International Peacemaking and Human Rights Programs - Benin

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Benin

Fighting Disease

Through efforts to increase food production and eradicate Guinea worm disease, The Carter Center and the people of Benin worked together to build hope for a healthier future.

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QUICK FACTS: BENIN

Size: 112,620 square kilometers

Population: 8,078,314

Life expectancy: 53 years

Average annual income: $540 USD

Population below poverty line: 37 percent

Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba, and at least six tribal languages

Exports: Cotton, palm oil

(Source: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook 2008; The World Bank 2006)

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The Carter Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide. A nongovernmental organization, the Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy and human rights; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers to increase crop production.