Education: Success Stories

Mothers of students fight to keep girls in school in the rural community of Tabota, in northern Benin. more..

Meals and mentors keep poor children in schools. more..

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..

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...

The USAID sponsored Ambassadors Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) has provided scholarships to girls in communities across Benin since 2004. Recently, the program decided to award scholarships to needy boys in the three northern communities of Bembereke, Nikki and Djougou. more...

"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...

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...

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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