Reports from AAEA also present the many benefits that the circles have produced among learners and facilitators.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Angola

The monitoring and evaluation system of the AAEA is currently under restructure to improve its practices and provide well-established participatory monitoring.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Angola

These gatherings brought together participants, facilitators, local public authorities, religious leaders and staff from the Ministry of Education and AAEA to discuss, analyse and the track progress of the circles, as well as to identify flaws, gaps, provide ideas for further improvements and assess the benefits for the persons involved.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Angola

So far, one external evaluation has been carried out in order to assess the effectiveness of the methodological approach employed by AAEA. In 2008, DVV International evaluated the extent to which APLICA has successfully achieved its goals in teaching basic literacy and numeracy skills, and has improved the quality of life of learners and facilitators.

UNESCO: Country Profile: Angola