Benin
In Benin, many families do not have access to quality paediatric medical care. To ensure that children suffering from serious surgical conditions can be cared for, transfers to Europe and surgical missions on site are carried out in a paediatric surgery block. Terre des hommes (Tdh) has two main aims in Benin: to facilitate access to specialised care on the spot and to ensure health transfers of complex cases of children who cannot be operated in their country to Europe.
What we do
Specialised care
Thanks to the partnership with the Fondation Chirurgie pour l'Enfance Africaine (FCEA), Tdh has facilitated the construction of an operating block dedicated to paediatric surgery in a departmental hospital, thus improving access to paediatric care and offering children care in their region. In addition, Tdh takes care of the transfer to Europe of children who cannot be operated locally and provides them with consultations and surgical care.
Key projects
Terre des hommes in Benin
Beneficiaries 2021
215
Expatriate employees / National employees
0 / 5
Budget 2021
CHF 145,933.-
Where we work
Timeline
1974
Terre des hommes begins its activities in Benin.
1986
Start of health transfers of children to Europe.
1988
Start of surgical missions.
1990
Establishment of a temporary shelter for children who are victims of exploitation, trafficking and abuse.
2000
Opening of a unit at the departmental hospital to care for premature, malnourished or sick children.
2009
Launch of a cross-border project to combat child exploitation in Benin and Nigeria.
2013
Launch of the Integrated Child Protection Programme (PROGIPE).
2015
Inauguration of a new paediatric surgery block.
2017
Launch of the Protection of Migrant Children along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Project (CORAL).
Read more
Annual report 2021
Specialised care programme - Annual Report 2017
Thematic policy - Mother and child health
Courage No. 50 - Journey towards life
Project for the Protection of Migrant Children Along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor
