This Social Dashboard provides an analysis of the socio-economic profiles of the regions of North Benin (Departments of Atacora and Donga). According to the Beninese government, the main objective is to create the conditions for accelerated growth for poverty reduction. This document enable the various actors, both local, national and international, to gauge the progress made (between 2008 to 2009) and the level of development of the two departments and to foresee the considerable efforts still to be made to reach the Millennium Development Goals.