I was shocked to wake up to the news this morning that Benin is deluged by a paralysing flood. A trusted friend in Benin, Theresa Carpenter, recommends donating to Catholic Relief Services to those that want to help. Her blog post on the topic is crossposted below. 

On flooding in Benin, and how to help

In my last post, I wrote about key questions to ask before adding ICTs to a development initiative, using the example of a violence against children program I’m working on in Benin. The piece that was missing, and which came together over the past 2 weeks, was the view from the ground.