Benin Faaba-COVID

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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)

Benin

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 program

Years

2020 - 2020

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Social Affairs

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

National

Areas 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

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

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