A son of the municipality of Toucountouna, my name is Sero Habib. A lawyer by training, I am the Secretary General of the Municipal Youth Council of Toucountouna. The municipality of Toucountouna lies in the northeast of Benin, in Atakora to be precise.
Gender equality is a fundamental necessity for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world.
I'm Nahini Charles, UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ambassador and youth volunteer with the NGO CERD-BENIN. I work as a junior facilitator for gender equality, leadership, and girls' empowerment.
We are AKANDE Rufus and GANABA Melchisédech, two students in computer science from Parakou, Benin.
In recent years, we have observed the increasingly visible effects of global warming on our daily lives.
Temperatures, generally between 25°C and 35°C, sometimes rise even higher, especially in northern areas. This transforms houses into real giant saunas.
Education is the key to a promising future, although access to this key remains a daily battle for many children in rural Benin.
More than half of the Beninese population lives in a rural environment. In these regions, schools are often remote, with insufficient infrastructure and limited resources. Sometimes, children cover kilometres on foot to attend overcrowded, poorly equipped classes.
Is humanity capable of surviving without forests? In Africa, the cradle of humanity, forests are vanishing at an alarming pace. This assessment was conducted by a pan-African panel from Congo, Cameroon, Benin and Senegal.