This report examines poverty trends in six municipalities across Atakora and Donga, highlighting that both departments saw rising monetary and non‑monetary poverty between 2015 and 2019, with Atakora recording the highest poverty rate nationally. The report underscores gendered vulnerabilities, with female‑headed households and early marriage linked to higher deprivation, and notes multidimensional poverty affecting over 70% of people in both departments.
