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Success StoriesCotton Textiles in the Tradition of Kings Artisan from Benin introduces traditional weaving to the West more .. Coupons Get Relief to Disaster Victims Fast USAID Supports Innovative Approach to Aid Populations Affected by Flooding in Benin. more... Meeting the Challenge of Training 9,800 Community Teachers USAID-supported Innovative In-service Teacher Training Gives Promising Results more.. Multi-grade Teaching One Step Toward Improved Access to Quality Education in Benin more.. School Mothers’ Associations Another Step Toward Improved Access to Quality Education in Benin more.. Saving Women’s Lives "For my previous delivery in the Bohicon maternity, I went into labor at about 7:45 am. By 8:30 am I had lost consciousness due to a major hemorrhage. The health facility was not able to stop the hemorrhage” More... Fighting Malaria as Insecticide Spray Operators. Women Pioneers in Anti-Malaria Efforts. In her professional life, Diane Sagbohan is employed as a clerk typist, but she wanted to join the fight against malaria.More... Mothers for Girls’ Education Mothers of Students that is fighting to keep girls in school in the rural community of Tabota, in northern Benin. More.. Girls Education Wins with Lunch and Mentors Meals and mentors keep poor children in schools. More.. Changing health behavior through community radio, theater and music. To increase knowledge and improve behaviors at the community and individual levels the Integrated Family Health Program (PISAF) has implemented communications campaigns utilizing community radio, theater and music.More... Large-Scale Malaria Prevention through Mass Campaigns. For the first time, the Benin Ministry of Health and its partners undertook a national campaign in October 2007 to prevent malaria, one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 and pregnant women in Benin More... Education Wins Big Through IFESH Teacher Training Thanks to the USAID funded IFESH training, Mr. Elijah was able to change the school teaching and learning environment and dramatically improve teacher and student performance.More... Bringing Transporters "On Board" To Combat Child Trafficking A national study on child trafficking in Benin conducted last year revealed that 15,000 children were trafficked within and outside of the country during the 12 months preceding the study. Of these, 86 percent were girls between 6-14 years old. More... Needy Boys in Benin Now Benefit from USAID Scholarships The USAID sponsored Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) has provided scholarships to girls in communities across Benin since 2004. Recently, the three northern communities of Bembereke, Nikki and Djougou decided to award scholarships to needy boys as well. More... Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP): A Star is Born "Thanks to my scholarship, I am very happy to go to school. Some day I am going to become a doctor, because we have no doctor here." More ... Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Serves Deaf Children The Porto Novo School for the Deaf located in a rural community, is the only school in Benin that serves deaf children (it also serves hearing children). Out of 39 AGSP scholars who attend the school, 18 are deaf More... Africa Education Initiative Opens School Doors to Vulnerable Girls Christiane Lokono waited several years for an opportunity to go to school."I wanted to go to school. I watched all the children and told everyone I wanted to go to school." More...
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