Beninese Initiative to Combat Stigma & Strengthen Access to Safe Abortion
A grassroots project led by the Network of Women Leaders for Development (RFLD), driving systemic change through advocacy, community mobilization, and women-led citizen action.
Strategic Interventions
Our comprehensive approach combines grassroots communication, rigorous research, and high-level advocacy to secure reproductive rights.
Communication & Mobilization
- Producing 8 dedicated radio broadcasts.
- Organizing 4 community theater performances.
- Developing a robust grassroots mobilization strategy.
- Distributing posters and flyers in target communities.
Educational Resources
- Printing 200 informative brochures on safe and legal abortion.
- Developing and printing 250 specialized training modules.
- Creating a comprehensive manual guide detailing concrete actions to support safe abortion.
- Collecting accurate, impartial, and up-to-date research.
Advocacy & Stakeholders
- Hosting annual meetings with religious and community leaders.
- Developing and disseminating core advocacy documents.
- Integrating stakeholder recommendations into the wider advocacy strategy.
- Organizing interactive information sessions locally.
Capacity Building & Institutional Sustainability
Ensuring long-term impact through rigorous internal strengthening, continuous monitoring, and strategic financial planning.
Two years of implementation, October 2024 – October 2026
Photo gallery
From forums with religious leaders to workshops with health officials and community theatre, explore the activities carried out with AmplifyChange funding. Click any photo to enlarge it.
16 January 2026 · 45 photos
Community advocacy forum with religious and community leaders, Porto-Novo
5 February 2026 · 38 photos
Advocacy round table with political representatives on implementing Law No. 2021-12
1 March 2026 · 37 photos
Second forum with religious and community leaders
May – July 2026 · 43 photos
Advocacy workshops with health officials on applying the safe abortion law
June 2026 · 54 photos
Community advocacy meetings with young people, women and NGOs
September 2026 · 28 photos
Awareness campaigns, focus groups and community theatre in local languages
Publications and resources
Advocacy manual for safe abortion in Benin (PDF)
The project's core tool for civil society organisations.
About the manual
Presentation of the advocacy manual, December 2024.
Advocacy paper on safe abortion in Benin
RFLD publication, November 2024.
Benin's 2021 abortion law: where implementation stands
Analysis and lessons for other countries, October 2026.
A coalition for safe abortion in Benin
Nine organisations join forces, October 2024.
AmplifyChange funds RFLD
Grant announcement, August 2024.
International Safe Abortion Day
The manual made available to CSOs, September 2025.
Project video
Watch on YouTube.
Country fact sheet: Benin
Women's rights in law and practice.
Support Women-led Action in Benin
Learn more about our initiatives, read our final synthesis reports, and discover how we are transforming access to safe abortion.
For funders and partnersPour les bailleurs et les partenaires
Fund the women who defend rights in Africa, nowFinancez maintenant les femmes qui défendent les droits en Afrique
Aid to women’s organisations is falling. RFLD moves funding fast to women-led organisations and defenders, in French and English, through a network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries.L’aide aux organisations de femmes recule. Le RFLD achemine vite les financements vers les organisations de femmes et les défenseures, en français et en anglais, grâce à un réseau de 1 143 organisations membres dans plus de 35 pays africains.
RFLD currently serves as Co-Chair of the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council, mandated to ensure the programme’s direction, priorities, and resources are meaningfully aligned with the visions of African women-led civil society. The SEA-T Programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Le RFLD assure actuellement la coprésidence du Conseil consultatif du programme SEA-T, chargé de veiller à ce que l’orientation, les priorités et les ressources du programme soient réellement alignées sur les visions de la société civile africaine portée par les femmes. Le programme SEA-T est financé par le ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ) et mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. See the partnershipVoir le partenariat
- 1,143member organisationsorganisations membres
- 35+African countriespays africains
- N°553ACHPR observer statusstatut d’observateur CADHP
- CandidSeal of Transparency 2025Sceau de transparence 2025
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