Articles
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15 April 2024 
Benin: Union elections give hope of real social dialogue in the education sector
NewsEducation International welcomed the elections held in the education sector in Benin from March 29th to April 1st. Organised by the Minister of Pre-School and Primary Education, the vote marked a crucial step towards social dialogue and teacher union representation.
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29 November 2021 
Benin: New website strengthens union’s capacity and services to members
NewsThanks to financial support from Education International’s Regional Office for Africa (EIRAF), the Syndicat national des enseignants des écoles maternelles du Bénin (SYNAEM-Bénin) has built a website with a feature that enables educators to join the union and pay their dues online.
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27 October 2021 
Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund
NewsAs the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.
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21 October 2020 
“Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.
Worlds of EducationUnions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...
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21 October 2020 
Education International’s affiliates show tremendous solidarity amongst educators through the COVID-19 Response Fund
NewsFrom the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Education International called on global education union solidarity to help member organisations respond to the sanitary crisis and emerge stronger from it in terms of mobilising, organising and capacity-building.
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19 August 2020 
Benin: joint action by education unions on COVID-19 prevention along with inclusive education and boosting union leadership role
NewsTwo unions from Benin affiliated to Education International have decided to join forces to raise awareness among their members on prevention and protection against COVID-19 and on inclusive education and building the role of union leadership within the context of the pandemic in public sector nursery and primary schools. For...
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 La remobilisation des militants et le renforcement de leurs capacités au Bénin
Le SNEP-Bénin a connu un temps d’inactivité. Cette situation a favorisé la déperdition dans le rang des militantes et militants. Ainsi le bureau directeur national lors d’une de ses rencontres statutaires a exprimé son désir de visiter les différents départements pour une remobilisation de ses militantes et militants. Après la...
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2023 La sensibilisation des jeunes et des femmes au syndicalisme
Le taux de la syndicalisation des femmes et des jeunes est faible dans le département de la Donga pour des raisons socio-culturelles. Les jeunes enseignant-e-s nouvellement recrutés ne connaissent pas les avantages d’être membre d’un syndicat, donc, voilà la raison d’être de cette activité de sensibilisation des femmes et des...
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2023 - 2024 EI Africa SRGBV project 2023-2024
The project which covers the period 2023-2024 is designed to strengthen thecapacity of EI member organisations in10 French Speaking countries of Central and West Africato carry out effective work to address SRGBVin schools and unions to ensure safe teaching and learning environments for educators and learners. Activities will be conducted...
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Affiliates
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Syndicat National des Enseignants des Ecoles Maternelles du Bénin
SYNAEM
BP 155Lokossa Monotel: +229 66 59 85 39tel: +229 95.61.11.39 -
Syndicat National des Professeurs des Lycées et Collèges
SYNAPROLYC
01 B.P. 261Porto-Novotel: +229 20.01.02.82tel: +229 95.05.04.24 -
Syndicat National des Enseignants et Employés du Secondaire Privé
SYNESP
05 B.P. 560Cotonoutel: +229 21.33.27.18tel: +229 90.90.88.89fax: +229 21.33.67.98 -
Syndicat National des Professeurs des Enseignements Secondaires
SYNAPES
03 B.P. 932Cotonoutel: +229 21.30.78.49tel: +229 21.30.78.57fax: +229 21.30.78.49 -
Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Primaire Public du Bénin
SNEP-Bénin
01 B.P. 1234Porto-Novotel: +229 97041574fax: +229 21.30.36.13