Angola has been on the foreign aid list of priority recipients since 2004, the year it began to operate. The country is inhabited by 18m people and has a life expectancy of 48 years. The difficult situation in Angola can be largely attributed to the 27-year-long civil war, which ended in April 2002 leaving behind many active minefields and a destroyed technical and social infrastructure. In 2009, the United Nations Development Programme placed Angola in the medium human development category (a rise from 157^th to 143^rd position in the HDI ranking). In 2010, Angola ranked 146^th in the Index.

In 2011, aid activities will focus on the following areas:

• agriculture and environmental protection: demining and resolving the problem of waste;
• education: development of human resources (in the areas of shipping, fishing, and geology), access to primary and secondary education, treatment of people suffering from post-conflict trauma;
• health protection: preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases;

2010

In 2010, Poland implemented 4 aid projects in Angola, transferring over PLN 700 000 from the MFA's target reserve fund.

2009

In 2009, Poland provided aid to Angola in the following areas:

• development of human resources, support for local administration,
• health protection,
• treatment of people suffering from post-conflict trauma.

In 2009, 4 projects were co-financed in Angola with contributions of over PLN 1m.

More information on all 2009 projects can be found in the Annual Report on "Poland's Development Co-operation Programme" (see: Documents and Publications).

2008

In 2008, Polish aid to Angola focused on the following areas:

• development of human resources, support for local administration,
• health protection,
• treatment of people suffering from post-conflict trauma.

In 2008, 7 projects were co-financed in Angola with contributions of over PLN 1.5m.

More information on all 2008 projects can be found in the Annual Report on "Poland's Development Co-operation Programme" (see: Documents and Publications).