Project Database
EFAIDS Programme
| Country: | Benin |
| Start Date: | 2008-01-01 |
| Deadline: | 2010-12-31 |
| Host organisations: |
Comité syndical de l'internationale de l'éducation au Bénin
(COSIEB)
|
| Co-operating organisations: |
Education International
(EI)
World Health Organisation (WHO) Education Development Center (EDC) |
| Related Links: | |
| Grouping: | EI Education For All-HIV/AIDS Prevention (EFAIDS) Programme |
Project Summary:
Eight Beninese unions started working together on the EFAIDS Programme in 2008. The unions work under the name COSIEB (Union Committe of Education International in Benin)and are SNEP, SYNEMP, SYNAPES, SYNESTP, SYNTRA-MESRS, SYNESP, SNIA-EP and SYNAPROLYC. COSIEB was involved from 2006 to 2008 in an HIV Prevention Programme supported by EI and WHO
Activities in 2008
A priority areas was the training of national trainers on the use of EI EFAIDS publications ‘Inclusion is the answer’, the ‘Exercise Book on HIV Prevention for teachers’ and ‘Building gender friendly school environment’.
Staff from the EI regional office staff and the EFAIDS coordinator of Côte d’Ivoire attended to facilitate the training session, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research also took part. The national trainers then undertook the task of training their colleagues at the local level. In only one year, COSIEB was able to train 153 trainers, 1012 teachers in almost 300 schools, 25 colleges and the Polytechnic school of the University of Abomey-Calavi. This strong start to training resulted in over 2,000 students receiving high quality and accurate information on HIV prevention. At the close of the year, COSIEB participated in World AIDS Day, the ‘One Hour on AIDS’ lesson was held in schools throughout the country.
COSIEB’s advocacy focused on contract teachers, with the development of union policies on the integration of para-teachers in the public education sector. Stemming from this contract teachers now enjoy better job security and benefit from social protection. Further advocacy efforts led to a 25 percent salary increase for public sector teachers. Following the successes of 2008, future advocacy will emphasise the need for quality training in teacher training colleges and on securing salaries in line with the cost of living.
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