Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Angola: Benguela - MPLA Defends Execution of Programmes for Street Kids

28 June 2007

Benguela — The board of the ruling MPLA party in the southern Benguela province, Thursday defended the implementation of programmes for street children and youths, by local institutions and NGOs.

This view was expressed in Lobito district, by second secretary of MPLA's provincial committee, Eliseu Epalanga, during a visit to the centre accommodating street children and youths called "Pousada das crianças".

According to the politician it is necessary to outline programmes to accommodate all children who for various reasons are scattered in the streets.

Tagged: Angola, Central Africa, Children, NGO, Southern Africa, Urban Issues

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