Our story
Giving a childhood back to those who had nothing left.
Approved by the Princely Government of Monaco, CEP Monaco has built and run the Village Béthanie orphanage in Benin since 2014.
01 The beginning
It all began with a journey.
In 2011, Rémy Girardi witnessed the plight of orphaned children in Benin. From that journey came a conviction: to give them back a home. The following year, the NGO "Village Béthanie" was created and the first plot of land bought.
In 2014, the first dormitory was inaugurated. Ten years on, the orphanage has become a true village, ever more self-sufficient thanks to its farm and its land.
An orphanage that became a village.
Dormitories
Two dormitories inaugurated, a third being renovated to house more children.
Water & energy
Well, storage tank and solar panels installed with EDF Béninois.
Farm & land
Teaching farm, livestock, fish farming and 10 hectares of farmland.
School
Access to education, every day, to prepare the children's future.
The team
Two people at the service of hundreds of children.
Rémy Girardi
President and director, founder
Souad Girardi
Treasurer, administrative director
Those who support us
Goal: 108 children
Let's build the next dormitory together.
Three dormitories still stand between Village Béthanie and its goal. Your donation, whatever its size, lays one of the stones.
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- Bank
- BNP Monaco
- IBAN
- MC58 3000 4091 7400 0100 6745 918
- BIC
- BNPAMCM1