Through its advisory services and evidence-based advocacy, SNV Benin works to create a favorable political and economic environment aiming to: reduce poverty, achieve food and nutrition security, create sustainable markets, increase climate resilience and access to water and basic sanitary facilities.

SNV Benin works in the following 3 sectors:

• Agriculture: promote agribusiness, youth entrepreneurship, market access, inclusive business, land and natural resource management.
• Renewable Energies: reduce biomass exploitation and protect the environment, develop a market for solar lamps, solar PV and biodigesters.
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): promote integrated water resources management, improve access to drinking water for all, sanitation systems and hygiene practices.

These sectors also take into account cross-cutting themes such as governance, gender, employment of women and youth, climate change and new technologies.