keeping the family link. The same applies in Article 32 that recognizes also the right to family reunification. d. 141 142 143 144 145 146 Family Reunification: The new Child Code recognizes in its Article 32, the right of children to benefit from a guarantee of family reunification and its Article 11 imposes respect by the authority in their decisions on the priority of the family environment. However, the retention in the family environment is a priority (Art.11 of PFC) in any decision related to children. To meet this care in a purely family framework, innovative initiatives were developed these last years for the care of children temporarily deprived of their family environment. Under these initiatives, one can mention the Family-Host Approach undertaken by the NGO Terre des hommes in collaboration with the Ministry of the Family and UNICEF. This approach consists in ensuring to children temporarily isolated from their usual family environment for a given cause benefit from a stay of about three weeks in a foster family for rehabilitation, while the search of their parents is undertaken. As soon as parents are found, and according to their best interest, children are reintegrated in the family. A life project is developed with their participation and that of their families. The family is then given enough responsibility to implement a life project, with, if necessary, a financial support and the facilitation of a social worker. From 2011 to 2014, 44 host families were selected and fostered 747 children including 396 girls and 351 boys in difficult situation in Cotonou, Abomey-Calavi, Abomey, Bohichon and Zakpota. Family reunification is a process resulting in the strategy of institutional alternative care. Thus, in collaboration with centers for the reception and protection of children, Centers for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (CSEA), Social Promotion Centers put children temporarily separated from their family environment, for one reason or another, in transit centers with a care order of the President of the territorially competent court. In this institution, children benefit from a comprehensive care. At the same time, social assistants seek and negotiate the return of children to the family. Once an agreement is set, SPCs proceed to the family reintegration and reunification of children. e. Child maintenance: 147 The legal regime of the right of children to care and protection by parents is deeply rooted in Law N°2002_07 of 24 August 2004 on Personal and Family Code in its articles 407 and sec. According to these provisions, the Beninese legislator imposes parents and tutors the duty of ensuring children's security, health, their full development and their morality (Art. 407). In case of failure, concerned parents or tutors are subject to a total or partial removal of parental authority that can be pronounced against them. 148 The best interest of children determines the decisions concerning his care in case of separation between parents. 149 The new Child Code recognizes the right of children to a family environment in its Article 21. It institutes in charge of parents precise duties such as that of feeding them (Art.35) educating them (Art 36), giving them advice (Art. 38). 150 In Benin, households' purchasing power reinforcement programs are developed. Their impact is the improvement of parents' childcare. It is about a program of micro-