Laurinda Muhombo, the little Dream seller of Issombo

In the quiet rural community of Issombo, in the Municipality of Bocoio, Angola, 12-year-old Laurinda Muhombo is enrolled in the third grade at Issombo Primary School and is a beneficiary of the school feeding programme supported by ForAfrika. Despite her young age, Laurinda has long had to navigate the tension between survival and her right to simply be a child.
Angola School Feeding

International Women’s Day 2026: Access to rights

In 2025, ForAfrika’s programme interventions reached more than 3.4 million girls and women, representing 54.6% of our total reach across the continent.
Inauguration-Lucite-classrooms

ForAfrika builds a stronger learning foundation in Lucite, Angola

Ten years ago, no one in the Lucite community could have foreseen the remarkable transformation that would take place at Lucite Primary School.

The silent menace: 38% of Angolan children under 5 years old are affected by malnutrition 

Eight babies and toddlers lie quietly in a small room. An eerie silence fills the room, not a single sound can be heard. Doctor Osvaldo Cuhola, the Head of the Nutrition Division at Bocoio Municipal Hospital, respects the silence. He knows these little ones are fighting for their lives.

We Never Left: How School Feeding Is Transforming Angola’s Future 

Reaching villages like Viendi and Kalupuca is not easy. After driving 70 kilometres from Benguela, we leave the paved roads behind and slowly make our way across rough terrain for hours, determined to reach the people who need us most. How do we reach them? We never left. ForAfrika stays when everyone else leaves, and we continue delivering life-saving support to the most vulnerable families in Angola.

Preventing malnutrition through sustainable agriculture

The green hills rising around Cateque tell the first part of this story: the rainy season has finally arrived, promising a fruitful harvest ahead. Along a road so battered by potholes it hardly resembles a road anymore, about an hour’s drive from Balombo town, lies the village of Cateque, an organised, welcoming community led by Soba Jordão Joaquim.

Clean water access in Angola changes the health of an entire community 

Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene is one of the most basic human needs. Yet for the people of Italia village in central Angola, this right was interrupted in 2020. When the community’s only borehole broke down, and with no tools or spare parts to repair it, daily life quickly became a struggle. The only option left was to walk long distances to fetch water from the nearest river.

Neide’s triumph over malnutrition against all odds 

Maria Cassora, a mother of four and soon expecting her fifth child, lives in Cubal where food insecurity and limited dietary diversity remain constant challenges. Her children play in the yard today, but Neide’s journey through malnutrition sremains a powerful reminder of how vulnerable young children become when early nutrition practices are disrupted.
School learners attend the sensitisation workshop.

“Let’s talk about periods” – Sensitisation for schoolgirls 

“Hello everyone. I’m here today to talk to you about something that happens to me, to you, and to every woman and girl: growing up.” That is how Aunt Ermelinda, as the girls like to call her, begins her workshop in Viendi Primary School, a small village in central Angola.
Feed a child this holiday season

“Back With Us Again”: How Augusto’s Recovery Brought Joy to an Entire Village 

In the quiet village of Zuarte, in Angola, where the rhythm of life follows the seasons of maize and peanuts, little Augusto Caliongo, is joyfully enjoying his breakfast with gusto. At just four years old, he is full of energy, a sight that brings deep joy to his parents, Manecas and Generosa.
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