CIPCRE-Bénin

What CIPCRE-Bénin does

CIPCRE-Bénin (Cercle International pour la Promotion de la Création) is a Beninese non-governmental organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Akpro-Misséréété, Ouémé department. Operating as the Benin chapter of the CIPCRE International network headquartered in Bafoussam, Cameroon, it delivers community-driven development programming across six "Champs d'Action": Natural Resources and Living Environment, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Children's Rights and Vulnerable Persons, Youth Employment, Local Governance and Citizen Participation, and Holistic Development. The organization reaches 100,000+ direct beneficiaries across 52 communes through programs that combine environmental protection, child protection, education, youth employment, and local governance.

The organization's portfolio comprises eight active projects, each functioning as a distinct program line funded by separate international development partners. BC-TEDE addresses child labor and domestic exploitation; VAEDeM-Vallée deploys biodigester technology to convert organic waste into biogas for school canteens and digestate as fertilizer; EDUCAPE supports school retention for vulnerable children; PEdIE-Filles promotes inclusive education and girls' empowerment; ALFA delivers vocational training in Atacora; PLE-Bénin coordinates local inclusive education partnerships; PACED-Vallée integrates agroecology, climate adaptation, and child rights; and RESPECT provides integrated community development. Technical assets include the proprietary biodigester design and the SIDoFFE integrated case management system for reporting and coordinating responses to child abuse and trafficking cases.

The organization's revenue model is project-based institutional donor funding supplemented by individual donations. It operates a portfolio of grants from ERIKS Development Partner, Woord en Daad, AFAS Foundation, Kindermissionswerk (Enfance Missionnaire), DEFAP, Agence Française de Développement, Plan International, FEDEVACO, and Dynamique dans l'échange. Distribution is executed through direct field implementation using 34 staff, supported by community structures including school governments, village savings and credit associations (AVEC), Lead Pilot Producer networks, and consortium partnerships with local NGOs (DEDRAS, BUPDOS, INFRE, UPAO, SSPH/OCPSP). Donations are accepted via mobile money (MTN, Moov) and bank transfer.

Name

CIPCRE-Bénin

Legal name

CIPCRE-Bénin (Cercle International pour la Promotion de la Création)

Website

https://cipcrebenin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIPCRE-Bénin is a Beninese non-governmental organization founded in 1993, delivering holistic development programs in environmental protection, child protection, education, youth employment, and agriculture across 52 communes, reaching 100,000+ beneficiaries through donor-funded community implementation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development NGO Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGABAB

Agriculture & Food Security Development

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGABAA

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPADABAO

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAD

Food Security, Agriculture & Nutrition Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Child protection services
• Sustainable agriculture projects
• Inclusive education initiatives
• Youth vocational training

Headquarters

HQ city

Akpro-Missérété

HQ country

Benin

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Institutional Donor Funding: The organization operates primarily through project funding from international development partners including ERIKS Development Partner, Woord en Daad, AFAS Foundation, Kindermissionswerk, DEFAP, AFD, Plan International, FEDEVACO, and Dynamique dans l'échange. Revenue is project-based with specific funding cycles tied to multi-year project implementations.
2. Donations and Contributions: Accepts donations from individuals and organizations via mobile money transfers (MTN and Moov) and bank transfers. Donations are used to fund concrete field actions including environmental protection, education access, and family support programs.
3. Project Implementation Fees: As a implementing partner for international organizations, CIPCRE-Bénin receives technical and financial support for project execution, covering operational costs and programmatic activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIPCRE-Bénin designs, funds, and directly implements an integrated portfolio of community development projects for vulnerable populations in Benin, covering natural-resource management, sustainable agriculture and food security, child protection and children's rights, youth employment and vocational training, and local governance. Services are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries through direct field teams, schools, village development committees, AVEC savings groups, farmer field schools, and consortium partnerships with local NGOs and international development donors. Core service mechanisms include biodigester construction for school canteens, agroecology training for smallholder farmers, child-trafficking prevention, inclusive education for children with disabilities, and microfinance through village savings and credit associations.

Product overview

CIPCRE-Bénin is a non-governmental organization specializing in ecology and holistic development. Rather than a unified technology product platform, CIPCRE-Bénin operates a portfolio of development programs and projects addressing environmental sustainability, child protection, education, agriculture, and community empowerment. The organization's project portfolio includes BC-TEDE (child labor prevention), VAEDeM-Vallée (biodigester and waste valorization), EDUCAPE (vulnerable children's education and protection), PEdIE-Filles (inclusive education for girls), ALFA (vocational training in Atacora), PLE-Bénin (local education partnerships), PACED-Vallée (agroecology and climate), and RESPECT (integrated community development). These programs are implemented across various regions of Benin with support from international development partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BC-TEDE (Briser les Chaînes du Travail et de l'Exploitation Domestique des Enfants) Multi-year, donor-funded program aimed at preventing and reducing child labor and domestic exploitation by strengthening community-based child protection mechanisms and improving the socio-economic conditions of vulnerable families across intervention zones in Benin and Burkina Faso.
• BIODIGESTEUR / VAEDeM-Vallée (Valorisation Agricole et Énergétique des Déchets Ménagers) Environmental program deploying biodigesters to convert organic household waste into biogas for school canteens and natural fertilizer for agricultural use in the Ouémé Valley, supporting circular-economy practices and reducing wood-fuel dependency.
• EDUCAPE-Bénin (Education et Protection des Enfants des familles vulnérables) Education and child-protection program targeting vulnerable children in the Borgou, Donga, and Ouémé departments, focusing on school access, school retention, protection against abuse, birth-registration support, and family strengthening through parent learning centers.
• PEdIE-Filles (Promotion de l'Education Inclusive et de l'Empowerment des Filles) Inclusive-education and girls' empowerment program in the lower Ouémé Valley addressing barriers to education for girls, children with disabilities, and out-of-school children, while providing school kits, teacher training, and disability-inclusion sensitization.
• ALFA (Alternatives éducatives et Formation professionnelle dans l'Atacora) Educational alternatives and vocational-training program serving vulnerable children and youth aged 9-24 in the Atacora department, supporting reintegration into formal education or economic inclusion through trainings in poultry farming, sewing, and other income-generating activities.
• PLE-Bénin (Partenariat Local pour l'Education) Local partnership-for-education initiative promoting inclusive, resilient, and quality education across multiple departments in Benin, delivered through a consortium of civil society organizations (BUPDOS, INFRE, UPAO) and public institutions.
• PACED-Vallée (Projet Agriculture-Climat-Environnement et Droits des enfants) Integrated agroecology, climate adaptation, environmental protection, and child-rights program in the Ouémé Valley supporting sustainable agriculture, improved yields, and community resilience through Lead Pilot Producer networks and bio-herbicide training.
• RESPECT Integrated multi-thematic community-development program covering natural resources management, sustainable agriculture, child protection, youth employment, and citizen participation across the Ouémé Valley.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of supported vulnerable children maintained in school
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Plan InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023International development organization partnering with CIPCRE-Bénin and CBO-EPT for ALFA project implementation in Atacora, with Plan International Benin and Plan France providing technical support.
• SECAAR (Service Chrétien d'Appui à l'Animation Rurale)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian service providing technical support for rural animation accompanying the biodigester project, contributing expertise in community development methodologies.
• Coalition Béninoise des Organisations pour l'Éducation Pour Tous (CBO-EPT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeninese coalition of organizations working for education for all, partnering with CIPCRE-Bénin for ALFA project implementation in Atacora.
• Dedras ONGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Beninese NGO partnering with CIPCRE-Bénin for BC-TEDE project implementation to combat child labor and domestic exploitation.
• DEDRAS ONGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeninese NGO (alternative spelling) partnering for BC-TEDE project implementation on child protection.
• BUPDOSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBeninese civil society organization part of PLE-Bénin consortium implementing inclusive education programs.
• INFREmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of PLE-Bénin consortium for inclusive education implementation.
• UPAOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of PLE-Bénin consortium for inclusive education implementation.
• Service des Soeurs pour la Promotion Humaine (SSPH/OCPSP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReligious organization partnering for EDUCAPE-Bénin project implementation in Borgou, Donga, and Ouémé.
• CIPCRE InternationalcoreOthersParent international network based in Cameroon (Bafoussam) with Director General contact in Yaoundé. CIPCRE-Bénin is part of the international CIPCRE network.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coalition Béninoise des Organisations pour l'Éducation Pour Tous (CBO-EPT): Coalition of Beninese civil society organizations partnering with CIPCRE-Bénin on ALFA and education programs; comparable as a national-level NGO network operating in inclusive education and vulnerable-children programming.
• DEDRAS ONG: Beninese NGO co-implementing the BC-TEDE project on child labor and domestic exploitation with CIPCRE-Bénin; operates in the same geographies on the same child-protection thematic, making it the closest local peer.
• Plan International Benin: Co-implements the ALFA project with CIPCRE-Bénin in the Atacora department; directly comparable as a child-rights and youth-empowerment NGO operating across Benin with overlapping target beneficiaries (vulnerable children, girls, young women).
• SECAAR: Christian rural-animation service providing technical support to CIPCRE-Bénin's biodigester project; directly comparable as a faith-based NGO delivering rural community development and agroecology programs in West Africa.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Benin: UN agency operating across Benin on child rights, education, and child protection — overlapping CIPCRE-Bénin's CA3 (Droits de l'Enfant) mandate; serves as a broader incumbent shaping the same policy and funding environment.
• World Vision Benin: Large international NGO active in Benin on child welfare, education, and livelihoods with comparable target segments (vulnerable children, families); broader incumbent with overlapping programmatic areas.
• Woord en Daad: Major Dutch development funder and operational partner funding CIPCRE-Bénin's BC-TEDE and PLE-Bénin programs; comparable as a larger, established international-development organization with overlapping child-protection and education portfolios.
• CARE International Benin: International humanitarian NGO operating across Benin on women empowerment, food security, and education — overlapping several of CIPCRE-Bénin's action fields with a much larger footprint and budget.
• Helvetas Benin: Swiss development organization focused on agriculture, climate, and rural livelihoods in West Africa; directly comparable on PACED-Vallée-style agroecology and food-security programming.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Dutch development NGO working on agriculture, energy, and water-sanitation in Benin; overlapping with CIPCRE-Bénin's biodigester and sustainable-agriculture portfolios as a broader, more established peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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