Angola Hunger Relief

Nilza founded Angola Hunger Relief to reduce hunger by distributing meals to the young and elderly with a community kitchen in Huambo, Angola.

Nilza attended the Summit in Belfast where she acquired a deeper understanding of sustainability and gained a place in the Action Accelerator programme. This boosted Nilza’s confidence and led her to conduct a needs analysis on how Angola Hunger Relief is impacting the people it serves. The Action Accelerator programme also provided Nilza with fundraising advice and gave her access to a broader community.

By the end of 2024, Angola Hunger Relief distributed 110,760 meals reaching 1,290 young and elderly individuals. Following Nilza’s needs analysis, she is now expanding her impact through education. Angola Hunger Relief recently hosted their first educational forum in celebration of African Children’s Day. The event was attended by 400 children as a one-day festival filled with music, sport, and culture. IT specialists, disability experts, mental health professionals, and journalists attended to provide support and educational advice to attendees.

As of 2025, Angola Hunger Relief established an inclusive education space in Luanda, Angola. Every Monday, literacy is taught to young people that cannot read or write along with English, Spanish, and French language lessons. Every student is also given a hot meal. So far, 40 young people and children have attended. Through education, Nilza hopes to help tackle hunger by improving employment opportunities.