First Lady of the Republic of Benin
H.E. Madam Claudine Talon studied Economics and Computer Science in theUniversity of Dakar. In 1987, she joined her husband in the business of packaging and agricultural inputs supply. In ten years of operation, their company became the major private investor and the largest private employer in Benin. They diversified their activity to include the food industry in Benin and in Africa. It materialized in the creation of a big industrial group, the flagship of the national economy. Discretely involved in several social projects during these years, H.E. MadamClaudine Talon thought of creating a foundation since 2012. In 2016, she created the Claudine TALON Foundation that aims at improving the living conditions of women and children in a difficult situation in Benin. To this end, the Foundation is implementing solutions to address health, hygiene and living conditions related problems contributing to the insecurity of women and their children.
