Benin

Peace Corps in Benin

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Volunteers in Benin work with their communities on projects in agriculture, education, and health. During their service in Benin, Volunteers learn to speak local languages, including Bariba, Ditamari, Dendi, Fon, French, Mahi, and Nagot.

Volunteers
Current: 155
To Date: 2242
Program Dates
1968-present
Official Language
French

Volunteer Openings in Benin

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Teacher

Benin | Africa
Departs by June 7, 2020
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Looking back on my Peace Corps service, I know I’ll remember not the number of trees planted or mud stoves built, but the personal connections made, the moments of simple joy that life in Africa accords, and the challenges that shaped me into being a stronger person. That will stay with me forever.

Diane Albrechtm, Volunteer in Benin.

Current Projects in Benin

Agriculture Education Health President's Malaria Initiative

Stories from Benin

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How to support communities abroad - without serving in the Peace Corps Serving as a Peace Corps Hijabi: Faith and Coexistence Life is patience: a Peace Corps counterpart's journey to America

Photos from Benin

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Support Projects in Benin

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Benin Country Fund

Contributions to the Benin Country Fund will support Volunteer and community projects that will take place in Benin.

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A Classroom to Last
Tabetha Miller
Volunteer from Wisconsin

The third secondary school of the largest city in the Department was the unlucky winner of the largest amount of …

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Community Garden Well
Karen Naim
Volunteer from Ohio

Water scarcity is an issue throughout Benin, leading to restricted access to nutritious food. In a medium-sized village in southern …

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