Africa-Press – Angola. On the sidelines of the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women taking place in New York, Angola and Brazil yesterday analyzed the possibilities of cooperation between the two countries in terms of gender.
During a meeting lasting approximately two hours, the ministers of Angola for Social Action, Family and the Promotion of Women, Faustina Alves, and of Brazil, Damares Alves, also discussed the post-pandemic economic recovery, empowerment and entrepreneurship of the young women, as well as the rising rate of domestic violence.
The meeting also served to exchange views on ongoing projects in both countries, which aim to promote the empowerment and empowerment of women, and the protection of the most vulnerable groups in a period of pandemic crisis.
According to a statement from the Permanent Mission of Angola to the UN, which this newspaper had access to, the minister Faustina Alves shared the country’s experience on the municipalization of social action, which allows, through the Integrated Social Support Centers, that basic social services actually reach families in need, with a better assessment of the impact of actions, through the exchange of information.
He also highlighted the role of Community and Health Development Agents (ADECOS) in identifying the population’s problems, guaranteeing assistance in various domains.
The minister discussed with her Brazilian counterpart the Kwenda social transfer program, which has already benefited more than 300 families, SOS-Criança, for reporting cases of violence against children, among others of social impact.
For her part, the Secretary of State for the Economy, Dalva Ringote, highlighted the Program for Formalization of the Informal Economy-PREI, which provides for the formalization of the informal economy, estimated at 72%, mostly supported by women.
The Brazilian Minister for Women revealed that her country has recently launched the National Plan to Combat Femicide, with the reinforcement of policing at the local level.
He expressed his desire to cooperate with Angola in the project for the technological empowerment of young women, called Espaço 4.0.
The high rate of maternal mortality in Brazil is, according to Minister Damares Alves, one of the great challenges facing her country.
In addition to Dalva Ringote, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Paula Francisco Coelho, the chief commissioner and president of the Women’s Police Network, Elizabeth Ranque Franck, and diplomats from the Permanent Mission to the UN participated in the meeting.
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