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Training
peer educators and sensitizing rural communities about HIV and AIDS Volunteer project: After the successful realisation of volunteer workcamps on the topic of STDs/HIV/AIDS in the last four years, the project is continued with the aim to raise awareness among the people in the villages through discussions, games and theatre plays on this theme. At the end of the workcamp, the volunteers and the young people of the village will perform a theatre play on stage together. Also, the volunteers will prepare young people of the village to further educate kids in the schools on the topic of STDs/HIV/AIDS after the project has finished.
After getting a training from a specialist
physician, the volunteers will get involved on local level in social
mobilisation against STD/HIV/AIDS in rural communities in Togo. Language: English and French Location: Agotimé Nyitoé is located in Agou district and about 35 km far from Kpalime. Through this village, you can go straight to Ghana. The climate is the same as in Agou and Kpalime area. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Reforestation
and construction activities in Kpalime
Volunteer project: The volunteer project consists in constructing public facilities, namely public latrines. The local population will work together with the volunteers for achieving the goal, that is to alleviate the lack of sanitary infrastructure. The volunteers will have to pick up sand and gravel, make bricks, build foundations and walls. Volunteers will be also involved in reforestation activities around a youth center in the town. Volunteers' tasks consist of filling sachets, putting nurseries in the sachets and watering them, land clearance, planting the seedlings. During the project, volunteers will have talks with local farmers about the ravages of anarchic bush fires. Volunteers will organize activities on environmental education for the children so that the work already done lasts forever. Volunteers will work 5 hours in the morning. They will be free in the afternoons and can join various cultural activities with the locals. Language: English and French
Location:
The town of Kpalimé has around 80000 inhabitants. It is a friendly
town situated at an altitude of 250 m. The group will visit the arts centre and the weaving-ateliers of Kpalimé.
Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Public
facilities construction project in Tove
Volunteer project: The volunteer
project consists in constructing social and public facilities,
namely: youth entertainment centre, public latrines, libraries and
school buildings. The local population will work together with the volunteers
for
achieving the goal, that is to alleviate the lack of social, educational
and sanitary infrastructure. The volunteers will also take part in cultural exchange and art activities which constitute the social aspect of the project. The volunteers must be ready to go deeply into the local culture in order to bring out knowledge in artistic ways such as mural painting production, theatre and sketches. Language: English and French Location: As a village in a mountainous region, Tove is situated at 670 m altitude and is 4 km away from Kpalimé. It has fresh climate and lush vegetation. The share of young people in the population of Tove exceeds even the Togolese average. The village has 1500 inhabitants. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Arts,
cultural exchange and construction work in Kpalime
Volunteer project: The volunteer
project consists in constructing social and public facilities,
namely: youth entertainment centre, public latrines, libraries and
school buildings. The local population will work together with the volunteers
for
achieving the goal, that is to alleviate the lack of social, educational
and sanitary infrastructure. The volunteers will also take part in cultural exchange and art activities which constitute the social aspect of the project. The volunteers must be ready to go deeply into the local culture in order to bring out knowledge in artistic ways such as mural painting production, theatre and sketches. The international volunteer group will run a discussion group with local young people on current topics such as children exploitation, environmental protection, girls education, AIDS. The volunteers will prepare a theatre play that can educate the population. This kind of workcamp often ends with presenting the works of the group to the local population, painting, theatre performance, dance and percussion, batik, ceramics, etc. Language: English and French
Location:
The town of Kpalimé has around 80000 inhabitants. It is a friendly
town situated at an altitude of 250 m. Here you can find a post-office,
telephone, fax, internet, a hospital, a market, banks, video clubs, hotels,
bars and restaurants that offer traditional as well as European food, and a
swimming pool. The group will visit the arts centre and the weaving-ateliers of Kpalimé.
Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Construction
of a nursery school and cultural exchange activities Volunteer project: In this volunteer project, not only the volunteers will renovate school buildings and libraries but they will also be part of cultural exchange and art activities which constitute the social aspect of the project. The volunteers must be ready to go deeply into the culture of the village in order to bring out knowledge in artistic ways such as mural painting production, theatre and sketches.
The international volunteer group will be
involved in the following activities: Language: English and French
Location:
Agripa Todzi is situated not far from the international road leading to
the Togo-Ghana border near Kpalimé town. The name of this village implies
its touristic aspect since it is situated on a hill in its impressive
greenery and mild climate. With a population coming from two different
cultural backgrounds, Agripa Todzi is used to intercultural exchange and
offers great hospitality to strangers. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Renovating
a library and doing art with local youth
in a rural area of
Central Togo Volunteer project: In this volunteer project, not only the volunteers will renovate school buildings and libraries but they will also be part of cultural exchange and art activities which constitute the social aspect of the project. The volunteers must be ready to go deeply into the culture of the village in order to bring out knowledge in artistic ways such as mural painting production, theatre and sketches.
The international volunteer group will be
involved in the following activities: Language: English and French Location: Balanka is a village situated in the central region of Togo, 400 km from Lomé. The population is around 8330 inhabitants. The village is not far from Benin (5 km). The population lives mainly from agriculture. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Environmental protection and
reforestation of the coast
of Lac Togo Volunteer project: Volunteers will prepare together with farmers of the town nurseries of fertilizing and forest species, and this way will prepare the coming season of reforestation. During the project, volunteers will have talks with the farmers about the ravages of anarchic bush fires. The workcamp participants will also plant some trees. Volunteers will organize activities on environmental education for the children so that the work already done lasts forever. Volunteers' tasks consist of filling sachets, putting nurseries in the sachets and watering them, land clearance, planting the seedlings. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day. They will be free in the afternoons and can join various cultural activities with the local people. The reforestation project is for protecting the coast of Lac Togo and an area of historical importance. Lac Togo is one of the biggest lakes in Western Africa and it is the biggest in Togo. Language: English and French Location: As a historical town that gave its name to the nowadays country of Togo, Togoville was the place where the Germans signed a treaty of protectorate with the African authorities in 1884. This town is the source of the Voodoo culture and other traditional rites. The city of Togoville is situated 30 km to the east of Lomé on the way to Cotonou and has around 5000 inhabitants. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Reforestation
work and raising environmental awareness in the Maritime region of Togo Volunteer project: Volunteers will prepare together with local farmers nurseries of fertilizing and forest species, and this way will prepare the coming season of reforestation. During the project, volunteers will have talks with the farmers about the ravages of anarchic bush fires. The workcamp participants will also plant some trees. Volunteers will organize activities on environmental education for the children so that the work already done lasts forever. Volunteers' tasks consist of filling sachets, putting nurseries in the sachets and watering them, land clearance, planting the seedlings. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day. They will be free in the afternoons and can join various cultural activities with the local people.
The project is in partnership with the local
Clubs of the mothers, whose dynamism is to be encouraged. These women
have already initiated a village "local saving bank" and want to create
green spaces. The project aims to support these women group in their
activities for more increased women empowerment. Language: English and French Location: This village is located at 75 km from Kpalimé in the prefecture of Zio, Maritime region. The Gapé center is agglomeration gathering more than 130 villages. Gapé Akpakpedomé is one of the villages. The Gapé center is well-known in Togo for its large plantations of palm trees, which today are cut down under the blow of poverty for the production of local alcohol called "Togo gin". Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Conducting
HIV/AIDS awareness campaign through drama shows Volunteer project: After the successful realisation of volunteer workcamps on the topic of STDs/HIV/AIDS in the last four years, the project is continued with the aim to raise awareness among the people in the villages through discussions, games and theatre plays on this theme. At the end of the workcamp, the volunteers and the young people of the village will perform a theatre play on stage together. Also, the volunteers will prepare young people of the village to further educate kids in the schools on the topic of STDs/HIV/AIDS after the project has finished.
After getting a training from a specialist
physician, the volunteers will get involved on local level in social
mobilisation against STD/HIV/AIDS in rural communities in Togo. Language: English and French
Location: Assahoun is small town
located at the center of the axis Kpalimé-Lome. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Providing care and social
activities for mentally handicapped children
Volunteer project: This project is special because the international
volunteers will be working with
children who are mentally handicapped. So volunteers have to show
much availability and adaptivity. The international group of volunteers will be involved in guiding the children in different activities and workshops like drawing, games, talk, tales and songs, dance and music. The volunteers can present typical cultural aspects of their country such as songs, dance, etc. They can also take part in community activities, such as sensitizing the local population about hygiene and environmental protection. Language: English and French
Location:
The town of Kpalimé has around 80000 inhabitants. It is a friendly
town situated at an altitude of 250 m. Here you can find a post-office,
telephone, fax, internet, a hospital, a market, banks, video clubs, hotels,
bars and restaurants that offer traditional as well as European food, and a
swimming pool. The group will visit the arts centre and the weaving-ateliers of Kpalimé.
Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Supplementary
education program for school students
Volunteer project: The education in
Togo faces a lot of problems, because the social and political crisis
disturbs the normal course of the academic years. To solve this problem,
international volunteers are invited to fulfil unfinished syllabus with
the students and give further explanations on chapters that are not well
understood to ensure a good beginning of the school term in primary and
secondary schools. This support is important for the students of rural
areas who have less advantages compared to students in towns. Besides,
the lessons solve partially the problem with the conspicuous lack of
school materials.
This volunteer project consists in
teaching primary and secondary school students in basic subjects:
French, Maths, English, Physics, German and General knowledge. Language: English and French Location: Kouve is a big agglomeration in Tagbligbo, about 65 km far from Lomé. This village has its speciality; you can learn here how the people make the local alcohol call “Sodabi”. You can enjoy the performance of a local dancing group and you will participate in the main activities of the community. You'll see the typical products of Africa such as banana, orange, avocados. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Organising
educational, creative and cultural workshops for children Volunteer project: This project is open to volunteers who are able to work with children and will be capable of accepting their particularities. Volunteers will supervise the children and give them general knowledge and notions on health through educative games and playful situations. This will enable the children to discover another way of learning. The workcamp activities generally consist in leading the children in different groups: drawing, painting and modelling group; singing and dancing group; tale and sketch group, etc. Volunteers will work 5 hours a day in the morning. They will be free in the afternoon to interact with the local people. In their free time the volunteers can present typical cultural aspects of their country, or participate in community activities, such as sensitizing the local population about hygiene and environmental protection. Language: English and French Location: Agou Kébo Dalavé is a locality that is known for its particular mountainous geography and Togo’s highest summit, le Pic d’Agou at 986 m altitude. The population, essentially peasants and merchants, offers a remarkable hospitality. Agou Kébo Dalavé is also special because of the diversity of its cultures and its tropical fruits. From this village, you can get to other beautiful villages in the area. The village of Agou itself has 2000 inhabitants. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Teaching
primary and secondary school students in a rural area
Volunteer project: The education in
Togo faces a lot of problems, because the social and political crisis
disturbs the normal course of the academic years. To solve this problem,
international volunteers are invited to fulfil unfinished syllabus with
the students and give further explanations on chapters that are not well
understood to ensure a good beginning of the school term in primary and
secondary schools. This support is important for the students of rural
areas who have less advantages compared to students in towns. Besides,
the lessons solve partially the problem with the conspicuous lack of
school materials.
This volunteer project consists in
teaching primary and secondary school students in basic subjects:
French, Maths, English, Physics, German and General knowledge. Language: English and French
Location: As a village in a mountainous
region, Kouma Adame is situated at 774 m altitude and is 20 km away from
Kpalimé. It has a fresh climate, lush vegetation and diversity of tropical
fruits. The share of young people in the population of Kouma Adame is
exceptionally high. Most of the 1500 inhabitants live from farming. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
Summer
school teaching and animation program for kids in Danyi Yikpa
Volunteer project: The education in Togo faces a lot of problems, because the social and political crisis disturbs the normal course of the academic years. To solve this problem, international volunteers are invited to fulfil unfinished syllabus with the students and give further explanations on chapters that are not well understood to ensure a good beginning of the school term in primary and secondary schools. This support is important for the students of rural areas who have less advantages compared to students in towns. Besides, the lessons solve partially the problem with the conspicuous lack of school materials.
This volunteer project consists in
teaching primary and secondary school students in basic subjects:
French, Maths, English, Physics, German and General knowledge. Language: English and French Location: Danyi is a mountainous region that is known for its plateaus and its tropical climate. It is also a region full of variety of fruits and natural sights like the cascade of Yikpa. Its population is essentially young and lives from agriculture. Age range: 20 and over
Extra fee: 183 Euro
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