).
On behalf of young people, he expressed satisfaction with the most recent measures adopted by the President of the Republic, such as the appointment of a new Minister of State for Economic Coordination, on whom hopes are placed in supporting the resolution of problems that afflict young people, such as more jobs .
Alongside the leader of the CNJ, President João Lourenço received other representatives of Non-Governmental Organizations yesterday in Cidade Alta, within the framework of consultations with civil society institutions.
In separate audiences, the Head of State also received representatives from the National Union of Angolan Students, the Union of Artists and Composers (UNAC), former Angolan students in Cuba, the provincial union of fair and informal trade workers ( groups together women from Zungueiras and from the Christian organization to support Community Development).
In turn, the president of UNAC, Zeca Moreno, said that he had given the President of the Republic a dossier with nine points with proposals and some requests in favor of society and its members.
In addition to social and economic aspects, the official pointed out the need to recover the Bullfighting building, in Luanda, an emblem of Luanda in a state of degradation
For this property built in the 70s, UNAC proposes its recovery by the Executive, to serve local communities in the fields of music, theatre, cinema, visual arts and dance.
The president of the National Union of Angolan Students, Mário Fernandes, said that he had presented issues related to general and higher education.
Concerns about delays at the National Institute for Assessment, Accreditation and Recognition of Higher Education Studies (INAAREES) in homologating diplomas for students who completed training in Angola and abroad, also reached the President of the Republic.
The students also expressed to President João Lourenço their concern about the process of detaching the land next to the University Campus of Camama, in Luanda, in addition to calling for the need for the conclusion of the works on that site.
The issue of distribution of school lunches, school manuals and security in public schools were also presented to the President of the Republic during the audience.
Former students in Cuba
On behalf of the association of former Angolan students in Cuba, the holder of the Executive Branch received the vice-president, José Álvaro, who spoke about the availability of the organization in favor of governance projects.
Specifically, José Álvaro presented proposals on the employability of students who graduated in Cuba in recent years in the areas of health, education and agriculture.
“We left the meeting satisfied and noted that the President of the Republic dominates the issues addressed”, said José Álvaro.
In the list of audiences, the zungueira woman was also represented. Inês Lano Neto, on behalf of the class, who proposed to the Head of State the reinforcement of micro-credit to this segment of society.
At the base of the proposal is the urgency to counteract the difficulties arising from the rise in prices of basic basket products, which is having a negative impact on the life of zungueira women.
Inês Lano Neto took advantage of the meeting with President João Lourenço to request more training opportunities for the class.
Benedito Kesongue was received by the Christian Organization for the Support of Community Development (ethnic minorities).
The official informed that in the conversation with President João Lourenço he presented the organization’s experience in the areas of education and agriculture.
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