About Us

Santé et Vie pour Tous (Health and Life for All) is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) which was created in Benin in 2001. We work in the following regions of southern Benin: Mono Department (localities of Bopa, Houéyogbé, Lokossa et Comè), Atlantique Department (Ouèdo centre, hèvié), (Ouidah) and the Littoral Department (Cotonou).

Location

Benin is a West African country bordered by Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso and the Atlantic Ocean. A map of Benin can be found here: http://www.izf.net/izf/Documentation/Cartes/Pays/

Since its creation, S&VPT has worked in the Departments of Atlantique, Littoral and Mono in southern Benin. S&VPT headquarters are in Bopa, in the Department of Mono, about 19km from the town of Zoungbonou, 26 km from Comè, 34 km from Lokossa and 92 km from Cotonou (the commercial capital of Benin).

The locality of Bopa is bordered by the locality of Dogbo Lalo in the north, the locality of Comè in the south, in the east by Lake Ahémé and in the West by the localities of Houéyogbé and Lokossa. It has an area of 365 square kilometres with a population estimated to be around 70 000 people. The locality of Bopa includes 7 'arrondissements': Agbodji, Badazouin, Bopa, Gbakpodji, Lobogo, Possotomé et Yègodoé with each of these areas containing their own villages and town suburbs.

Bopa is located on the banks of Lake Ahémé.

Objectives

In working towards sustainable development, S&VPT has the following primary missions:

• To promote and support grass-roots community development;
• To share experiences and practical knowledge;
• To assist communities in their initiatives.
  

Global Objectives

• Reduce poverty in a sustainable way in rural areas;
• Promote the social, economic and cultural development of Benin;
• Achieve concrete results within a decade.

Specific Objectives

• Reduce hardship in rural areas by developing systems of micro finance;
• Support rural organisations in their everyday activities;
• Support women's collectives in their activites to generate revenue;
• Improve the health of the rural population;
• Fight against malaria, AIDS and other serious diseases in Benin;
• Reduce the maternal and infant mortality rate;
• Ensure the physical, mental and social well-being of children, parents and elderly people;
• Promote hygiene and sanitation in our living environment;
• Make parents aware of the risks they run in trafficking their children;
• Develop agriculture, animal raising, fishing, gardening and fish-farming;
• Promote the involvement of women in the development process;
• Educate the population about human rights and work towards good governance in Benin.