Africa-Press – Angola. Since the implementation of the Girls’ Empowerment and Learning for All Project (PAT II) in 2022, at least 227,658 students have completed the “second chance education” cycle and acquired life skills.
The information was disclosed by the Secretary of State for Secondary and Technical-Professional Education, Soraya Kalongela, at the end of the 1st Ordinary Meeting of the Commission for the Implementation of the Project led by the Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa.
She detailed that, among the graduates, 154,936 are girls.
Kalongela said that awareness campaigns were carried out in 1,044 communities, totaling 617,191 students who attended modules 1, 2, and 3 of the 1st Cycle of Secondary Education for Young Adults (EJA).
According to the Secretary of State, the project also benefited 73,648 girls with personal hygiene kits in 10 provinces of the country, within the scope of the menstrual hygiene and management program.
The official explained that regarding sexual and reproductive education, 200,251 students aged 10 to 18 years old were taught about sexual and reproductive health services, including contraceptive methods and family planning.
According to the official, three million children were dewormed in 10 provinces, and that, for the first time, at the national level, the education of young people and adults in the first cycle has begun to be implemented, with Luanda being the pilot test, which is being expanded to other provinces.
Regarding the scholarship program, it was reported that, up to November 2025, 132,432 scholarships were paid, with 68,118 going to girls, who received 80,000 kwanzas per year, in two installments. Boys received 40,000 kwanzas per year.
The Secretary of State announced that a registration of more than 500,000 students is underway across the 21 provinces, adding that to meet the demand, an increased number of bank branches have joined the project, in a joint effort with the Ministry of Finance.
Teacher Training
The Secretary of State explained that, regarding the teacher training program, more than 24,000 staff members have been trained, as well as 6,000 school administrators in structured guides and supervision.
She pointed to the construction and rehabilitation of several schools in various provinces, highlighting two already completed in Luanda that will become operational in the next school year.
Soraya Kalongela stressed that the Commission has been working in a very coordinated manner to support the Ministry of Education in implementing the subcomponents of these programs, since there is the need to work towards achieving the stated objectives.
During the meeting, the Commission recommended the implementation of new banking products and the strengthening of the dissemination and awareness of the Scholarship Program in Schools and Municipalities, proposing, among other measures, the introduction into the State Budget of central and local bodies of resources destined for the maintenance of equipment, means of transport and training.
