Articles
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8 April 2022 
Education Unions meet to devise strategies to challenge privatisation of education
NewsIn the framework of ensuring equitable, inclusive quality public education for all, Education International (EI) Africa organised a virtual webinar for its member organisation in Africa on 6th April 2022. The meeting aimed at examining emerging evidence from EI Africa’s evaluation of the current campaign against privatisation and commercialisation of...
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10 December 2021 
RESAO members meet to discuss network progress
NewsIn the framework of the Education International (EI) Africa Women Network 2021 activities, the Reseau des Enseignantes Syndicalistes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (RESAO) organised a 2-day virtual workshop on Gender Training and Advocacy. The workshop took place from 7th to 8th December 2021 on Zoom. The workshop aimed at deepening...
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2 December 2021 
Education unions stand up for elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
News“Ratify ILO Convention 190 now”, is the message that was echoed during the webinar organized by EIRAF on the 29th November on the convention that seeks to eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work. The webinar which was attended by 106 union leaders, AWEN members, and gender activists...
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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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25 November 2021 
EI Africa Capacity Building moves to Central and West Africa
NewsEducation International Africa (EI) continued to roll out its capacity building programme with subregional Workshops for Central Africa and West Africa. The workshops were held from 10th to 11th November 2021and 24th to 25th of November 2021, respectively. Each of the workshops was attended by more than 50 senior union...
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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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Cooperation Projects
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2025 - 2028 Projet de formation par la méthode des cercles d’études des enseignant·e·s membres du SYNAEM-Bénin, du SNEP-Bénin et du SYNAPROLYC
Ce projet a pour objectif de former 5000 personnels de l'éducation dans 7 départements du Bénin. La Méthode de Formation par les Cercles d’Etudes (MEFOCE) est conçue pour permettre aux syndiqué·e·s d’élever leur conscience syndicale afin de mieux participer aux activités et aux processus de prises de décisions au sein...
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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 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 Lycées et Collèges
SYNAPROLYC
01 B.P. 261Porto-Novotel: +229 20.01.02.82tel: +229 95.05.04.24 -
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