Esperança da Costa
Angolan biologist, university researcher-teacher and politician
Esperança Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa (born 3 May 1961) is an Angolan biologist, academic, and politician. She has been serving as the fourth vice president of Angola since 15 September 2022. Prior to this, she was the deputy leader of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party during the 2022 general elections.
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edit- Education is essential for advancing gender equality and empowering women in Angola.
- The expansion of preschool and primary education networks, along with the goal of making education compulsory up to the 9th grade.
- The government's program includes the participation of approximately 5,000 volunteers.
- "Education is fundamental to development." To promote gender equality and empower women in Angola, the government has implemented various programs, including training initiatives and support for scientific research, all led by skilled academics.
- "We are providing credits to the most vulnerable women in these areas as part of public policies aimed at inclusive and sustainable financing."
- According to estimates from the country's regulatory agency and other stakeholders, women represent only about 14 percent of the workforce in the oil and gas sector, with just 4 percent holding management positions.
- We can all get there together
- the change in society's awareness of the role of women is underway
- the government wants to ensure the food security of the population through more diversified food sources and seeks to map all kinds of natural resources to establish management and exploitation plans that translate into development and well-being
- Protected areas in Angola have gone from almost 6% of the national territory to 12%, including national parks and transboundary conservation areas. The parks are authentic laboratories for research on vegetation cover in Angola, in which 27% of the species are endemic, and 37% are medicinal plants