Japan donates funds for fighting child trafficking

The government of Japan, through the World Bank’s International Development Association, has donated US $980,000 to Benin to support its efforts to reduce poverty and combat child trafficking, ‘La Nation’, a Beninese daily, reported. A grant of US $240,000 is to go towards supporting poverty reduction schemes implemented at the local level and funding activities aimed at human capital development. A second grant of US $740,000 is to be used to enhance children’s access to health care, fight child trafficking and reintegrate former victims of trafficking into society,’La Nation’ reported. The agreements were signed on Tuesday.