Country Snapshot: Benin and International Women’s
Day
To celebrate International
Women’s Day on March 8, 2003, women’s groups
in Allada, Abomey and Covè were honored at a
ceremony where they were given equipment to process
agricultural products.
The NGO network G/PIFED honored
female candidates who ran for election in December 2002,
thereby encouraging other women to follow their example
and building awareness of the advantages of women’s
participation in the management of public affairs.
Child Marriage
