CAZENGA ATLAS December 2012

CAZENGA ATLAS December 2012 INTRODUCTION 4 HOUSING 12 WATER 6 EDUCATION 14 SANITATION 8 HEALTH 16 SOLID WASTE 10 HOW TO PARTICIPATE 18 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK. 2 FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS Cazenga Atlas: Table of Contents DECEMBER 2012 INTRODUCTION 4 HOUSING 12 WATER 6 EDUCATION 14 SANITATION 8 HEALTH 16 SOLID WASTE 10 HOW TO PARTICIPATE 18 TABLE OF FIGURES SOURCE HISTORY OF CAZENGA Development Workshop Survey (2012) CAZENGA POPULATION BY COMMUNA AND BY AGE Administração Municipal; Programa Municipal Integrado de Desenvolvimento e Combate à Pobreza; Development Workshop Survey (2012) PRICE PAID PER 20 LITER CONTAINER BY PROPORTION OF Development Workshop POPULATION WATER SERVICE AND PRICE Development Workshop Survey (2012) ACCESS TO SANITATION BY PROPORTION OF Development Workshop Survey (2012) HOUSEHOLDS OVERCROWDING – NUMBER OF PEOPLE PER HOUSEHOLD Development Workshop Survey (2012) CAZENGA SCHOOLS – NUMBER AND TYPES OF Direcção Municipal da Educação EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN CAZENGA FUTURE DEMAND – NUMBER OF CHILDREN AGE 0 TO 5 Programa Municipal Integrado de Desenvolvimento e Combate à Pobreza DISEASES AFFECTING CHILDREN – NUMBER OF HH Development Workshop Survey (2012) REPORTING PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS MONTH CREATED BY THE CAZENGA FORUM IN COLLABORATION WITH FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS 3 Introduction: Inside the Cazenga Atlas A GROWING MUNICIPALITY The Cazenga Atlas provides information about residents and the status of Cazenga’s 24 bairros are changing every basic services today so in the future, day. Over 100 people move to Cazenga residents can look back and know each day – about 50,000 per year. whether Cazenga is better off than While population brings opportunities before. In addition, it describes social to improve the local economy, with programs and local institutions that so many new residents there is also are creating solutions for the problems increased pressure on basic services. faced by residents. The Cazenga Forum has been working to bring services to the area during this INFORMATION TO EMPOWER time of fast-paced growth. This atlas is a benchmark to measure progress Anyone who reads this atlas should towards the Forum’s aim of improved feel empowered by learning about services for all. Cazenga because it is the result of the HISTORY OF CAZENGA (ANGOLA POPULATION FROM WORLD BANK DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS) 19.6 MILLION ANGOLA POPULATION 2010 20 million 1979 SUCUPIRA AREA SETTLED 1979 AUGUSTINE KIMBUNDO FOUNDS CONSTITUTION ROAD SPORTS GROUP CAZENGA 1968 15 million FIRST CUCA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 13.9 MILLION 1969 – 70 2000 CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION BUILT 1980 KALAWENDA SETTLED 1957 1994 1972 – 73 TUNGA NGÔ RESIDENTS FIRST CAZENGA 10 million EVICTED FOR RAILROAD NEW HOUSING NEAR POPULAR FESTIVAL BARRACKS 1952 1983 – 84 CUCA AND PAPO ANTONIO KIBONGA CURBOL BUILT 7.6 MILLION FOUNDS BAIRRO VILA DA MATA 1980 1966 – 70 1999 1984 4.9 MILLION IASA NURSERY, FIREFIGHTERS FALL OF AN ANTONOV RESULTS LEGAL RECOGNITION 1960 MALTESE CROSS OF CARIANGO, IN THE DEATH OF 36 PASSENGERS OF VILA DA MATA AND MARCELO CAETANO BUILT AND 13 RESIDENTS 5 million 1948 1959 – 60 1975 PORTUGUESE CARIANGO AND CRISTIN ANTUNES ELECTED FIRST PRESIDENT OF BARRACKS BUILT MADEIRA AREAS SETTLED ANGOLAN CULTURAL AND SPORTS CLUB CAZENGA 1962 – 64 1976 1948 CARIANGO CONSTITUTION OF THE PEOPLE’S COMMISSION WATER TANK BUILT MARKET BUILT DISTRICT ADRIANO MOREIRA DRAFTED 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 4 FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS ESTIMATES OF CAZENGA’S POPULATION VARY WIDELY, MAKING IT A CHALLENGE TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF NEEDED SERVICES. collaboration of the Cazenga Forum, gives examples of how residents are residents, community organizations, improving Cazenga through innovative the municipal government, and programs that can be replicated. Development Workshop. From June to November 2012, these groups The Cazenga Atlas marks a moment in worked together to gather data and time. A few years from now, residents present it here. can ask whether conditions have improved in Cazenga and have concrete The Cazenga Atlas can be used by reference points to know whether they community members and local have. This information makes it easier government to study the characteristics and more transparent to track whether and conditions of the community. the priorities of residents are being It provides the Cazenga Forum met and also provides tools for holding with information to support their service providers accountable. discussions with local government and CAZENGA POPULATION BY COMMUNA AND BY AGE 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 85 – 89 80 – 84 75 – 79 70 – 74 65 – 69 60 – 64 POPULATION OFFICIAL ESTIMATE SURVEY 55 – 59 Hoji Ya Henda 27,260 651,000 50 – 54 Cazenga 429,770 799,000 45 – 49 40 – 44 Tala Hady 211,591 623,000 35 – 39 TOTAL 668,621 2,073,000 30 – 34 25 – 29 20 – 24 15 – 19 YOUTH BULGE 10 – 14 Over one-third of Cazenga residents are 5 – 9 under the age of 24 – this is a large group with needs for education and employment. 0 – 4 Cazenga Age Pyramid Age FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS 5 Water: Improved stand posts, but still expensive A COMMUNITY APPROACH Cazenga residents, especially for women Lusia is a volunteer for her local AMOGEC, who have the primary the neighborhood water committee that responsibility for takes care of the standpipe in her bairro. fetching water and Lusia has been in Cazenga for five years, carrying the heavy but only this year has the standpipe containers home. started to work. With the introduction of the standpipe, water has become more She enjoys volunteering affordable and therefore accessible to because she can provide a service for Lusia’s neighbors. Prices dropped to 5 Kz. per others. Once in a while, she has to put 20 liter container – which is the official price. things in order: “Sometimes people try to jump the queue, but I get them in line,” she “Water is an important part of everyone’s says. Yet even though water has become life. Water is life! Without water you can’t do more affordable in her area, the price anything. You can’t clean, cook, or drink,” remains expensive throughout Cazenga. Luisa says. Water is the priority issue for SOLUTION: AMOGEC AMOGECS ARE RESIDENT COMMITTEES WHO VOLUNTEER TO SUPPORT WATER DISTRIBUTION FOR THEIR BAIRROS. THEY WORK TOGETHER WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS FOR STANDPIPES AND MAKE SURE PAYMENTS ARE COLLECTED AND USED FOR MAINTENANCE. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ENSURES THAT RESIDENTS MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT HOW STANDPIPES ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE BAIRRO. THE INVOLVEMENT OF RESIDENTS ALSO PROMOTES TRANSPARENT MANAGEMENT OF THE SERVICE. 6 FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS PRICE PAID PER 20 LITER CONTAINER BY PROPORTION OF POPULATION 95% of HH Kz. 0 10 20 30 40 50 WATER IS EXPENSIVE: 95% OF HH PAY MORE THAN THE OFFICIAL “REAL PRICE” OF 5 KWANZA FOR 20 LITERS OF WATER. % HH without % HH Don’t Think Price LACK OF ACCESS Public Water Service of Water is Right Only 14% of people in Cazenga have access 14% 19% to water in their homes. Yet even though most people rely on standpipes, 86% 81% 81% think the prices are too expensive. WITH SERVICE PRICE RIGHT WITHOUT SERVICE PRICE NOT RIGHT HOJI-YA-HENDA: TIME LOST FETCHING WATER “IMPROVED, NOW WATER IS NOT LACKING FROM THE STAND PIPE STANDPIPE LIKE BEFORE.” 100 METER “THERE’S BEEN NO WALKING AREA CHANGE, THERE’S NEVER GOOD SERVICE.” 200 METER WALKING AREA “IT’S IMPROVED BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE STANDPIPES.” Water Not Available “NOTHING CHANGES BECAUSE THE DIFFICULTIES CONTINUE.” Waiting in Line RUA 11 KC Long Way to Walk 200 M RUA NGOLA KILUANJE FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS 7 Sanitation: Reducing health risks at home LATRINES AND HEALTHY I avoid illnesses. It’s a BAIRRO ENVIRONMENT clean place for us to use, with no flies Dona Anantonia was born 60 years ago that carry diseases,” and has live in Cazenga for 40 of them. Just she says. eight years ago, her family constructed a dry-pit latrine behind their house. Latrines Anantonia participated are a critical service because they reduce in the Community exposure to human waste that carries Latrine Program, which diseases like cholera. With the new latrine, built latrines in Cazenga between 2004 and Dona Anantonia’s grandchildren are 2006 and educated residents about their less likely to become ill and their house use. Knowing how important the latrine is is cleaner. for her and her family, Dona Anantonia’s message for others is that she wants “I feel good because I have a healthy life everyone to have a latrine so that Cazenga with the latrine and my grandchildren and is a clean and healthy place. SOLUTION: LATRINE PROGRAM LATRINES WERE INSTALLED ACROSS CAZENGA AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY LATRINE PROGRAM BETWEEN 2004 AND 2006. LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND NGOS WORKED TOGETHER TO CONSTRUCT LATRINES AND EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HEALTH. IN DOING SO, THE NUMBER OF ILLNESSES DECREASED IN CAZENGA AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT BECAME CLEANER. NEIGHBORS ENCOURAGED EACH OTHER TO BUILD LATRINES SO EVERYONE COULD BENEFIT FROM A CLEANER AND HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. 8 FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS ACCESS TO SANITITION BY PROPORTION OF HOUSEHOLDS % HH with Sanitation % HH with Connection to % HH with Connection to (Cazenga) Sewer System (Cazenga) Sewer System (Luanda) 8 % 21 % 29 % 92 % 79 % 71 % HH WITH SANITATION HH WITH SEWER CONNECTION HH WITH SEWER CONNECTION HH WITHOUT SANITATION HH WITHOUT SEWER CONNECTION HH WITHOUT SEWER CONNECTION LATRINES REDUCE HEALTH IMPACTS OF USING IMPROVISED AREAS FOR SANITATION. WHEN LATRINES ARE INSTALLED IMPACTS OF SANITATION ON ENVIRONMENT DECREASE Latrines provide an “ITS BAD DUE TO THE alternative to using POOR DRAINAGE AND LACK OF SANITATION.” public spaces for sanitation and reduce exposure to disease. Latrine “WE STILL NEED BASIC SANITATION AND WATER.” Streams Roads Gullies Open Areas FORUM CAZENGA | 2012 ATLAS 9 Solid Waste: Waste collection comes to residents PUBLIC SPACES FREE OF waste collection has HOUSEHOLD WASTE especially benefitted children who can now Mecias is 23 years old and has a job driving play where there were a tractor throughout to collect household rubbish piles blocking waste with crews of municipal workers.

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