Women in Benin will receive HIV/AIDS prevention education and small business loans, allowing them to generate income to support their families.

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Beninese Women Battle AIDS

Summary

Women in Benin are at risk of sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS due to unstable finances. This project provides HIV/AIDS prevention education and small business loans so that women can support their families.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $303 was raised for this project.

Received $303 from 6 donations from people like:

Gammy

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Guy Pfeffermann

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The HIV/AIDS infection rate in Benin has been rising since 1985 when it was 0.3 percent. By 2001 it had jumped to 4 percent. In the provinces of Plateau and Oueme, where World Builders is working, the infection rate is 2.5 percent. New cases are diagnosed daily and efforts to reduce the infection rate don’t seem to be working. Oueme and Plateau have a high number of very poor families in Benin. The only way to help these people to come out of abject poverty is to help them to secure a job.

Activities

This project will expand World Builder’s HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, reaching almost 2,000 people with life-saving advice, and will provide small business loans that will improve the quality of life for 1,800 people.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $303

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $303. The original project funding goal was $24,386.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.genevaglobal.com)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Through preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating at-risk women and providing small business loans, they are able to train and educate other women. This gives them the opportunity to overcome traditions and enhance their role in society.

Project Message

"World Builders is a reference for many local institutions. Their good works are seen in HIV education in many towns; they are empowering women to adequately face life and avoid HIV/AIDS infection."
- Isidore Nombine, Director, Songhai Institute of Vocational Training