Project profile — Women's Voice and Leadership - Benin

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) the integration of innovative approaches and the improvement of the management and sustainability of local women's rights organizations in Benin; (2) improving the performance of programming and advocacy, as well as the delivery of quality programmes and services by women's rights organizations to advance gender equality in Benin, including through innovative approaches; and (3) improving the effectiveness of national and subnational women's rights platforms, networks and alliances to change gender policies and contribute to their implementation in Benin.

Results achieved as of March 2023 include: (1) increased the value of investments in support of women's rights organizations and local women's networks at local level to $829,170, in Benin; (2) Women’s rights organizations reached 120,795 direct beneficiaries and 653,048 indirect beneficiaries. This was achieved through the multi-year fund, the innovation fund and the reactive fund. Nearly 68% of direct beneficiaries are women and girls; (3) 21 women's rights organizations promote women's rights and gender equality and receive support for their programming and institutional strengthening; and (4) women's rights organizations and their networks have influenced, through their innovative actions, a total of two policies.