UNICEF Benin Country Report 2019

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

UNICEF has worked with the Government of Benin to provide an in-service training plan for kindergarten and primary teachers. This was developed in 2019 in response to the low capacity of teachers and in order to strengthen their role in creating a secure school environment for girls and boys. The training focused on themes such as: reducing violence against children (especially girls in school), deliver sexual health education and promote peace education. Additionaly, in the field of education, deliberate efforts to strengthen access to and retention of girls and adolescents in school, including through distribution of school kits for around 92,000 girls from schools in the 3 departments and the endowment of 93 secondary schools with latrines and showers. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Benin

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Benin

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/media/90836/file/Benin-2019-COAR.pdf

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Government of Benin

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment

Other

  • Early childhood development

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Girls (both in school and out of school)

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Educating girls about menstruation

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Reducing economic barriers

  • Addressing cost of school supplies

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased primary school completion

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)