Piloting the USAID Gender Indicator on Equality of Access to Social, Economic and Political Opportunities in Benin

This success story highlights the pilot test, in French and Fon, that the Benin Integrated Family Health Project (Projet Intégré de Santé Familiale, PISAF) implemented using the USAID gender indicator in Benin's Zou/Colliines, Atlantique/Littoral and Bourgou/Alibori Departments. A seven-year project funded by USAID, PISAF sought to improve the health status of the Beninese focusing on maternal and neonatal health, child health, malaria, family planning, and HIV/AIDS.