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Angola

Map of Angola


Population:10.8 million

Urban Population:35%

Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups:Ovimbundu - 37%
Kimbundu - 25%
Bakongo - 13%

Religions:Traditional beliefs - 47%
Roman Catholic - 38%
Protestant - 15%

Population Growth Rate:2%

Life Expectancy:40 years

Infant Mortality:194 per 1,000 live births

Under Five Mortality:260 per 1,000 live births

Maternal Mortality Rate:1.500 per 100,000 live births

GNP Per Capita:$500

Percentage of Literate Adult Males:56%

Percentage of Literate Adult Females:28%

Percentage Population With Access
To Safe Drinking Water
:
38%

Links:Landmines Special Report

Country Description:

CARE-Angola opened its doors in 1989 in the midst of wide-scale civil war. The two-decade conflict ultimately killed or wounded hundreds of thousands of people, displaced another 1.2 million people, destroyed towns and cities, severely damaged the economy and left huge tracts of farmland untended and unproductive; the Lusaka Protocol, signed by Angolan Government and UNITA rebel forces on November 20, 1994, brought only an uneasy peace. Drought, the presence of 15 million landmines, and the collapse of traditional distribution and trading networks have left large segments of the population without access to basic goods and services, including food, clean water and health care.

Despite periodic political instability, CARE Angola has been able to evolve from mostly emergency-based activities to rehabilitation. Projects currently include: mother-child health; water and sanitation; landmine education awareness, mapping and clearance; and restoration of the agricultural and marketing sectors.


Project Information

Project NameProject CountryProject Type
Luanda Urban Rehabilitation and Micro-Enterprise Project (LURE)AngolaRehabilitation
Bie Emergency-Agriculture SupportAngolaEmergency Relief
Bie Emergency Food DistributionAngolaEmergency Relief
Bie Emergency-HealthAngolaEmergency Relief
Development Relief in AngolaAngolaRehabilitation
CORE Initiative in AngolaAngolaDevelopment
Transititional Programming Initiative (TPI)AngolaDevelopment
First Shelter InitiativeAngolaRehabilitation
CARSEM I: Socio-Economic Integration of Ex-Combatant in Andulo Municipality in Bie ProvinceAngolaRehabilitation
Municipal Development ProgramAngolaDevelopment
Emergency Program to Assist Flood Victims in AngolaAngolaEmergency Relief
Best Practice for Food Security (FAO/SPA)AngolaDevelopment
Community Watersheds Partnership ProgramAngolaDevelopment
Luanda Urban Rehabilitation and Micro Enterprise Project (LURE)AngolaDevelopment
Support to Decentralization and Municipal Planning in Huila and CuneneAngolaDevelopment
Promoting All Children's Right to Early Childhood Development ]AngolaDevelopment


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