The Koutammakou preservation project, run by the CVB and the World Monuments Fund, aims to strengthen the resilience of communities and protect their heritage. It includes the creation of 15 CIECs, 24 school workcamps, 20 educational workshops and reforestation initiatives.
Benin
Projet de Preservation du Koutammakou, Bénin
The aim of the Corps des Volontaires Béninois (CVB) is to promote civic engagement and volunteering within communities, by mobilising young people around sustainable development projects.
An initiative of Corps des Volontaires Béninois
Overview of the project
The aim of the project is to preserve the cultural landscape of Koutammakou by developing micro-enterprises for women, passing on traditional knowledge and strengthening the Batammariba's climate resilience.
Ongoing research
Avril 2023 à Mars 2025
The project has raised awareness among 2,599 schoolchildren, created 15 women’s cooperatives and restored 16 Sikien. Eight new constructions involved 120 craftsmen and 160 women. Finally, 8 hectares have been reforested with 3,200 trees.
The project has strengthened the transmission of knowledge, structured 15 local cooperatives, reforested 8 hectares and raised awareness of eco-construction among schoolchildren, thereby contributing to community resilience.
Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Grant Program.
About the
organisation
organisation
Corps des Volontaires Béninois
The Corps des Volontaires Béninois (CVB) promotes civic engagement and volunteering for sustainable development, the environment and local communities. It mobilises and trains young people to strengthen social cohesion, support the empowerment of women and young people, and make volunteering a lever for personal development.
Other partners / supporters
World Monuments Fund.