HaZoBit Benin

Hazobit is an urban movement that works for dignity , social inclusion and sustainable development at the grassroots level. We're an association made up of community groups based in slum areas throughout Benin. The members of these differents groups come together to find alternatives for the reconstruction of their living environments and to find sustainable solutions to social exclusion and underdevelopment. Our vision is to improve the socio-economic living conditions of comminities for human, sustainable and participatory development. To achieve our goals: - We raise awareness among members of our comminities about human rights and active participation in comminity development, - We promote the creation and development of associations sharing the same ideals and objectives troughout the country, - Through the Know Your City (KYC) program of the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) network, we collect and analyse data in order to plan participatory development projects with a view to increase our capacity for action on our living environment, - We develop actions, activities and events that contribute to the development and dignity of human beings (sanitation campaigns, capacity building trainings, knowledge sharing exchanges, etc.), - We establish strong partnerships between our comminities and local, municipal, and national government.