EDUCO in Benin
Benin is a country of origin, transit and destination of child trafficking. It is estimated that more than 40,000 victims of child trafficking live in this countrytwo percent of the 6- to 17-year-old populationmost of whom are girls from uneducated families.
But trafficking is really a reflection of the countrys underlying structural problemssuch as low levels of household income, a lack of socioeconomic development, poverty and school abandonmentwhich are further compounded by traditional and cultural factors.
Location:
Porto-novo, Benin