With the intention of helping the Beninese government to empower women and girls, increase access to reliable and sustainable energy, and improve Tax and debt management, in September 2022, in Washington, the World Bank approved $150 million in funding from the International Development Association (IDA).

Through the active participation of women in social and economic life, the second development policy support operation to finance reforms has been implemented. These reforms aim to help girls complete high school, through life skills education, and to remove barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health services, and also to strengthen PR& mechanisms. prevention of gender-based violence.

Similarly, strengthening the resilience of the electricity distribution network, promoting an incentive policy for connection fees and new texts on the subject Energy efficiency projects will also be supported by this program. And Benin will be able to complete the reform of its fiscal policy and ensure effective debt management through this same program.

For Atou Seck, Bank Operations Manager for Benin, “Benin has made significant progress in empowering women and girls thanks & agrave; courageous reforms undertaken by the government. These reforms undoubtedly allow us to release the energies of millions of women and girls who could not participate actively in social and economic life.”