Overview

World Bank Group Commitment to Angola 

World Bank Group (WBG) activities in Angola are undertaken as part of the Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for 2014-2016 and which were extended through 2018. The overarching strategy of the CPF is the promotion of more inclusive development, and it consists of two core objectives (pillars), and one foundation plank possessing a cross-cutting nature. The pillars and foundation are as follows: 

Pillar I focuses on supporting integrated national economic diversification by revitalizing rural economies to create greater competitiveness and employment. The focus is on the strengthening of the non-oil economy, with an emphasis on rehabilitating traditional lines of business that suffered greatly during the war, as well as technical assistance for the energy sector. 

Pillar II focuses on enhancing the quality of service delivery and instituting a strong social protection program to improve the quality of life of the population and equip individuals to take a greater role in the development of the country. 

The Foundation Plank of the CPS revolves around building human and institutional capacity to approach the levels common in middle-income countries, complementing the two strategic pillars. 

These objectives will be achieved during the CPF period through stronger attention to quality and implementation of the seven existing projects with International Development Association (IDA), and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) financing, and the three current Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS). 

The current World Bank portfolio is comprised of nine investment projects (IDA/IBRD) with a total net commitment of nearly $1.8 billion dollars. 

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The World Bank (WB) has successfully contributed to Angola’s development by providing support in the following areas:

Human Capital 

The Health System Performance Strengthening Project (HSPSP) is targeting more than 200,000 people in five municipalities in which a Results-Based Financing pilot called PASSABEM is being implemented. Currently the project has:

• Identified and registered more than 103,000 beneficiaries representing 51.4% of the estimated population

• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project made $15 million available for the urgent and immediate health sector response, and supported World Bank technical assistance in conducting a quantification of the COVID-19 needs which served as the basis to outline needs areas, inform procurement, and help coordinate donor support

• Purchased personal protective equipment, bio-security and diagnostic materials, and the operationalization of the logistical response which included contact-tracing and field-based training

The Learning for All Project envisages improving teacher’s skills and knowledge as well as school management in Project-designated areas. The project also envisages to develop a system for systematic student assessment. To date, the project has: 

• Established 167 pedagogical influencing zones (ZIP) in the project implementation areas. A ZIP model creates a school network in which schools share and collaborate with each other in their day-to-day work to deliver high quality education. Each ZIP comprises six to seven primary schools which are within a radio not exceeding 10 kilometers and are led by a coordinator who has been trained by the project to act as trainer of trainers.

• The project has covered four out of the six modules planned for the training program. In these modules, a total of nearly 15,000 teachers have been trained on methodology of teaching Portuguese language, mathematics, pedagogical supervision, assessment in the classroom and pedagogical differentiation

Water 
 
The first phase of the Water Sector Institutional Development Program (WSIDP), also known as PDISA:

• Supported the creation and strengthening of six new water supply utilities that are providing household services to more than 800,000 new customers

• The utilities financial and operational performance has improved significantly.

• A new regulator and a new water resources management institution have similarly been created with project support and are carrying out their mandates. 

• Additionally, 1,000 km of network was installed in Uige, Malanje, Ndalatando, Huambo, Kuito, Lubango and Luena.

• A second generation of the project, WSIDP2 ($350 million), is now effective and will scale up the infrastructure activities, provide increased institutional strengthening and incorporate sanitation activities. WSIDP2 also secured funds from the Agence Française de Développement ($150 million) and the European Investment Bank ($100 million).

Social and Economic Infrastructure 

The Angola Social Action Fund, commonly known as “Fundo de Apoio Social” (FAS), has been the main World Bank Group (WBG) support program that contributes to promoting decentralization. The project, which has improved poor communities’ access to basic social and economic infrastructure and provision of services, has been in implementation in various phases since 1994. 

The Local Development Project (PDL), is in its fourth phase, including a recently approved International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Additional Financing. The project:

• Provides direct financial support and capacity development assistance to poor communities, complementing the government’s efforts in the decentralization process

• During the third phase of the project, 1,575 pieces of community infrastructure were constructed and rehabilitated in all 18 provinces of the country, enabling about 2.3 million Angolans to gain access to basic social and economic services

• Mechanisms and practices for participatory governance systems have been established, in which local governments are increasingly more accountable to their constituencies

• About 7,200 individuals have benefited from the project’s capacity development activities, half of whom received formal training

Agriculture 

The Market Oriented Smallholder Agriculture Development Project (MOSAP) supports beneficiaries by providing training and new technologies, improving their organizational and marketing skills, and improving their access to extension services and agricultural inputs. It has also:

• Supported strengthening the farmers’ organizations

• About 725 farmers’ field schools were created by the project and helped train more than 50,0000 smallholder famers to boost the production of the major crops targeted by the project

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The World Bank Group continues to leverage its support by working closely with key stakeholders. This entails closer collaboration with other development partners, the private sector, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia, and think tanks. 

Some of the institution’s traditional partners include United Nations agencies (UNDP, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, UNFPA), the African Development Bank, the European Commission, USAID, the French Development Agency, as well as the oil sector companies on innovative cooperation opportunities. 

Last Updated: Jul 01, 2020