For the past four months, I have been interning at Dedras in Parakou, Benin, a French-speaking West African nation of 13 million that borders Nigeria. I work in their communications office writing articles, editing, creating graphics and traveling throughout the country to witness their work on the ground.
Dedras is a Christian non-governmental organization (NGO) confronting six dimensions of poverty and injustice in Benin — agriculture, education, hygiene, nutrition, professional training...
