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From Tenants to Owners, Women in Benin Are Securing Their Rights and Future

Mar 14 2025

Community event on good hygienic menstrual management in Benin
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Training helps increase awareness of menstruation hygiene in Benin

Mar 26 2024

Women in Benin
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Farming programs in Northern Benin aim to bring independence for women

Aug 01 2023

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Strong women leaders give young girls a voice in Cameroon

Nov 09 2021

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Education as a means of fighting FGM

Jul 08 2021

Cuso International
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Together, we’ve been creating brighter futures since 1961

Jul 07 2021

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16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

Nov 17 2020

Woman carrying baby on her back
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We will stop it: Meet the women of northern Benin working to end female genital mutilation

Oct 02 2020

Cuso International, Benin, Pope, Porto Novo, MSL, agricultural training program
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Cultivating independence in Benin

Sep 18 2020

David Forest and his family wearing masks
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Q&A: With David Forest, Head of Programs, Africa

Aug 12 2020

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Q+A: Brian Atkinson

Jun 18 2020

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Labour of love

Jun 01 2020

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Commitment to human dignity for all doesn’t stop now

May 08 2020

Woman holding a baby in medical setting
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Parents and practitioners see positive changes in maternal care

May 01 2020

Woman carrying a baby on her back
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Women engaged for human dignity in northern Benin

Dec 06 2019

Woman working over a fire
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The true measure of success

Dec 04 2019

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Training the next generation of midwives

Nov 15 2019

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Meet the Midwives: Emmanuel Nicus Nyagor

May 17 2019

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Meet the Midwives: Dina Kamata

May 10 2019

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We won’t stop talking

Apr 30 2019

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To achieve gender equity, it will take a village

Apr 22 2019

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Stronger Together: Umoja partnership creates unity among midwives

Mar 08 2019

Woman with a baby
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Combatting violence against pregnant women

Nov 30 2018

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Post secondary students engage in real-world research practices with Cuso International

Nov 06 2018

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Living Well at St-Camille

May 03 2017

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Changing Your Frame of Reference Transforms the Way You See the World

Oct 06 2016

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Unlocking Understanding of Mental Health Stigmas

Oct 09 2015

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We love hearing stories from our alumni and partners. For a chance to be featured contact Laura Beamish at by email at laura.beamish@cusointernational.org.

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