Last week, Eduardo Camavinga, the French football star with Angolan roots, arrived quietly but with a powerful mission. Beyond the stadium lights, Camavinga has been spending time where it matters most — visiting orphanages, meeting children, and giving back to the communities that reflect his own beginnings.
Camavinga and IShowSpeed Touch Down in Angola This December
More than just a visit, Camavinga has taken a long-term step by starting the process of building a football school in Angola. His goal is clear: to create a space where Angolan children can learn, grow, and dream through football — with discipline, education, and opportunity at the center. For many young kids, this represents more than sport; it represents a future.
Then, just yesterday, IShowSpeed arrived in Angola, bringing a completely different but equally powerful energy. Known worldwide for his high-energy personality and global influence, Speed has already begun immersing himself in Angolan culture — interacting with locals, embracing the music, the streets, and the people.
He has already shared a video on his channel, giving millions of viewers a raw, real-time look at Angola through his eyes — showing curiosity, excitement, and connection rather than stereotypes.
Together, even without standing side by side, these two figures represent two forms of impact:
One building foundations through football and youth development
The other amplifying Angola’s culture to a global audience through digital storytelling
This December, Angola is not just being visited — it is being seen, celebrated, and invested in.
From football dreams to cultural pride, the message is clear:
Families United for Sustainability: Celebrating Five Years of Shared Dreams
Greetings, dear friends!
Welcome to the most sustainable platform in the world. I am Sofonie Dala, the proud founder, and today we mark a milestone — five years of impact, innovation, and community.
As part of our anniversary, we unveil a special program:“The Siblings.”
This is not just a showcase of talent, but a living testimony of how families, cousins, brothers, sisters, and even entire households have walked through our platform, leaving footprints of hope and inspiration.
👨👩👧👦 Did you know? Many of the performers who graced our stage were not alone — they came as families, as siblings, as united voices. Their stories remind us that sustainability begins at home, in the bonds we nurture, and in the communities we build together.
For instance, when our CEO, Sofonie Dala, won the Young Innovator Award in 2022, her sister Rudmila accompanied her to help carry the prize.
Today we invited Augusta. Do you remember her? She was with us in the beginning of #AfricaEducatesHerCampaign. NowShe will share with us her challenges during covid-19 pandemic and her school observation.
Our dedicated volunteer and talented singers — Doroteia!
Exactly five years ago, just two days before her birthday — on November 9, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — 15-year-old Doroteia was invited to share her heartfelt testimony about the challenges she faced as a student during quarantine.
She spoke honestly about how isolation had deeply affected her studies and her social life. “My school is not safe,” she said at the time. But after the short interview, she lifted everyone’s spirits by offering us something truly beautiful — a song from the depths of her heart:
🎵 “Longing for You – in This Quarantine.”
Her voice carried the emotion of a generation that missed friends, school, and the warmth of everyday life. Through the lyrics, she transformed sadness into hope:
“Saudade burns and hurts, harmonizes and hurts, heals and hurts,
Time passed like the wind that blew…
I still remember the last hug, my friends, and my school.
Children are increasingly undergoing abuse, yes. Violence has increased within our communities. Cases of child marriage have increased; issues of children being murdered have also been heard of in many areas.
What is the solution?
IBM RPA Web Automation and Anti-Harassment Chatbot to Prevent Child Marriage and Abuse
This solution weaves together RPA, AI among other technologies to create a solution that vastly prevents child marriage and abuse, domestic violence and teen pregnancy in Africa. The bot connects users with agent-defenders, allows victims to report harmful practices and denounce their aggressors.
🌍 How This Connects to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This celebration is more than entertainment — it is a living embodiment of the SDGs:
SDG 4: Quality Education → By giving families and siblings a platform, we nurture creativity, knowledge-sharing, and cultural education.
SDG 5: Gender Equality → Sisters, brothers, mothers, and fathers all stand side by side, showing that talent knows no gender.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth → Our platform empowers performers to showcase skills that can lead to opportunities and livelihoods.
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities → Families from different backgrounds are celebrated equally, proving that inclusion is at the heart of sustainability.
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities → By strengthening family bonds and community participation, we build resilient societies.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals → Every sibling, cousin, and family represents collaboration — the essence of partnership for a better world.
🌈 Closing Words
This is not just a program. It is amovement of unity, sustainability, and human connection.
Every sibling who sang, every cousin who danced, every family who stood together — they remind us that the future is built not by individuals alone, but by houses of love, communities of resilience, and families of hope.
👏 Congratulations to all the houses. Profound gratitude for your participation.
Together, we are not just celebrating five years — we are building the next fifty.
And finally, the grand winner: Family Inácio Dala, with the mother Maria, father Inácio, children, and grandchildren — a true dynasty of participation and love.
Our dedicated volunters and talented singers — Doroteia!
Exactly five years ago, just two days before her birthday — on November 9, 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — 15-year-old Doroteia was invited to share her heartfelt testimony about the challenges she faced as a student during quarantine.
She spoke honestly about how isolation had deeply affected her studies and her social life. “My school is not safe,” she said at the time. But after the short interview, she lifted everyone’s spirits by offering us something truly beautiful — a song from the depths of her heart:
🎵 “Longing for You – in This Quarantine.”
Her voice carried the emotion of a generation that missed friends, school, and the warmth of everyday life. Through the lyrics, she transformed sadness into hope:
“Saudade burns and hurts, harmonizes and hurts, heals and hurts,
Time passed like the wind that blew…
I still remember the last hug, my friends, and my school.
🌟 The Fantastic Tale of the Dala’Family — Keepers of Unity
In the north part of Angola, where red earth meets golden sunsets, there lived an extraordinary lineage known across Malanje and Luanda as The Dala’Family.
They were not nobles. They were not wealthy. They were simply many, and they were one.
Malanje is crossed by several important rivers, the most prominent being theLucala River, famous for the majesticCalandula Falls, one of Africa’s most beautiful and powerful waterfalls. TheLuando River, which flows into the Cuanza and floods its fertile plains, also nourishes the land, along with theColeandNgola Rivers.
This natural richness formed the backdrop of the Dalas’ earliest stories.
Origins: The Language of the Elders
The first Dalas were born in Malanje in the last century. They spoke only Kimbundu, carrying in their voices the wisdom of ancestors. When many later moved to Luanda, they carried this culture like a sacred fire—lighting their path, warming their unity.
(SDG 4 – Quality Education & SDG 11 – Sustainable Communities: preservation of culture and intergenerational knowledge.)
🌱 The Multiplying Branches of the Family Tree
As time marched forward, the family multiplied—children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren.
Some became businessmen, gospel musicians, others teachers, directors, nurses, public workers. Ordinary jobs, yes—but with extraordinary impact.
And then came the miracle:
One visionary member, blessed with opportunity, used his influence not for himself, but to lift the entire family, providing jobs to hundreds. Instead of becoming an individual success, he became the family’s backbone.
(SDG 8 – Decent Work & SDG 1 – No Poverty: creating employment and economic stability.)
⛪ A Family that Worships Together
The Dalas grew not only in number, but in spirit. All became part of one faith, one community—the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There, they prayed together, sang together, forgave together.
But living in community is not always peaceful. As anyone in a church knows, where many hearts gather, so do disagreements. Different backgrounds, different social levels, different perspectives… Yet the Dalas learned to navigate these tensions with humility and grace.
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