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Quênia
Benim
Estados Unidos
Benim
Natitingou, Benim
Benim é um país da África Ocidental que faz fronteira com a Nigéria a leste, o Togo a oeste, o Níger e o Burkina Faso ao norte e o Oceano Atlântico ao sul. Natitingou é a capital do departamento de Atacora, no noroeste do Benim. Com uma população de aproximadamente 9.500 habitantes, a maioria jovens, Natitingou é um destino turístico popular.
O ensino fundamental representa 28,8% da população de Natitingou, o ensino médio, 11,2%, e o ensino superior, 0,7%. Em todos os níveis de ensino, as mulheres com escolaridade são mal representadas, com o índice de paridade amplamente favorável aos homens. Desde 2021, o norte do Benim enfrenta o fenômeno da insegurança e todas as suas consequências (deslocamento de pessoas, fome, doenças, abandono escolar infantil, inatividade entre mulheres e jovens, etc.). Natitingou não foi poupada dessas consequências, que estão dificultando a vida de mulheres e jovens.
Norte do Quênia
Kenya, a country in East Africa with a population of ~52.4 million, is the 7th most populous in Africa. Northern Kenya, is a semi-arid, hot region characterized by dramatic landscapes and a nomadic and pastoralist population.
The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) reveals significant challenges for Northern Kenya in issues such as water access, sanitation, and health outcomes. Over half the population lacks access to drinking water on premises, and Turkana County has the highest proportion of households in the poorest quintile. The communities of Samburu, Laikipia, Samburu, Isiolo and Marsabit have some of the poorest indicators with significant challenges around gender inequality and harmful practices, major health disparities, climate vulnerabilities, underserved and underrepresented as well as being home to to diverse Indigenous pastoralist communities, such as the Samburu, Rendille, Borana, Turkana, and Maasai.
Women in these communities often face unique cultural, social, and systemic challenges that require tailored interventions.
Norte do Quênia
Across Northern Nigeria, millions of children—especially girls and children with disabilities—face steep barriers to accessing quality education.
Deep-rooted poverty, early marriage, insecurity, and long distances to schools continue to keep many girls out of classrooms. For children with disabilities, these barriers are multiplied by stigma, inaccessible facilities, and a lack of trained teachers. Many communities still lack inclusive schools equipped with ramps, assistive devices, or sign language interpreters. Girls with disabilities are among the most excluded, often denied both education and health care.
Cultural norms and gender bias frequently prioritize boys’ schooling, leaving girls at home or in informal labor.
Yet, families express a strong desire for their daughters to learn when given the right support. Education represents hope for breaking cycles of poverty and exclusion that persist across generations.
