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Jango Juvenil Project Acknowledges the Support of Banco de Fomento Angola
On December 11th, Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA) received acknowledgement for its generous support of the Jango Juvenil Project during a ceremony in Viana, Luanda. Among those present were President of Banco de Fomento Angola Emídio Pinheiro, the National Director of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Cardoso Neto, and USAID/Angola's Mission Director Diana Swain.
The Jango Juvenil Project is run by PSI/Angola, in partnership with Cuidados de Infância, an Angolan NGO. It was officially launched in 2002, with the goal of reaching out to youth, one of the most vulnerable groups to the risk of infection. Currently, it is a project funded by BFA and USAID.
Since 2004, and until 2007, BFA is contributing 5% of its annual profits to corporate social responsibility programs. Thanks to the generous contribution of BFA, the Jango Juvenil Project continues to promote HIV/AIDS education for Angolan youth. This ceremony provided an opportunity to acknowledge this tremendous support.
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has also invited PSI to introduce some of the Jango Juvenil Project programs to its Casa da Juventude, a centre for youth also located in Viana. This partnership with the Angolan Government is an excellent opportunity to attract other organizations, collaborate in social activities, and work with these to promote messages to youth that will help them build healthy, productive and happy lives.
The messages of the Jangos Juvenis encourage behavior change and the adoption of healthy sexual practices that will help lower personal risk, and increase the capacity to negotiate safe sex, including the correct and constant use of the condom. Since the beginning of this Project, about 160,000 youth learned about prevention, sensitization messages to fight STDs/HIV/AIDS, and sexuality to encourage sexual behavior change.
Activities at the Jangos Juvenis have been developed using information dissemination techniques such as films, theatre, games, debates, talks, among others. Vocational courses and recreational activities, including sports and concerts, are also offered here. The Project beneficiaries are sensitized to take the voluntary HIV/AIDS test so they can better control sero-prevalence and promote a better quality of life for those carrying the virus.
