Sponsorship is a fantastic way to help a vulnerable child grow up healthy and protected from abuse in all its forms. By sponsoring a child, you contribute to providing concrete and lasting improvements to the child’s living conditions and to those of their entire community. Above all, you give the children a chance to build their own future.
All children deserve to grow up healthy, surrounded by their families, and to go to school to build their futures.
By providing a child with access to essentials such as healthcare, nutrition, clean drinking water, sanitation and education, you benefit that individual and their whole community. Your support opens doors for the child and creates a better future for all.
58 millions* children do not have access to education, even though children’s education is one of the most effective ways to:
- Fight poverty
- Improve health
- Achieve equality between
women and men - Ensure peace and stability
*Source: UNESCO, 2015 Report
INNOCENCE
Due to unjust situations, organizations like ours are the sole providers of financial and hands-on support for impoverished and orphaned children in Benin.
NEED
We strive to ensure that children in Benin receive the basic necessities of life.
TENDERNESS
We aim to approach these children with much-needed love, tenderness and goodwill.
JOY
By bringing joy into the lives of these children, we provide some relief from their everyday struggles and hardships.
Our organization
Etoile de la Fraternité is a non-governmental organization that fights poverty and child abuse in Benin. For several years, we have been fighting to better the lives of women and children.
Located in West Africa, Benin is bordered by the Niger River in the north and the Atlantic coast in the south. In 2016, the French-speaking country was home to more than 10 million people. The local currency is the CFA franc. Since the end of the People’s Republic of Benin, the country has enjoyed a reputation as a democratic Sub-Saharan nation. According to international experts, Benin is the most stable African country based on its constitutional and political institutions.
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SESSI’S STORY
Like Sessi, many children in Benin are orphaned when their mothers die due to childbirth complications. Sessi’s mother Angèle passed away after suffering an obstetric fistula (which occurs when there is an abnormal opening between the vagina and the bladder or rectum) due to a complication of pregnancy. This complication kills many women in Benin’s cities and villages. Consequently, many children are orphaned and subsequently left to fend for themselves. Sessi has lost both her parents. Together, we can build better futures for these children.