[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 287], "category": "Text", "text": "obstacles that girls must overcome. Pregnancy during their academic career means that girls face high levels of discrimination from their social network including school management. The lack of school transport, intensive teaching hours and the lack of services for the children of young mothers are constraints. The lack of separate toilets for boys and girls in schools and the limited access to menstrual hygiene products, also have an impact on school drop-outs from the second cycle onwards³²."}, {"bbox": [96, 298, 1134, 380], "category": "Text", "text": "Concerning people with disabilities, there is limited implementation of the national policy for inclusive special education, resulting in the prevalence of special schools and the existence of physical, transport and pedagogical barriers that limit the enjoyment of the right to education by persons with disabilities³³."}, {"bbox": [96, 389, 1134, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "Therefore, on the one hand, there is a need to carry on RETFOP's efforts to improve employment services. On the other hand, specific tools such as grants, mentoring and counselling should be implemented to support the training and professional integration of women, people with disabilities and groups in vulnerable situations."}, {"bbox": [134, 482, 535, 510], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4. Entrepreneurship situation and services"}, {"bbox": [96, 520, 1134, 735], "category": "Text", "text": "Out of every 100 Angolans with a job, 80 work in the informal market, i.e. they end up running small businesses³⁴. An Annual Employment Report 2023 of Angola³⁵ indicates that the difference between demand and job supply is 80%, with both demand and job supply being more centered in Luanda, followed by Benguela, which is beginning to acquire some importance³⁶. Therefore, entrepreneurship promotion seems to be extremely necessary to absorb the massive supply of workforce. Overall, MSMEs encounter significant barriers including low capitalisation, difficulty accessing credit, insufficient incentive for national production, and poor-quality human resources (MSME owners mainly operate in the retail sector, and it is difficult to manage more complex enterprises such as agricultural and industrial activities) and high-level vulnerability in the early stages of their business."}, {"bbox": [96, 746, 1134, 1012], "category": "Text", "text": "In this context, the ongoing programme RETFOP implemented a micro-entrepreneurship support project with microcredits (Programa de Apoio ao Micro Empreendedorismo - PAME). PAME was addressed to aspiring micro-entrepreneurs who have finished technical education. The programme created 715 direct jobs and 83% of the amount lent to micro-entrepreneurs was reimbursed.³⁷ This Action takes into consideration the success and the lessons learnt from PAME. At the TVET system, there is a need for more entrepreneurial encouragement/animation, entrepreneurship training, technical assistance to entrepreneurs as well as support/mentoring through incubation and acceleration. In terms of finance, the microcredit model - based on a partnership between the National Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (Instituto Nacional de Emprego e Formação Profissional - INEFOP), a public institution, and Kixicrédito, a private microcredit institution - delivered good results and showed that tailored partnerships and tools for MSMEs financing can be built."}, {"bbox": [96, 1023, 1134, 1078], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, this Action will pay special attention to the needs for the development of the Lobito Corridor, taking advantage of other concomitant expected interventions."}, {"bbox": [134, 1088, 410, 1116], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5. Green skills development"}, {"bbox": [96, 1127, 1134, 1365], "category": "Text", "text": "To align with the environmental priorities of the NDP 2023-2027, it is essential to integrate green skills development into the national TVET system. This will ensure the workforce is adequately prepared to support and advance these environmental goals and contribute to the fight against climate change and its impacts on communities and businesses. By equipping individuals with skills in sustainable practices, climate-smart agriculture and sustainable agrifood production, renewable energy technologies, and effective resource management, the TVET system can play a pivotal role in fostering a resilient and sustainable economy. This alignment will not only meet the demands of the evolving job market but also contribute significantly to Angola's long-term environmental and economic objectives that are part of the country's commitments under the global environmental and climate conventions."}, {"bbox": [85, 1449, 1088, 1494], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³² https://secretariadoexecutivo.cplp.org/media/rnlirqym/angola_diagnostico-da-igualdade-de-genero-em-angola-2022-1.pdf (accessed 27/06/2024)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1494, 1109, 1516], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³³https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRPD%2FC%2FAGO%2FCO%2F1&Lang=en"}, {"bbox": [85, 1516, 1144, 1560], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁴https://www.voaportugues.com/a/pequenos-neg%C3%B3cios-espinha-dorsal-da-economia-angolana-mas-sem-apoios-necess%C3%A1rios-para-a-sua-sustentabilidade/7523780.html (accessed 28/06/2024)"}, {"bbox": [85, 1560, 1129, 1602], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁵ Relatório Anual de Emprego 2023 de Angola published by the Centre of Economic Research of the Universidade Lusíada de Angola and Jobartis (June 2024)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1602, 939, 1625], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁶ Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Governo anuncia apoio de 27 mil milhões de kwanzas para iniciativas de emprego"}, {"bbox": [85, 1625, 943, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³⁷ Capitalização do Programa de Apoio ao Micro Empreendedorismo (PAME) 2020-2024, Expertise France, 2023."}, {"bbox": [1038, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 30"}]