Head Office :
The head office of GRABE Benin is an idea laboratory where young and old
can satisfy their thirst for knowledge about biodiversity and traditional culture. Our onsite team
is at your disposal every week from Monday to Saturday and 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM for various needs.
The head office of GRABE Benin is located at Avrankou Sedje, in Vons of the Town hall 100 meters from the interstate highway. In December 2007, we renovated our head office and built a literature and video library with materials on nature and culture, as well as an IT training centre for children and adults.
Head Office Activities :
- Welcoming groups of children from nursery and primary school for nature based play activities.
- Welcoming individuals and group of foreigners or locals for guided tours (ecotourism).
- Setup and organization of environmental clubs (CNC) in school and university establishments of city districts and villages.
- Welcoming young people to discover the library and video library on nature and traditional culture.
- Drafting and circulation of information on natural science.
- Computer training. Certificates were given for the first time in November 2008.
- Organization of debate conferences and seminars for training on specific topics.
- Organization of Illiteracy Elimination courses for young and old as well as groups of women.
- Drafting some documents in local Torri language.
Ecological Site :
In September 2006, GRABE Benin also opened an ecological site located at
Kotan in Sado district. With a surface area of approximately 4 hectares, it contains livestock (fish and rabbit farming) and a vegetable production department (seedbeds of local plants, mini experiment garden, banana plantations). This site is also a centre for organization, education and training in sustainable knowledge for people of all ages.
Ecological Site Activities :
- Besides the activities held at the head office, GRABE Benin conducts various activities at the ecological site.
- Production and marketing of local plants
- Promotion of durable fish farming
- Promotion of durable rabbit breeding and poultry farming: a big building made of local materials was built on the production site. Local poultry varieties are also produced here.
- Promotion of durable agriculture: setting up experiment fields of pineapple, corn, banana trees and production of leafy vegetables.
- Organization of nature meetings for children and young adults.
- Organization of nature stays & camping for visitor groups close to sacred forests.
- Organization of guided nature tours through the black river.
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