ASED
A quality primary school in the commune of Kérou
Location
Kérou, Benin
Context
As in many West African countries, Benin’s education infrastructure is inadequate to meet the needs of a young and rapidly growing population. Kérou, located more than 600 km from the capital, at the end of a chaotic track, is a community of 28 villages and more than 100’000 inhabitants where only 30% of pupils complete the primary cycle able to read and write. Classes are overcrowded and teachers are under-qualified.
Partnership
The Foundation Vie Pour Tous (FVPT) works in education, youth integration and health in northern Benin.
By creating several institutions that provide quality education at complementary levels of education, the FVPT wants to provide access to quality education in the region in order to raise a qualified elite. Once adults, they will be able to invest effectively in economic development and take on an important social role.
Since 2014 the FVPT has been developing, in partnership with ASED, a school complex in Kandi including primary, secondary and civil engineering training. With the Kérou project, the partnership extends to another municipality in Benin.