The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Representation in Benin Makes a Donation to the ‘the House of Joy’ Children’s Shelter and Protection Centre

Ambassador Amadou DIONGUE, Resident Representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Benin, presented a donation on Monday 21st September, 2026 to benefit the children at the ‘the house of joy’ Child Care and Protection Centre (CAPE) ‘La Maison de la Joie’ at Ouidah Town Hall, in the Republic of Benin. The ceremony was attended by Mr Fructueux PRUDENCIO, representing the Mayor, the representative of the ECOWAS National Office in Benin at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, representatives of the CAPE, and the children at the centre. The donation consisted of foodstuffs (maize, local rice, beans, spaghetti, onions, oils, etc.), school supplies (notebooks, textbooks, books, pens, etc.), rolls of khaki fabric, a sewing machine, hairdressing equipment and a financial contribution of five hundred thousand (500,000 CFA) to cover tuition and training fees for vocational and apprenticeship programmes. In his address, the Ambassador recalled that the commemoration of the 51st anniversary of ECOWAS, marked by solidarity and a commitment to strengthening ECOWAS’s impact on people’s lives by bringing the organisation closer to their daily realities, forms part of th