Les zones humides
du Sud Bénin sont les plus densément peuplées.
De nombreux Béninois dépendent de l'eau et de
la pêche. Or, ces ressources doivent être gérées... Source: PAZH
Le programme d’aménagement
des zones humides (PAZH) vise la mise en œuvre d’un
programme de mise en valeur, de promotion, de réhabilitation
et de conservation de la diversité biologique dans les
zones humides du Sud Bénin. Les participants et le staff
du projet relatent leurs expériences Source: PAZH
Les zones humides
du Sud Bénin sont soumises à une forte pression
démographique: les ressources naturelles sont menacées
de surexploitation si aucune mesure de gestion viable des ressources
n'est aujourd'hui mise en place. Les habitants des régions
humides et le gouvernement béninois exposent leurs vues.
Source: PAZH
The entire village
waits impatiently under a big tree which serves as the public
meeting place. It is sowing season in Sawlakpa village, Djidja
district, and the community are eager to get to the fields,
though not before their children have been immunized.
A group of women in
a remote rural area of Benin are pooling their resources at
a new fish-smoking centre. Modern smoking techniques mean lower
costs, better prices in the market-place and reduced health
risks from sight-damaging smoke. Source: FAO Real lives
IFAD's microfinance and marketing project has allowed microentrepreneurs
to obtain loans and acquire marketing skills. "Thanks to
this loan, I have been able to send my children to school, to
buy better food and to improve the living standards of my family,"
says Elisabeth, a village entrepreneur. Source: IFAD View
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Belgian princess opens a home for Benin's street kids
With a 100-bed dormitory, a dining hall, a library and administrative
blocks, street children of Segbeya district and other poor areas
of Cotonou now have a place to call home. Source: Red Cross
This activity started
in 1997 to issue loans to very poor persons in disadvantaged
communities to help them raise their revenue levels and encourage
them to participate in local development. Under this activity,
Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA) created a local micro-finance
institution (MFI) called Micro-Bank
Cotonou est construite
sur un tapis d'ordures. Chaque terrain, chaque chaumière
nouvellement érigée dans la métropole du
Bénin repose littéralement sur un remblai de déchets. Source:OXFAM
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