The government of Benin places a strong emphasis on education. It allocates one of the highest portions of its budget to the education sector in West and Central Africa, and has placed a greater focus on the quality of learning. This has led to a significant improvement in learning outcomes and made the education system more inclusive. For example:
“The education ministry collaborated with the Department for People with Disabilities and the Elderly and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Microfinance to identify children with disabilities, consult with their families about each child’s needs, provide assistive devices such as crutches or hearing aids, pay their school fees and provide school supplies and textbooks, and cover home tutoring costs.”