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Articles

  1. Union renewal and development 29 November 2021

    Benin: New website strengthens union’s capacity and services to members

    Thanks to financial support from Education International’s Regional Office for Africa (EIRAF), the Syndicat national des enseignants des écoles maternelles du Bénin (SYNAEM-Bénin) has built a website with a feature that enables educators to join the union and pay their dues online.

    Benin: New website strengthens union’s capacity and services to members
  2. Union renewal and development 27 October 2021

    Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund

    As the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.

    Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund
  3. Union growth 21 October 2020

    “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.

    Cherine Sabry

    Unions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...

    “Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2020

    Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund

    From the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Education International called on global education union solidarity to help member organisations respond to the sanitary crisis and emerge stronger from it in terms of mobilising, organising and capacity-building.

    Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund
  5. Trade union rights are human rights 19 August 2020

    Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role

    Two unions from Benin affiliated to Education International have decided to join forces to raise awareness among their members on prevention and protection against COVID-19 and on inclusive education and building the role of union leadership within the context of the pandemic in public sector nursery and primary schools. For...

    Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role
  6. Trade union rights are human rights 8 April 2020

    Benin: Backdoor privatisation of education under COVID-19

    Although the Beninese public authorities have declared the closure of the country’s schools, pupils and teachers must nevertheless resume classes on 14 April. The public authorities have also taken the decision to recruit teaching staff through interim agencies, to which education unions strongly oppose.

    Benin: Backdoor privatisation of education under COVID-19
All articles: Benin

Development Cooperation Projects

  1. Fabrication des jeux et jouets à partir des matériels locaux

    Host organizations
    Syndicat National des Enseignants des Ecoles Maternelles du BENIN (SYNAEM/B)
    Cooperating organizations
    CTF/FCE member organizations
    Countries
    Bénin
    Start date
    1 April 2019
    End date
    31 March 2020
    Fabrication des jeux et jouets à partir des matériels locaux
All Development Cooperation Projects: Benin

Affiliates

  1. Syndicat National des Enseignants et Employés du Secondaire Privé

    SYNESP
    tel: +229 21.33.27.18 tel: +229 90.90.88.89 fax: +229 21.33.67.98
    05 B.P. 560 Cotonou