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Feasibility study : economic units of 30 Agricultural Technical High Schools (Lot 4)
Ministry of Development (MDC) · Benin
Technical, socio-economic & environmental study for the development of the Cotonou–Ouidah lowlands
UNDP · Benin
A structured approach, from diagnosis to accountability
Scoping & diagnosis
Understanding the context, the issues and the expected results with stakeholders.
Design & planning
Building the results chain and the theory of change.
Implementation & support
Delivering with rigour and supporting actors in the field.
Monitoring, evaluation & learning
Measuring, analysing and capitalising on lessons through data.
Reporting & accountability
Reporting transparently, for lasting impact.
Case studies
Dantokpa Market, Cotonou, jbdodane / Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)Strategic plan for the One-Stop Employment Shop (GUPEB)
Challenge: Equip the integrating one-stop shop (merger of ANPE–OBSVJ–OEF) with a 2023–2031 strategic plan and a functional institutional framework.
Approach: Participatory strategic diagnosis (reviews, interviews, focus groups), definition of vision/mission/pillars, results framework and computerised monitoring-evaluation system.
- 2023–2031 strategic plan validated
- Results framework + automated monitoring-evaluation
- Institutional framework for the roll-out of GUPEB
- 3 experts · World Bank funding
Lowland agriculture, Benin, Africa Rice Center / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)Feasibility study for economic units of 30 Agricultural Technical High Schools
Challenge: Improve the financial sustainability and pedagogical autonomy of agricultural technical high schools through economic units with an educational purpose (Lot 4: 5 schools).
Approach: Technical studies, identification of high-potential value chains, full financial modelling (costs/benefits, profitability) and organisational structuring of the units.
- 5 pilot schools modelled (Banikoara, Cobly, Kétou, Djidja, Nikki)
- Cost-benefit analyses and break-even thresholds
- Validation before an inter-ministerial committee
- ≈ €63,000
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