Brazilian Government Helps Angola in Promoting Children’s Rights

Abstract

The National Children’s Forum of Angola, which was created in 2007, hosted its IV meeting in Luanda on 15–16 June. The Forum focused on the 11 commitments in the initiative “Children: Think National, Act Local”, and participants discussed policies, programmes and implementation strategies to promote the rights of the children at the local level. Nearly 400 people from across the country attended the event. Workshops were previously held in all the provinces to assess progress in the areas of life expectancy, nutritional and food security, birth certification, early childhood education, primary education, juvenile justice, the prevention and reduction of HIV/AIDS among families and children, the prevention of violence against children, family provision of support, communication, and the inclusion of child-related issues in the national budget. Lídia Gomes of Brazil’s Ministry of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger (MDS) took part in the Forum. She shared the Brazilian experience of designing and managing the Single System of Social Assistance, as well as of programmes for children. (...)Aconteceu entre os dias 15 e 16 de junho,