From: <b class="gmail_sendername">tometissi pacome</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr">tometissi1@yahoo.fr</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:32 PM, tometissi pacome <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">tometissi1@yahoo.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">PHM Benin activities</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">The national consultations on post 2015
development agenda</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Benin chapter of PHM
is participating to the national consultations on Post MDG as Benin is one of the 50
selected countries. The government officially launched the consultations
process on April, 12.<span> </span>Benin sent letters
to the national UNDP focal point for the MDGs and the CSOs national
coordinating organization CAEB. We shared our fears on the process and the
priorities for a post MDG development agenda in Benin. (See below the report in
French only). The consultations are organized in only 18 municipalities out of
77. For a population of around 70% of low literacy people with low or no
Internet access (especially for those out of urban areas) this is not helping although we know it will be hard to get the
point of views of each of the 10 million Beninese. We also shared with UNDP, WHO
and CAEB, the PHM international’s statement on health in a post 2015
development agenda. We will keep in touch with all stakeholders.<br></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Roots to Resistance:</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Benin participates to
the Global postcard campaign of Roots to Resistance since 2012 as part of the
Right to Health campaign. We have translated some of the post cards to enable
participation of the French speaking countries. <i>Roots to Resistance</i> is campaign initiated by Denise Beaudet to
celebrate 12 global women activists from Wangari Maathai to Chouchou Namegabe.
We suggested that the growing PHM gender circle supports this initiative and
calls members to join the RTR project.</span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Information Access as a SDH</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">As part of the RTH
campaign, we plan to translate some of the Hesperian books into local languages.
The first book we are starting with is <i>Where
there is no Doctor</i>. This Werner’s book will be translated into Fon and
shared with low literacy people (around 70% of the population) as a strategy to
address RTH violations in Benin. We are seeking funding for that.<br></span></div>
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<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US">PHM Benin</span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">POPDEV Bénin (People’s
Health Movement Bénin), the Benin chapter is an association of activists, peer
educators, communicators, journalists, students, traders, women etc. involved
in the RTH campaign since 2006, have signed the PCH and agree with the Benin
chapter’s statutes. We have 3 types of membership: sympathizers (all
signatories of the PCH), associate members and active members. <span> </span>From 2006 to now we have had more than 200
members who agree with the PCH!! Many do not have email or have low Internet
access. Some become active only when there are some opportunities. But our
willing is that all the 10 million Beninese join the crew! People’s commitment
would be secured around our projects. The Benin chapter develops a technical
back up team to support our growing sections (youth section, WHO/UN Watch, Women
& Gender section, Journalist net etc.).</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">Benin has and improves
a webpage since 2006. Our page has been updated in April.<br></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">For more information
please write to <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:phmbenin@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">phmbenin@yahoo.fr</a> or
contact Pacôme Tomètissi at <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">tometissi1@yahoo.fr</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr" target="_blank"><br>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">Pacôme Tomètissi</a></span></div><div style="line-height:normal;font-style:normal;font-size:13.3333px;background-color:transparent;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-US"><a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:tometissi1@yahoo.fr" target="_blank">PHM Benin<br></a>
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