Benin Faaba-COVID
- P Project/Program
I Inactive
Key Information
UNICEF worked with the Ministry of Social Affairs and CARE Benin-Togo to implement a cash-based intervention for vulnerable families and children focusing on preventing school drop out of adolescent girls impacted by school closures during COVID-19 emergency and at risk of child marriage. The cash transfer program named “Faaba-COVID” and funded by the Netherlands was officially launched by the Minister of Social Affairs on 19 November [2020]. Payments are underway to cover 26,000 girls (eq. 20,000 households) in eight targeted communes. Payments are expected to be finalized by mid-December 2020. Within the framework of the Faaba-COVID project to eradicate child marriage and keep girls in school, UNICEF Benin also organized two photography, storytelling and vlogging workshops for adolescent girls who are receiving cash transfers as part of the programme.
Lead Implementing Government(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin
Activity URL
https://www.unicef.org/media/88171/file/Benin%20COVID-19%20SitRep%20No.24%20November%202020.pdf
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2020 - 2020
Partner(s)
Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Social AffairsFunder(s)
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
- Rights/empowerment education
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Early/child marriage
- Gender equality
- Other cultural practices
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Boys in school
- Youth
Participants include
- N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Reducing economic barriers
- Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased secondary school enrolment
- Increased years of schooling
- Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved health - other
- More equal power in relationships
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms
- Reduced child marriage
- Reduced violence against children in the home