Luanda: 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, Esperan§a da Costa.
According to Angola Press News Agency, Kalongela detailed that, among the graduates, 154,936 are girls. 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). The project also benefited 73,648 girls with personal hygiene kits in 10 provinces, 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. Additionally, three million children were dewormed in 10 provinces, with Luanda being the pilot test for the education of young people and adults in the first cycle, now expanding 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. A registration of more than 500,000 students is underway across the 21 provinces, with an increased number of bank branches joining the project in a joint effort with the Ministry of Finance.
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 highlighted the construction and rehabilitation of several schools in various provinces, noting that two schools in Luanda are already completed and will become operational in the next school year.
Soraya Kalongela stressed that the Commission has been working in a coordinated manner to support the Ministry of Education in implementing the subcomponents of these programs. 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.
