Our team in Benin

The Foundation’s Beninese team is made up of 21 employees with varied backgrounds and skills.1

• Marcienne Houénou, master of economics and hospital management and former manager of the Saint-Jean-de-Dieu hospital in Boko, has been the director of our Foundation in Benin since 2017.
  
• Annick Chaffa, is in charge of the local team in Parakou. As a bioengineer, she will also supervise the agricultural program and provide advice.

• Moussa Ousmane Yaya and Samadou Sidi, with degrees in agriculture, are responsible for the daily implementation of the various agricultural projects, including the wells.
  
• Eric Dossou-Gbété, master in nutrition and dietetics, is responsible for the malnutrition program. He is in charge of the team of thirteen animators who live and work in the villages.
  
• Rahmat Sokouinto, master of nutrition, joined the team in 2022 and works as a coordinator for the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) project.
  
• Diyaï Dini Adebi, financial and administrative manager with a professional master’s degree in finance and accounting, works closely with Marcienne.
  
• Florent Bio Yama, communications manager, journalist and video reporter, with a master’s degree in audiovisual journalism.
  
• Thirteen social assistants who support the malnutrition project as nutrition ambassadors. Under the guidance of Eric Dosssou-Gbété, they operate in their own village and in nearby villages. They are therefore well embedded in their working environment.
  
• Céphas Hounzandji is the manager of the ARIZIKI incubation center, located in the village of Tinré, about 10 km from the city of Parakou
  

A multidisciplinary team motivated and committed to the mission of the Foundation!