Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization

Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization (Portuguese: Organização de Pioneiros Agostinho Neto, OPA) is a pioneer movement in Angola.

[1][2][3] It was founded on 1 December 1963 as the "Kudianguelas" by MPLA co-founder Lúcio Lara.

In the 1980s, it received support from East Germany, which sent the pioneering organization a lecturer to Angola for socialist indoctrination in August 1982.

[5] In December 2003, a cooperation protocol was signed between OPA and the Angolan Ministry of Education, and in October 2014 also with the Ministry of Culture, the National Children's Institute and the Scout Association.

To this end, it organizes cultural, social and recreational activities such as the Children's Carnival, the National Song Festival, performing arts competitions, excursions to monuments and places of historical interest and, in collaboration with the scouts, excursions and holiday camps.