The Fraternité des Prisons du Bénin (Benin Prison Fellowship), or FP-B, is a Christian NGO
which is very active in Benin’s penal environment and works directly with different
directorates of the Justice Department, chiefly with the Prison and Social Assistance
Administrations (DAPAS). The FP-B is a nonprofit Association serving prisoners, former
prisoners, victims of criminality and their families. It was founded in 1988 and is
registered with:

- the Ministry of the Interior, Public Security and Territorial Administration under
n° 92/007/MISPAT/DAI/SCC-ASSOC on May 4, 1992;
- the Youth and Sports Ministry under n° 95/010/MJS/DJL/SRFD-DRC on March 29, 1995;
- the Public Health Ministry under n° 007/MSP/DC/SMG/CTJ/SA on November 24, 1998;
- the Atlantic and Sea Coast Public Health Departmental Directorate under n° 704
05/MSP/DDSP Atl Lit/SPPS on November 11, 2005;
- the Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights, members of the Consultative
Council for Human Rights (CNCDH) created by decree n° 97-503 on October 16, 1997 and
put into force on November 5, 1998.
- the Ministry of State, responsible for the Coordination of Governmental Action under
n° 1409 MECCAG PDPE/DC/SG/DPRPIB/SCAONG.
- the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration as a Public Utility and Benefit
Association of the Government of Benin by a headquarters agreement signed on April 26, 2002.
- the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis (INSAE) under n° 0017831 on
June 12, 2003.
The Association has the following primary documentation:
Incorporating document
Articles of association
Procedures manual.

This last document contains procedures on membership status, the mechanism for the management
of human, material, and financial resources, and on rules of conduct in the dealings with
our partners. The FP-B is a section of the Prison Fellowship International (PFI), to which
it has been affiliated since 1992.
The Association’s directions pursue objectives that tend to address a certain number of
problematics in the penal environment:
• Health in prison,
• Judicial assistance,
• Youth justice,
• Mediation between victims and offenders,
• Fight against idleness in prison by developing formative and revenue generating activities,
thus increasing the prisoners’ possibilities of reintegration,
• Fight against drug addiction,
• Fight against illeteracy by leading adult courses in French and in local languages,
• Ongoing research for the wellness of the prisoner.

Benin has nine (09) detention centres for more than 5,000 detainees. These detention centres,
which the State is endeavouring to rehabilitate, are confronted with numerous problems.
Indeed, Benin’s condition as a poor country has repercussions in many areas, including the
penal environment which is caracterized by certain difficuties, in particular:
• an appalling overpopulation,
• an alarming disease and epidemiological condition,
• grave malnutrition,
• persistent idleness.

The vast majority of detainess do not have regular employment before their offense and
their incarceration reinforces this situation to later aggravate it.

However, criminality is a problem of the human heart. No reform can really change the
heart of the delinquent except the word of God.To this end, actions in their support
serve as evidence of love, transformation and reconciliation.

The supreme body is the General Assembly (GA); the Council of Administration (CA) follows up on the
delivery of the GA’s decisions and carries out the mobilisation of resources for the operations of the
Executie Direction (ED). This last structure’s mission is to implement the vision of the Association.

They consist of membership fees, donations and subsidies from individuals and
corporations.
Evolution and distribution of financial resources until 2005 and nowadays
Here are the names of the association’s various banking accounts:
- Fraternité des Prisons du Bénin (main account).
Besides this one, an account was set up for each program:
- FP-B / The Lord’s share for evangelism
- FP-B / Health in Prisons
- FP-B/PRI-AFGR (formative and revenue generating activities)
- FP-B / Judicial Assistance
Account information is available at the association’s office to all earnest souls
wanting to support a program financially.

The FP-B’s holdings consist of real estate, furniture, automotive equipment, medical equipment,
office technology, etc. For all useful purposes, the inventory of our holdings is available at
the FP-B office.