Organisations de la Société Civile Appuyées et Renforcées

BiRD-Bureau for Institutional
Reform and Democracy

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Despite the economic development of Benin, the poverty rate remains high. The quality of public services is poor, while there are no private initiatives that could replace them. The partnership between national authorites and Civil Society Actors is one of the new engagements that are undertaken by ACP countries in cooperation with the EU. This partnership works through involving NGOs in the political dialogue and in the management of sectors according to their competences and influence. As most of these NGOs and CSOs lack the necessary capacities, this project aims at supporting them to better fulfil their roles.

The programme aims at achieving the following goals:
1. Strengthening the operational capacities of CSOs;
2. Set-up of a national ressource center (neutral and autonomous)
3. Contribution of CSOs to the defintion of local public policy.