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Welcome to Plan Benin

Benin was relatively stable in political and economic terms last year. We worked with nearly 16,000 children and their families.

Plan is based in Mono, a region 120 km west of Cotonou, the economic capital. Mono is characterised by a high population density, soil exhaustion, poverty, diseases and difficult access to drinking water. Working with rural families, our projects focus on improving education and health care, agricultural training and increasing incomes.



A girl speaking for Kids waves Kids waves project in West Africa
Kids Waves project has had a fantastic impact on the children of West Africa. Here are some of the projects achievements to date.

Heavy floods in Benin put food supplies in jeopardy
Plan is providing emergency food and medical supplies to communities hit by devastating floods in southern Benin

Country statistics

Country: BENIN
Population: 6,736,000 (2003)
Capital City: Porto-Novo
National Language: French
Per capita income: US$ 440/year (2003)
Life expectancy: 51 years (2003)
Access to safe water: 68% (2002)
Adequate sanitation facilities: 32% (2002)
Under 5 Mortality Rate: 154/1,000 live births (2003)

Source: State of the World's Children Report 2005 (published by UNICEF)


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