Juventude e vulnerabilidades sociais em Luanda-Angola

Abstract

The present work aims to understand social inequalities in Luanda (Angola), with a specific focus on the dramas and suffering experienced by young Angolans who live in situations of social vulnerability. To achieve our objectives and the research problem presented in the investigation, the qualitative method was used through both bibliographical and field research, as well as face-to-face interviews. Furthermore, the methodological approach was based on the comprehensive method in order to analyze the subjective meanings of the lived experiences of young Angolans in situations of social inequality. The empirical investigation of the dramas and sufferings of young Angolans was carried out based on interviews, comprehensive studies and observation of relevant documents. Young people from different social and economic situations were chosen to participate in the research. The interlocutors during the interviews were invited to express their challenges, difficulties, experiences and their stories. In which themes related to unemployment, lack of opportunities, lack of professional training, crime, rejection and the issue of social pressure were raised. It is noted that one of the main results found in the empirical study is the increase in the unemployment rate, and extreme poverty among young Angolans in the capital-Luanda, mainly in peripheral areas, in the lack of access to education, health, essential services, marginalization , social exclusion and violence. In which several of these young participants show that they find themselves in a situation of abandonment, disillusioned, unmotivated and excluded in society and that they do not recognize the public and social policies implemented by the Angolan government to improve their lives, especially for young Angolans, who demand about the insufficiencies of social programs and projects that serve adolescents and young people. It is understood that it is necessary to implement appropriate public policies in order to reduce or combat social asymmetries and providing the integration of young people into the community. And it is necessary that these policies are applied so that young people are able to demonstrate or deal with their dramas and suffering.