Luanda – Angola is interested in learning from international specialized organization on education field and to improve the cooperation with other Portuguese-speaking countries, the minister of Education Luísa Grilo said Monday in Luanda.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Forum of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) on Cooperation in Education, the minister highlighted the need of tangible support for the Action Plan and effective participation through programs linked to the strategic axes.
The Strategic Plan for Cooperation in Education in force constitutes, for the Member States, the manifestation of a fundamental commitment to cooperation in the education sector, thus serving as an integrated instrument of synergy and multilateral dialogue to respond to the interests and priorities of the States.
Among the axes of the plan are literacy, school feeding, education statistics, professional technical education, promotion of the Portuguese language, among others.
According to the minister, the challenges linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, HIV/AIDS, transactional terrorism, economic and financial crises, as well as armed conflicts require cooperation between governments and non-state actors.
Luísa Grilo considered the Forum as a space for reflection and consolidation of the mechanisms through which the Member States of the organization, through their respective agents, to have greater access to exchange opportunities available at the level of international organizations specialized in education and promotion of development sustainable.
Under the motto “Multilateral Cooperation, Safe Path to Transformational Education in the CPLP”, the meeting brought together members of the community, representatives of international organizations, the United Nations, among other guests.
