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In year 2001, ICDP Angola extended its work to Kwanza-Sul
province and a team was established there, whereas M’Banza
Congo, Zaire province capital, in co-operation with Save the Children
Norway, was visited by a mobile team from Luanda in order to improve
the human environment and condition of a particularly vulnerable
group of children. Also in this year ICDP started working in IDP
camps.
During 2002 a more specialised approach to training
developed targeting selected groups and adapting the manuals for
such work. Particular attention was paid to working in schools.
Basic health messages were added to the ICDP materials, specially
concerning HIV awareness.
In 2003 a strategy plan was set up to prepare for
future sustainability and a gradual handover of the whole project
to the Angolan team. ICDP, therefore, focussed its efforts on implementing
the programme in Angolan institutions. Also in 2003 there was an
increase in requests for psychosocial support for internal refugees
located in so called IDP camps and resettlement areas. ICDP Angola
operated in four camps supported by UNICEF and managed to establish
autonomous teams that continued to implement the program. The Mid
Term Review carried out by an independent consultant assigned by
NORAD concluded that ICDP’s work was ‘highly relevant
in the Angolan context and culturally appropriate’ and considering
the dramatic human situation of the country he suggested that it
should continue.
During 2004 the work continued to focus on schools and special attention
was given to primary school teachers where the occurrence of inappropriate
interaction was found to be prevalent. In a year and a half research
involving 373 teachers it was found that the implementation of the
ICDP program improves the atmosphere in the classroom developing
more positive, humane relationships between teachers, pupils and
their families with positive reflexes in the pupils performance.
At the yearly meeting in Sumbe an overall assessment was made of
present activities and the future of ICDP in Angola, since the present
contract with NORAD terminated in December 2004.
ICDP trained an average of 2500 adults affecting
about 40,000 children per year. Men were active agents in the implementation
of the program which is rather uncommon in traditional African culture.
NORAD support ended in 2005. As a result the Angolan
staff and the network of activities built steadily over 10 years
had to be reduced. REPSSI and the Swedish Embassy supported specific
projects and a rather small team is still operating with Milu as
ICDP vice rep and Manuel da Cruz as project director. The international
consultants have been giving support via internet and telephone.
ICDP was implemented in highly vulnerable communities and IDP camps
in six provinces with considerable and documented impact. The future
challenge will be to get an effective and sustainable financial
support for ICDP Angola to keep its so demanded activities going.
The importance of this project is well documented in the External
Evaluation Report that took place in 2003.
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