Articles
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5 July 2021 
EI AFRICA MEMBER ORGANISATIONS COMMIT TO UNION RENEWAL
NewsEI Africa held a webinar on union renewal on the 24th of June. It was attended by 104 participants and the presentations, discussions, and the experiences of EI member organisations from across Africa and globally proved that union renewal is an absolute must for the survival of education unions.
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31 May 2021 
Digital technology for unionization: SYNAEM-Benin launches a new website
NewsBy Mr Elvis Gaetan Kponoukon, General Secretary of the SYNAEM
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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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8 April 2020 
Benin: Backdoor privatisation of education under COVID-19
NewsAlthough the Beninese public authorities have declared the closure of the country’s schools, pupils and teachers must nevertheless resume classes on 14 April. The public authorities have also taken the decision to recruit teaching staff through interim agencies, to which education unions strongly oppose.
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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