Project ARCH is part of the Beninese government’s drive to offer a minimum package of basic social services to the most disadvantaged. It is part of the national institutional framework and aims to develop synergies with other projects and initiatives already underway.
Project ARCH aims to increase capacity and access to basic social services and economic opportunities in a sustainable and equitable way for Beninese people, particularly the most disadvantaged. Specifically, it aims to :
- Improving access to healthcare services for the entire population ;
- Provide operational training for disadvantaged members of the informal sector (farmers, traders, transporters, craftsmen and artists);
- Facilitate or improve access to credit for disadvantaged members of the informal sector (farmers, traders, transporters, craftsmen and artists);
- Provide retirement pensions for farmers, shopkeepers, transporters, craftsmen and artists in the informal sector.
