Web Directory

» Amnesty International - Benin
   Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights.
   http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/benin

» Amnesty International USA - Benin
   News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years.
   http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/benin/page.do?id=1011117

» Directory of Development Organizations - Benin
   Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information.
   http://www.devdir.org/files/Benin.PDF

» Eldis - Country and Region Profiles: Benin
   Database of online development policy, practice and research documents, searchable by sector or keywords. Includes index to British Library of Development Studies printed material.
   http://www.eldis.org/go/country-profiles?objectId=235461D0-C2E2-3D32-A66B354570EC7C95&country=1023

» Friends of Benin
   Group founded by former Peace Corps volunteers supports economic, social and educational development. Includes information on the country, community projects and how to help.
   http://www.friends-of-benin.org/

» Hunger Project - Benin
   An organization which mobilizes the rural people of Benin for self-reliant development.
   http://www.thp.org/benin

» IRIN News - Benin
   Humanitarian news and analysis on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
   http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=BJ

» Peace Corps - Benin
   Organization for United States citizens who do volunteer work in developing countries. Includes information about current projects in the country.
   http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.wherepc.africa.benin

» SOS Children's Villages - Benin
   Non-governmentsl organisation helping orphaned and abandoned children. Information about the organisation, its goals and activities, and how to support them.
   http://www.sosvillagesenfantsbenin.org/

» Santé et Vie Pour Tous
   Non-governmental organization working in southern Benin, seeking to promote health, self-sustainability, literacy and environmental protection. [English, French]
   http://www.svpt.kabissa.org

» UN OCHA ReliefWeb - Benin
   Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.
   http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc104?OpenForm&rc=1&cc=ben

» US State Department - Human Rights Report: Benin
   2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
   http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/af/118986.htm

» USAID - Benin Mission
   Official local site provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
   http://www.usaid.gov/bj/

» USCRI - Country Report: Benin
   Archives of annual reports about refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons in Mauritania, provided by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).
   http://www.refugees.org/countryreports.aspx?id=2120