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Benin's 'model husbands' school educates on gender relations

Benin's 'model husbands' school educates on gender relations
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Men in northern Benin are being forced to face the uncomfortable realities of women who love them and live with them. A training programme is raising awareness about men can make a huge difference in alleviating the health risks and social pressures placed on women in some conservative communities. Graduates of the course become advocates themselves and have even been dubbed "model husbands".

Men in northern Benin are being forced to face the uncomfortable realities of women who love them and live with them. A training programme is raising awareness about men can make a huge difference in alleviating the health risks and social pressures placed on women in some conservative communities. Graduates of the course become advocates themselves and have even been dubbed "model husbands". FRANCE 24's correspondent in Benin tells us more. Keywords for this article
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