With a value of 200 dollars per month, the scholarships are intended to be an incentive for the retention in the education system of girls and young women.
Following the announcement, the Minister of State for the Social Area, Carolina Serqueira, highlighted that in the period between 2015 and 2021 the completion rate of primary education is above 97 percent, while in secondary it stands at 57.9 percent for boys and 44 percent for girls.
"In the 2021 academic year there was an increase in the completion rate for both sexes, with 69.7 percent for girls and 79.9 percent for boys. In the Second Cycle of Secondary Education, 2015 data point to a rate of 14.9 percent for girls and 20 percent for boys," reinforced the minister.
According to Edson Barreto, director of the President's Staff Office, improving the quality of the teaching process and education are priorities for the Executive.
Speaking during the presentation of the National Voluntary Report on Sustainable Development Goals, the official said that measures and policies are being implemented whose objective is to raise the quality of education and the level of knowledge of the populations, as well as the level of education of the population. young.
The Government also plans to offer opportunities for technical training, in order to increase the employability rate and generate income for families.
Cited by Angop, Edson Barreto also referred that projects are underway aimed at strengthening the country's institutional capacity, with the creation of bachelor's degrees in civil construction, electromechanics, maintenance of machines and engines, and cooling and air conditioning. All will be taught at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidade Agostinho Neto, as well as at the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences in Luanda.
