Africa-Press – Angola. At least 1.7 million families are enrolled in the second phase of the financial assistance program Kwenda recently launched nationwide. 70% of these families have already received financial support, President João Lourenço announced Wednesday in Luanda.
In his State of the Nation Address, the Head of State stated that of these, 54,129 families are involved in productive inclusion initiatives.
João Lourenço explained that Kwenda has had a transformative impact on communities, demonstrating investment in social protection and the right path toward inclusion and social justice.
The president added that thanks this program families are increasing their income and quality of life, strengthening autonomy in agricultural products and animal protein for consumption, in addition to placing them on the market.
João Lourenço highlighted the importance of the role played by family and that it is the government’s top priority.
“We continue working towards an increasingly equal society, where men and women build the country side by side, on an equal footing, a country where women’s rights and freedoms are protected,” Lourenço said.
The president also said women in Angola have nothing to prove regarding their ability and importance in society, which is why initiatives such as the National Women of Merit Award will continue to encourage them.
Domestic Violence
Regarding domestic violence, the president assured that the State will strengthen its fight against this evil to ensure that every home and family in Angola is a place of peace, harmony, and a positive contribution to development.
Homes in Angola, the president said, must be places where children are educated and prepared for the challenges of adulthood, constituting the foundation of any society that aims to be solid.
The president highlighted Social assistance’s role as a crucial in ensuring that victims of war, particularly orphaned children and those maimed by war, received support and a word of hope, so that they could continue to have the will to live.
“With the end of the war, the State’s priority was social assistance for children and people with disabilities, the resettlement of displaced persons, and the repatriation of war refugees,” he stated.
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