Development Workshop Angola

Development Workshop has been working in Angola since 1981 and was for many years the only NGO in the country. DW was invited by the national government to assist in developing policies and programs for self-help housing. Subsequently, DW participated with local government and community based partners in the first integrated squatter-upgrading program in the musseque (informal settlement) of Luanda. DW has adopted a strategy of working closely with local government and community organisations. DWs assistance has been instrumental in building the capacity of Angolan civil society partners during the conflict years after 1991. At the Istanbul Habitat Conference, in 1996, DWs Sambizanga project was recognised as one of the International Best Practices in urban upgrading. In 2009 DWs Luanda Urban Poverty Programme won the Southern African Drivers for Change Award and in 2011 recieved UN Habitats Dubai International Best Practices Award. DWs current program in Angola has parallel focu...