According to reports buy the United Nations World Food Programme, the number of people affected by a food and nutrition crisis in Cabo Verde has reached an all-time high in June 2022, with 181,000 women, men and children facing acute hunger. This represents 32 percent of the total population and marks a massive reversal of … Continued
The National Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics (INMG), in Sal, announced today the possibility of a “good rainy season and agricultural year”, according to the seasonal forecast for Cape Verde, from June to September 2022. Ester Brito, administrator of the INMG, explained that for the entire archipelago, the national forecast and that of the consensus … Continued
We are very pleased to announce that we will be vising Cabo Verde very soon. It is exciting to plan this visit and we are looking forward to meeting family, friends as well as local partners and most of all looking forward to just be in Cabo Verde. We will use this opportunity to continue … Continued
Thank you. To each person who has visited our web page and to each one of you who has chosen to make a donation, big or small. It all adds up. This project was set up with the objective of creating a long term sustainable fund to give support to poorest families in their efforts … Continued
Cabo Verde has created a Food Assistance Program led at the national level by the Cape Verdean Foundation for Social Action School (FICASE) to assist families whose income is below the national minimum wage or those without any source of income. The programme is being implemented in partnership with City Councils, Civil Protection, Armed Forces, … Continued
Overview: Cabo Verde’s Diaspora Charity The Cabo Verde’s Diaspora Charity arose out of the need provide consistent and sustainable support to vulnerable people. It is a Non For Profit organisation set up to raise funds to support children and families in the Cape Verde Islands. The money raised is to help in the key focus … Continued
Given that the whole of 2020 has more or less been taken over by the word pandemic COVID19 it was no surprise that this years Christmas’ Message from the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde focused mainly on this issue. Ulisses Correia e Silva recognised that this is a difficult time for all but appealed to … Continued
The Cape Verdean Government will assume the debts and costs of reconnecting or connecting electricity and water services for the poorest families in Cabo Verde. The measure was introduced to give the poorest families “decent consumption” of electricity and water, This is in accordance with two resolutions which came into force on December 15 and … Continued
The Portuguese News Agency Lusa has reported that remittances sent by Caboverdean emigrants to the islands increased 3.1% until September, compared to the same period in 2019, this they state is the equivalent of half a million euros daily, according to calculations based on a central bank report. According to a statistical report by the … Continued
The Caboverdean foundation for social and school action [FICASE Fundação Cabo-verdiana de Acção Social Escolar] has appealed to the wider society to support the One Donation One School Kit programme which aims to enable poorest families to send children to school. According to FICASE the programme for the Academic Year 2020/2021 has a budget of … Continued