China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) funds 'Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 Villages' project in Benin (Linked to Record ID#57618)

This project was to fund the "Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 Villages" project in Benin. The project provided clear satellite TV programs to 200 villages, 4,000 households, and 200 public areas in 10 provinces of Benin, benefiting 600,000 people in rural areas. The villages that are known to receive benefit from this project are Akpakanme, Vakon, and Ounkémé near Cotonou. Cotonou is Benin's economic center and a large port city in the Littoral Department on the country's south coast. More detailed locational information about Cotonou can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2851879#map=12/6.3565/2.4262. Vakon is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Akpro-Missérété. More detailed locational information about the commune of Akpro-Missérété can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2945927#map=12/6.5681/2.5838. Ounkémé Monoto (also known as Ounkémé) is a locality in the Kouffo department in southwest Benin. Ounkémé is located near the border of the Aplahoué and Djakotomey communes. It is east-adjacent to the Mono River on the border between Benin and Togo approximately 130 km northwest of Cotonou. Ounkémé is across the Mono River from the South Togodo National Park (French: Parc National de Togodo Sud). More detailed locational information about the Ounkémé area can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/391161172#map=16/6.8642/1.6025. https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2851879#map=12/6.3565/2.4262 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2945927#map=12/6.5681/2.5838 https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/391161172#map=16/6.8642/1.6025