More than 44 billion kwanzas is the total amount which was delivered to the most needy families as part of the Social Cash Transfer Programme (Kwenda) during the three years since it is in force, said Wednesday in the Province of Luanda the director-general of the Institute for Local Development (FAZ), Belarmino Jelembi.
According to him, who was speaking during a visit by the deputies of the 4th Commission of the National Assembly to the FAS facilities, the payment to the families were made by cash at 77%, ATM card (23%) and mobile money (0.4%).
He said that this programme benefits around 3,700 people, in 63 municipalities of the 18 provinces of the country.
The official highlighted the increase of the monthly amount of the social cash transfer since June of the current year, from 8.500 kwanas to 11.000 kwanzas, as well as the changing of the period of time for a family to benefit from 1 to 2 years.
Belarmino Jelembi told the parliamentarians that the Kwenda programme, among other objectives, aims to increase the acquisition and financial capacity of the needy families, is financed by the Angolan government with USD 100 million and by the World Bank (WB) with USD 320.
On his turn, the vice-chairman of the 4th Commission of the National Assembly, Paulo de Carvalho, said that Kwenda is the main project of FAS and with the presentation of the programmes, goals and challenges, he considers that the MPs now have instruments that allow gathering of information on the benefits that this programme has been introducing in the lives of families.
Created by the Angolan Government, Kwenda intends to reinforce the municipalization of social action, through the creation and operation of the Integrated Social Action Centres (CASI), reinforcement of the Single Social Register, cash transfers and productive inclusion.
Source: Angola Press News Agency (APNA)