Peace Corps Cribs - Benin Edition

Home tours of 4 Peace Corps volunteers serving in Benin (West Africa). Names and sites omitted for security purposes.
Housing situations can range widely between Peace Corps countries as well as within countries. For Benin, volunteer homes vary in sizes, access to electricity, access to water, access to roads and access to cell reception (amongst other things). Some volunteers live in cities with running water, some live in the bush with a latrine. Volunteers can live in polygamous concessions with huge numbers of kids, while others might live with unmarried neighbours and no kids. In some cases you have electricity and ceiling fans, in others, you have solar panels and candlelit evenings.

[@Noctuoidea228]

This is probably the best shot and edited PC volunteer video I’ve seen. Great job!

[@cchacon6784]

The music and editing is so good! Thanks for this :))

[@katd6652]

LOVE this video!! You all have some great accommodations! Inspiring to see how you’ve organized. Also, really fun to see the “most fave and least fave” picks! Thanks so much 😊

[@rayva1]

What country is this? Volunteer #3 had the best living space.

[@oliveoil6195]

What is you internet situation like? Did you all bring laptops?

[@claudiafaee]

Hi, good question! Each of us had different situations in terms of connectivity. Wifi is not widely available in Benin and most people rely on their mobile data. My site had very good connection so I was able to stream netflix, but this was not most people's experience. I knew others who could only send a text if they stood in the top corner of their bathroom. I would say that on average, most people could send messages and use social media, but streaming and video calls were challenging. We all brought laptops and shared movies and tv shows on hard drives.

[@Attorney.42]

I couldn't live poor with no plumbing and rats... Gross 🤢