Africa Educates Her — Angola

Welcome — voices of rural children

Sofonie Dala — introduction as a Youth Ambassador

Launch of the campaign in Angola

3rd anniversary of the campaign

5th anniversary of Africa Educates Her

Campaign moment

Campaign moment

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Campaign moment

Campaign moment

Campaign moment

Campaign overview — interview with Sofonie Dala

Sofonie Dala gives a short overview of the challenges girls in Angola faced during COVID-19 school closures and the actions taken from August to November 2020.

Interview with Maria

The campaign's opening interview: Maria describes losing contact with lessons and classmates once schools closed.

Interview with Madalena

Madalena shares her challenges keeping up with schoolwork during the lockdown.

Interview with Rosa

Rosa talks through her experience of lockdown, part of the campaign's early run of girl-led testimonies.

Interview with Augusta

Augusta discusses the barriers to distance learning, alongside a note on AU/CIEFFA's call to action for member states.

Interview with Cândido

A change of pace: the campaign hears from a boy's perspective on the pandemic's disruption to school.

Patricio — phase 1 wraps up

The successful conclusion of phase one: Patricio shares the lessons lockdown taught him as the first stage closes.

Official launch of phase 2 — teacher Eulália Pereira

AU/CIEFFA's Dr Muhama Ouedraogo formally launches the campaign's second phase; lecturer Eulália Pereira reflects on Angola's readiness for remote teaching.

Interview with Meury Dala

Meury, 16, describes losing access to the library and to online classes for lack of a suitable phone and affordable data.

Interview with Chelsea dos Anjos

A university student, Chelsea explains how losing access to campus and libraries set her academic performance back.

Interview with Rosália Panzo

A 15-year-old pupil, Rosália talks about the difficulty of staying motivated without her teacher and classmates nearby.

Interview with Tina

Tina worries about repeating the school year, and describes keeping up through Angola's Tele-classes program.

Interview with Ruth

The youngest guest yet at 8 years old, Ruth talks about missing her teacher and passing the time by rereading old schoolwork.

Interview with Deolinda

Deolinda describes taking on paid work during the pandemic to support her family, leaving little time to study at home.

Interview with Maria

A second Maria, 15, fears the year will be annulled, and describes revising with tele-classes and an old dictionary.

Interview with Flavia — home learning kits distributed

Flavia speaks about the stress of isolation from friends and teachers; the team also distributes home-study kits to local children.

Interview with Celma

A third-year business student, Celma describes replacing vanished online classes with webinars, videos, and reading.

Interview with Ivete — school material won

Found and interviewed in the street, 9-year-old Ivete keeps up by solving practice exercises at home; she received school supplies from the campaign.

Interview in English with Rafaela

Rafaela Veloso, who grew up in South Africa and now studies in Angola, gives the campaign's first English-language interview.

Interview with kids — Belma and Jeremias

Coronavirus through children's eyes: 11-year-old Belma and 12-year-old Jeremias describe missing school and their friends.

Interview with Telma

Telma Pulino, 17, was one of the few with access to online classes, yet still struggled against procrastination and isolation.

Interview with Laurinda + singers

An instrumental group debuts a song written for the pandemic, and 17-year-old Laurinda describes reading ahead to stay on pace.

Interview with Isabel

An 11th-grade student of economic and legal sciences, Isabel spent the closure teaching her younger brothers what she'd already learned.

Interview with Mariana

A 20-year-old nursing student hoping to become a doctor, Mariana talks about the disruption to the year she'd meant to dedicate to her studies.

Interview with Helena and Filipe

Siblings Helena, 16, and Filipe, 11, describe power shortages and a broken TV cutting them off from tele-classes entirely.

Celebrating phase 2 — a musical concert for COVID-19

Season 1 closes with a concert instead of an interview: gospel singer Loide Paulino and two musical groups perform songs written for the campaign.

Launch — Finelma and Belma

The sequel campaign launches to check compliance with COVID-19 measures now that schools have reopened; two 13-year-olds, Finelma and Belma, describe the precautions at their public school.

Interview with Julia

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Cecilia

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Vanessa

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins; Vanessa later returns in the finale with a COVID-19 song.

Interview with Meury

Meury returns from Season 1's Webisode 8 to share how the reopened school year is going.

Interview with Izequiel

An 11-year-old boy, Izequiel confirms he's back in class but says his school distributed no biosafety materials of its own.

Interview with Celma

Celma returns from Season 1's Webisode 16 with an update on the reopened term.

Interview with Martis

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Paulina

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Decania

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Benita

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Laura

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Augusta

Augusta returns from Season 1's Webisode 4 with an update on the reopened term.

Interview with Madalena

Madalena returns from Season 1's Webisode 2 with an update on the reopened term.

Interview with Francisco

Francisco Venâncio, 14, worries about repeating his grade after months without learning, but says he's glad to be back in class.

Interview with Chelsea

Chelsea returns from Season 1's Webisode 9 with an update on the reopened term.

Interview with Janio

A young Angolan boy shares his back-to-school experience.

Interview with Beatriz

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Antonia

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with Francisco, Augusto and Paulo

Three boys share their back-to-school experiences together.

Interview with Dorothea

Dorothea later closes out the finale with a musical performance, "Longing for you in this quarantine."

Interview with Maria

Part of the sequel's daily run of school-reopening check-ins.

Interview with David and Lanete

A dedicated program for preschool-age children: David, 10, and Lanete, 11, both describe losing touch with teachers and classmates, and want to go back to school.

Interview with kids — Tina, Jenito and Ivanilson

Tina, 12, still can't attend since the government hasn't secured her grade's safety; Jenito, 5, and Ivanilson, 9, describe wanting basic supplies and a school that doesn't flood when it rains.

Interview with primary school children — Joice, Laurindo and Braulio

Joice, 10, still hasn't returned; Laurindo, 13, says his school made no safety provisions; Braulio, 14, is back in class but wishes for more distancing between students.

Interview with Rosalia

Rosalia, back from Season 1's Webisode 10, is relieved to be reunited with teachers and classmates but concerned that no biosafety materials reached her school.

The grand finale — teacher Inácio, and a campaign report

The season closes with primary school teacher Inácio Dala describing losing his job to the pandemic, plus a wrap report: over 60 students and two teachers interviewed since August, and musical and poetry performances from Vanessa, Meury, Rosália, and Dorothea.