A Inquebrantável Vontade de Vencer by Bebiana de Almeida

HOLOS is proud to have made another book possible. This time, “A Inquebrantável Vontade de Vencer – do lixo à dignidade” by Bebiana de Almeida.

The book tells the life story of more than 500 families who lived on the outskirts of the Golfe 2 rubbish dump and were brought into a small group that came together to save lives.

About the Author

DEOLINDA BEBIANA DE ALMEIDA holds a Master's in Sociology and Public Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a Bachelor's in Economics, specialising in Education, from Albion College, both in the United States of America.

Bebiana de Almeida, as she is better known, returned to Angola in March 1975 and was appointed by the Prime Minister of the Transitional Government, Lopo do Nascimento, to work at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

After the Proclamation of Angola's Independence, on 11 November 1975, she was part, in different periods respectively, of the Directorate of Political Affairs and the Directorate of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX), as Head of International Bodies and, from 1977 to 1981, as National Director of Cooperation at the Secretariat of State for Cooperation within MIREX.

Between 1981 and 1989 she served as Director of the Office of International Relations at the Ministry of Planning, where she was responsible for all bilateral International Cooperation dossiers with Countries and Multilateral Agencies of the United Nations.

From October 1989 until 1998 she successively held posts as UNDP resident representative in Mali, Botswana and Madagascar. Between 1999 and 2001 she was appointed UNDP Resident Representative and Coordinator of the United Nations System in the Central African Republic, in which capacity she performed the duties of Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General on Security Matters for the personnel of the Specialised Agencies of the United Nations System in the Central African Republic.

In 1999 she managed, on behalf of the United Nations System and Bilateral Partners, the Electoral Processes (legislative and presidential) in the Central African Republic.

Since 2002 she has been a career diplomat of MIREX and, duly authorised to Coordinate/Drive a Poverty Reduction Project, she was promoted to the rank of Ambassador in the MIREX Diplomatic Career in March 2017.

Launch of the book “A Inquebrantável Vontade de Vencer – do lixo à dignidade” by Bebiana de Almeida

Jornal de Angola