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News 2021
14.10.2021 In Togo: the first
World Summit of Girls in Africa
(Togo
Officiel)
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Lomé
organizes
on
21
and
22
October
2021,
for
the
first
time
in
Africa,
the
World
Summit
of
Girls.
The
event
which
is
at
its
4th
edition,
comes
in
the
wake
of
the
celebration
of
the
International
Day
of
the
Girl
(celebrated
on
October
11)
and
will
be
piloted
by
Plan
International
Togo;
the
event
is
under
the
High
Patronage
of
the
President
of
the
Togolese Republic.
Several
activities
will
animate
the
meeting,
workshops,
round
tables,
conferences
and
training,
among
others.
Among
the
participants
of
this
summit
are
expected
young
girls,
promoters
of
women's
rights
and
girls' rights.
The
holding
of
this
summit,
to
which
all
African
organizations
are
invited,
is
part
of
the
dynamics
of
the
public
authorities
who
have
indeed
multiplied
in
recent
years
the
initiatives to promote gender equality.
The
legal
and
legislative
arsenal
has
been
strengthened,
with
the
adoption
or
updating
of many texts that promote this ideal.
As
a
reminder,
Togo
has
been
distinguished
by
UNFPA
and
Plan
International
for
its
commitment
to
promoting
women's
leadership.
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12.10.2021 October 11 –
International Day of the Girl
Child
In
2011,
the
international
Day
of
the
Girl
Child
was
adopted
by
the
UN;
it
is
set
for
October
11.
For
years
with
the
motto:
"My
Voice,
Our
Equal
Future"
/
"My
Voice,
Our
Equal Future".
We
at
Kekeli
Togo
have
done
a
lot
for
the
girls
in
Klologo,
the
village
we
serve
with
our
projects.
In
cooperation
with
our
local
partner,
we
have
already
been
able
to
implement
a
comprehensive
girls'
project
that
is planned to last for many years.
The
speech
of
the
chairman
of
our
association
at
the
inauguration
of
the
girls'
house
and
the
sanitary
facilities
for
girls
in
Klologo in September sums it up well:
Today
we
inaugurate
not
only
the
sanitary
facilities
of
the
school,
but
also
the
girls'
house
and
the
sanitary
complex
for
girls.
So
it's
a
day
of
celebration
for
our
project
to
promote
and
protect
girls
in
Klologo.
They
should
have
the
same
rights
as
boys,
especially
the
same
opportunities
for
education and work.
Our
projects
have
contributed
to
this
-
they
are
solutions
that
we
offer
in
cooperation
with our partner in Klologo, the CVD.
Many measures add up to a whole:
First,
we
have
improved
hygiene
with
our
wells
and
latrines,
and
hopefully
the
girls
are
less sick.
Thanks
to
our
microfinance,
some
families
are
better
able
to
make
a
living,
so
there
is
also
more
money
to
send
girls
to
school
for
longer.
Then
came
the
actual
girls'
project,
which
is
based on the following pillars:
The
Committee
for
the
Protection
and
Promotion
of
Young
Girls
supports
the
girls
and
teaches
them
self-confidence
and
self-
esteem.
Sex
education
shows
them
how
to
avoid
early
pregnancies,
which
usually
lead
to
dropping
out
of
school.
Hormonal
and
non-hormonal
contraceptives are offered, even for boys!
Our
hygiene
concept
against
menstrual
discrimination
ensures
that
they
no
longer
have
to
skip
school
because
of
female
hormonal processes.
The
girls'
sanitary
facility
was
a
special
concern
for
us
-
we
want
the
girls
to
be
able
to be there among themselves.
The
girls'
house
-
a
house
that
we
renovated
and
restored
-
serves
as
a
meeting
place
and
training
center;
they
are
among
themselves,
protected,
sheltered
and
encouraged.
The
girls
call
it
Azoli
yéyé,
(departure,
new
way)
a
very
beautiful,
forward-looking
name,
a
name
that
describes
in
two
words
our
program
for
girls.
We
have
given
a
PC
course
to
a
group
of
very
committed
girls;
they
can
pass
on
what
they
have
learned
to
others.
We
are
still
looking
for
donors
to
install
solar
panels
on
the
roof
so
we can have free electricity on site.
Our
goal
is
for
the
girls
to
graduate
from
high
school
or
graduate
with
a
high
school
diploma
and
to
be
able
to
choose
a
profession
like
the
boys
-
so
that
there
is
equality.
That's
why
we've
taken
the
girls
under
our
wing,
and
all
subsequent
grades
will
also
benefit
from
these
projects.
A
new
generation
of
girls
is
growing
up
in
Klologo
-
the
girls
are
already
more
self-confident,
they
are
proud
of
themselves
-
and
I
am
sure
they
will
make
their way!
07.10.2021 Malaria – there is
hope!
Malaria
remains
a
primary
cause
of
childhood
illness
and
death
in
sub-Saharan
Africa.
Every
year,
more
than
260
,
000
African
children
under the age of five die from malaria.
But
help
is
in
sight:
the
WHO
recommends
that
the
long-awaited
malaria
vaccine
for
children
is
used
together
with
existing
malaria
prevention
tools
like
impregnated
bed-nets.
This
could
could
save
tens
of
thousands
of
young lives each year
.
The
recommendation
is
based
on
good
results
from
an
ongoing
pilot
program
in
Ghana,
Kenya
and
Malawi
that
has
reached
more than 800
,
000 children since 2019.
06.10.2021 Breast cancer
education
October
is
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Month
internationally
-
a
month
to
educate
about
the
most
common
cancer
in
women
worldwide,
and
especially
about
the
simple
self-examinations
that
can
be
performed.
In
Klologo,
the
midwife
who
is
responsible
for
the
girls
as
part
of
our
girls'
project
held
a
well-received
awareness
event.
The
response
was
so
great
that
she
will
offer
further
sessions.
06.10.2021 An inauguration and
many encounters
Michel
Kossih
Frenzel-Assih,
the
chairman
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.,
spent
almost
four
weeks
in
Togo.
He
was
accompanied
for
three
weeks
by
the
dentist
Johannes
Parchent
from
Hof.
Their
travel
blog
took
us
to
their
appointments in the "Mission Girls Project".
To
sum
up,
ten
questions
to
the
chairman
of
Kekeli Togo e.V.
read more
21.09.2021
Inauguration
of
three
Kekeli Togo objects
Three
Kekeli
Togo
construction
projects
will
be
formally
inaugurated
today:
two
new
buildings
and
a
major
renovation.
Due
to
the
current
Corona
restrictions
on
a
small
scale,
as previously reported.
The
new
buildings
are:
a
toilet
complex
with
twelve
flush
toilet
cabins
between
the
elementary
school
and
the
market
place
and
a
sanitary
building
for
girls
with
showers
and
toilets
as
well
as
a
rest
room
between
the
middle
school
and
the
high
school.
This
sanitary
complex
for
girls
is
part
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project
and
is
intended
to
make
hygiene
easier
for
the
girls,
especially
when
they
have
their
periods.
Until
now,
they
were
often
unable
to
go
to
school
because
of
a
lack
of
sanitary
products.
We
will
distribute
washable
sanitary
pads
that
were
donated
here
in
Germany
(sewn
by
companies,
but
also
by
private
individuals).
In
the
future,
they
will be sewn by local tailors.
The
renovation
of
a
house
that
the
Chef
du
Village
left
to
us
-
the
roof
had
collapsed
-
is
also
part
of
the
girls'
project:
it
is
now
available
to
the
local
committee
that
looks
after
the
girls
and
to
the
girls
as
a
meeting
and
training
place
and
center.
The
girls
are
thrilled
with
their
new
home
and
call
it
Azoli
yéyé
(new
march,
departure).
The
house
was
lovingly
decorated
for
the
official
inauguration.
Kekeli
Togo
was
able
to
receive
donations
from
foundations
for
the
girls'
sanitary
building
and
the
toilet
facilities
at
the
elementary
school,
although
a
share
always
has
to
be
borne
by
the
association
itself.
The
costs
for
the
renovation
of
the
building
were
covered by a member of the association.
Photos
and
report
about
the
inauguration
ceremony will follow
.
12.09.2021 Lockdown in Togo
Due
to
the
enormous
increase
in
the
number
of
new
infections,
the
government
of
Togo
imposed
a
one-month
lockdown
on
Friday
September
10,
effective
immediately.
The
bishops
were
able
to
obtain
that
the
churches
do
not
have
to
be
closed
until
September
17.
So
today,
Sunday
12
September,
a
thanksgiving
service
for
Kekeli
Togo
can
take
place
in
Klologo
-
the
people
want
to
say
thank
you
and
ask
for
God's
blessing
for
all
donors to pray.
The
chairman
of
the
association
and
a
dentist
on
farm
are
in
Togo
right
now.
(See
our
travel
blog
https://kekelitogo.wordpress.com/)
The
dental
hygiene
lectures
have
met
with
great
interest.
Inauguration on a small scale
The
inauguration
of
three
Kekeli
projects
(girls'
house,
sanitary
complex
for
girls,
toilet
facility
at
the
elementary
school)
cannot
take
place
as
planned
in
a
large,
ceremonial
setting.
There
will
only
be
a
small,
internal
ceremony
with
a
ribbon
cutting
at
one
of
the
buildings.
The
government
and
the
Council
of
Bishops
urge
the
population
to
get
vaccinated.
There
are
only
4%
of
the
population
fully
vaccinated
so
far
-
believe
all
the
Fake
News,
the
willingness to vaccinate is very low.
10.09.2021 Joy at the girls’ house
The
nine
girls,
the
internal
leadership
team
of
our
girls'
project,
have
arrived
back
in
Klologo
after
their
excursion.
On
the
terrace
of
the
newly
renovated
girls'
house
-
called
azoli
yéyé,
which
means
new
direction,
new
beginning
-
they
do
a
little
happy
dance
for
the
camera,
so
that
we
can
share
in
their
joy
about
the
great
excursion.
The
house
has
become
beautiful
-
even
more
so
when
you
compare
it
with
its
condition
before
conversion
and
renovation.
It
will
be
officially
inaugurated
on
September
18,
at
the
same
time
as
the
sanitary
complex
for
the
girls
and
the
WC
facility
at
the
elementary
school.
Click here to watch the video
.
09.09.2021 New water troughs
Our
two
deep
bore
wells
in
Klologo
supply
a
large
part
of
the
village
with
fresh
water;
at
the
time
of
construction,
the
men
of
the
village
themselves
dug
the
trenches
for
the
pipes.
We
have
built
simple
wells
as
water
points,
taps
from
which
the
water
can
be
taken.
Two
more
were
needed
now:
at
the
high
school
and at the elementary school.
Here
we
decided
on
a
different
construction
method
-
there
are
now
several
water
taps
available,
and
the
water
is
collected
in
a
bake,
does
not
simply
run
into
the
ground.
The
earth
is
very
loamy
-
the
bricks
of
our
buildings
were
formed
from
it
by
the
villagers!
-
and
clay
soil
plus
water
results
in
real
mud
and dirt.
The
new
water
troughs
are
beautifully
tiled
and
thus
also
a
visual
enrichment
of
the
village.
02.09.2021 As a reward: a trip
For
their
efforts
in
the
voluntary
PC
course
and
their
commitment
to
the
activities
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project,
nine
young
girls
were
allowed
to
go
on
an
excursion
that
took
them
via
Lomé
to
Dzogbégan.
They
were
on
the
road
for two weeks.
In
Lomé
they
stayed
with
relatives
of
villagers
and
of
the
president
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
association;
in
Dzogbégan
six
girls
stayed
in
the
Benedictine
monastery,
three
with
the
Benedictine nuns.
There
was
a
varied
program,
among
other
things,
the
girls
were
also
shown
how
liquid
soap
is
made,
and
how
avocado
ointment
is
filled and packaged.
As
the
photos
show,
this
break
from
everyday
life
gave
the
girls
a
lot
of
joy
-
smiling
faces
everywhere.
17.08.2021 Now it's the turn of
the adults
After
a
two-week
basic
course
on
PCs
and
the
Internet
for
selected
girls
from
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls'
Project*,
it's
now
the
turn
of
the
adults:
they
get
an
intensive
course
to
learn
how
to
use
computers.
The
Kekeli
Togo
Girls'
Center,
a
house
that
the
association
had
renovated
and
expanded,
is
ideally
suited
as
a
training
location, as you can see.
*The
girls'
project:
Many
individual
donations
and
three
foundations
have
contributed
to
the
fact
that
the
Kekeli
Togo
association,
in
cooperation
with
the
local
partner,
has
already
been
able
to
realize
a
comprehensive
girls'
project,
which
is
planned
to
last
for
many
years:
A
sanitary
complex
for
girls
has
been
built,
a
house
has
been
renovated
as
a
meeting
place;
a
committee
is
ready
to
support
and
protect
the
teenage
girls.
The
girls
also
receive
training
on
sexual
education,
contraception
and
sexual
hygiene.
It's
all
about
empowerment
and
encouragement
-
the
high
number
of
early
pregnancies
and
school
dropouts
caused
by
them
will
be
demonstrably
reduced.
Donations
are
now
being
sought
for
a
photovoltaic
system
on
the
roof
of
the
girls'
center.
On
September
18,
the
girls'
center
and
the
sanitary
facility
for
girls,
as
well
as
a
toilet
facility
at
the
elementary
school,
which
was
also
financed
by
Kekeli
Togo
with
donations,
will be inaugurated.
08.08.2021 PC skills - an
important requirement nowadays
Basic
computer
skills
are
currently
being
taught
to
nine
young
girls
and
one
boy
in
Klologo.
In
a
two-week
course
for
beginners,
paid
for
by
the
Kekeli
Togo
association,
the
teenagers
are
introduced
to
the
use
of
computers
and
the
Internet.
The
nine
girls
were
chosen
from
the
girls
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
girls
project,
the
one
boy
is
the
brave
young
man
who
got
himself
elected
to
the
board
of
the
committee
for
the
promotion
of
the
girls
in
Klologo.
As
the
photos
show,
the
young
people
are attentively at work!
The
teacher
then
holds
a
similar
course,
at
a
higher
level,
for
adults:
There,
the
students
will
be
the
head
of
the
girls'
committee,
the
Chef
du
Village,
the
head
of
the
high
school,
the
head
of
the
partner
association,
as
well
as
the
representative
of
the
apprentices
whose
training
Kekeli
Togo
pays
for.
All
will
act
as
multipliers.
27.07.2021
The
projects
of
Kekeli
Togo in Klologo - as of July 1,
2021
The
projects
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
cover
the
issues
of
poverty,
health
and
hygiene,
education
and
empowerment
of
girls
and
contribute
to
the
progressive
achievement
of
UN
SDGs
1,
3,
4,
5,
6 and 7.
Our solutions implemented to date:
Poverty:
Kekeli
Togo
helped
out
with
many
in-
kind
donations
-
school
uniforms
and
satchels
in
particular.
However,
our
focus
is
on
financial
help
to
realize
the
projects.
To
support
the
local economy, we buy locally.
We
set
up
a
financial
fund
so
that
women
in
Klologo
can
build
up
a
livelihood
with
an
interest-free
loan
Training
included.
The
amount
of
EUR
60
has
already
benefited
about
150
beneficiaries.
We
covered
the
training
costs
for
eight
young
people,
including
a
diploma
course
in
the
medical
field,
donated
locally
purchased
sewing
machine,
tools
and
two bicycles for the way to the training.
We
helped
with
relief
supplies
(locally
purchased
food
and
masks)
during
the
Corona
summer.
read more
27.07.2021
Where
does
my
food
come from?
Goal
1
of
the
17
Sustainable
Development
Goals
of
the
United
Nations,
which
should
be
achieved
by
2030
(!),
is:
no
poverty,
goal
2:
no
hunger.
After
the
pandemic
year,
which
brought
the
poor
countries
in
particular
to
their
knees,
both
of
these
goals
are
in
poor
shape.
More
than
800
million
people,
almost
all
of
them
in
Asia
and
Africa,
are
starving
or
chronically
malnourished.
Climate
change
is,
and
was
even before Corona, the root cause.
What
can
we
do
about
it?
We
need
to
realize
that
our
consumption
and
eating
habits
contribute
to
climate
change.
But
we
already
know
that.
Only,
the
implementation
is
not
so
easy.
Let's
start
with
a
small
step:
Let's
pay
attention to where our food comes from!
16.07.2021
Sturdy
tables
for
the
girls’ house, made in Klologo
The
beautiful
tables
for
the
girls'
house
are
ready,
as
the
photo
shows.
They
are
made
of
local
teak,
with
interesting
grain.
Ten
sturdy
tables
and
two
desks
have
been
carpentered
by
the
Klologo
carpenters,
among
them
Kodjo,
the
apprentice
carpenter
supported
by
Kekeli
Togo.
In
this
way,
Kekeli
Togo
and
the
local
project
coordinator
involve
the
local
population
in
the
project.
The
carpenters
are
of
course
paid
for
their work, but the money stays in the village.
The
same
applies
to
construction
projects:
In
Kekeli
Togo's
construction
projects
in
Klologo,
it
is
stipulated
that
craftsmen
from
the
village
are
brought
in
to
participate
in
the
work,
and
are
then
entrusted
with
further
supervision
and maintenance.
10.07.2021
It
takes
some
sex
education...
Klologo.
ATBEF
(Association
togolaise
du
bien-
être
familial)
is
responsible
for
raising
awareness
and
educating
the
population
of
Klologo
on
the
subject
of
sexuality
and
contraception
as
part
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project.
One
of
the
aims
of
this
project
is
to
put
an
end
to
the
unfortunately
widespread
early
pregnancies
that
prevent
girls
from
completing
their
schooling
and
escaping
the
poverty
trap.
Sexuality
and
contraception
are
absolutely
taboo
subjects;
the
competent
advice
and
education
provided
by
the
people
from
ATBEF
is
very
important
here.
The
head
of
the
regional
ATBEF
office
is
in
charge
of
the
project.
On
July
9,
the
first
sex
education
seminar took place in Klologo.
to the pictures
09.07.2021 Shell almost
finished...
Klologo
.
The
sanitary
building
for
girls
-
an
important
pillar
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project
-
is
almost
finished;
the
windows
are
installed,
the exterior plaster is applied.
The
grand
inauguration
is
planned
for
September.
The
sanitary
building
for
girls
with
toilets
and
showers
is
an
important
contribution
to
improve
the
living
situation
of
the
girls
in
Klologo.
For
this
part
of
the
girls'
project,
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
has
received
funding
from
the
Conrad
Foundation
and
eudim.
A
quarter
of
the
total
amount
is
covered
by
the
association's own funds.
09.07.2021
The
contraceptives
are here!
Klologo.
We
can
start
with
the
chapter
"Education
and
Contraception"
within
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project.
The
State
Family
Planning
Center
has
handed
over
the
contraceptives
that
were
purchased
for
the
girls'
project.
The
association
called
Apotheker
helfen
(Pharmacists
Help)
provided
us
with
the
financial means.
The
hormonal
contraceptives
as
well
as
condoms
were
handed
over
to
the
director
(left)
and
the
midwife
(right)
of
the
health
center
in
Klologo,
and
some
representatives
of
ATBEF
are
coming
to
Klologo
to
give
seminars;
the
midwife
of
the
Polyclinique
in
Vogan
will
support
the
midwife
in
Klologo
regarding
education
about
the
effect
and
use
of
hormonal
contraceptives.
Olivier
Kpakpa,
the
head
of
ATBEF
at
the
district
level,
will
accompany the project.
On
July
8,
the
first
lecture
on
education
and
awareness
was
given.
It's
a
good
time
because
the school year exams are over.
09.07.2021
The
building
blocks
are delivered...
Klologo.
The
whole
village
joins
in:
The
women
of
Klologo
carry
the
mud
bricks
handmade
by
the
men,
which
were
stored
at
the
high
school,
to
the
construction
site
between
the
marketplace
and
the
elementary
school
-
this
is
where
the
toilet
facility
with
twelve
cubicles,
subsidized
by
government
funds,
is
being
built.
The wife of the Chef du Village also joined in.
The
facility
will
benefit
the
school
children
as
well
as
the
women
who
supply
or
visit
the
weekly market.
We
were
very
impressed
by
the
photos.
It
is
so
good
to
see
the
commitment
with
which
the
projects
we
have
initiated
and
financed
are
being
taken
up
in
Klologo.
We
see
with
respect
the
efforts
that
the
women
take
on
when
hauling
the
large
mud
bricks:
Some
have
the
toddler
on
their
back,
the
tub
with
the
bricks
on their head - respect!
Here
is
a
comment
from
Séraphin,
the
project
coordinator
in
Klologo;
he
wrote
to
Michel
Frenzel-Assih:
"Honestly,
the
community
work
done
today
is
unprecedented
since
the
1990s.
Both
the
men
and
the
women
came
in
droves.
The
men
braved
hunger
and
were
determined
to
finish
the
excavation
work.
As
I
was
worried,
the
principal
of
the
elementary
school
offered
us
two
liters
of
sodabi
(a
liquor
distilled
from
palm
trees)
to
encourage
us.
The
Chef
du
Village
and
I
had
initially
offered
a
liter
of
sodabi
to
bolster
their
enthusiasm.
The
women,
for
their
part,
were
cheerfully
at
work
with
the
bricks.
At
last
the
earthworks
are
over.
Many
bricks
are
still
to
be
picked
up
in the next few days."
to the pictures
02.07.2021
Here we go!
In
Klologo,
the
excavation
for
the
toilet
facility
between
the
elementary
school
and
the
marketplace
begins,
the
villagers
help.
The
schoolchildren
and
the
women
who
work
or
shop
at
the
weekly
market
will
be
able
to
use
the
toilets
and
washbasins
starting
in
September.
Kekeli
Togo
received
government
funding
amounting
to
75%
of
the
construction
costs
for
the
facility
with
twelve
cubicles
with
flushing
toilets.
A
modern,
environmentally
friendly
latrine
system
converts
solids
into
fertilizer;
this
eliminates
the
need
for
emptying
the
sump
pit
and
reduces
the
depth of excavation.
19.06.2021
Juneteenth
now
official holiday
On
June
19,
1865,
slavery
in
the
United
States
ended
officially;
enslaved
people
were
free
two
months
after
the
North
won
against
the
South
in
the
Civil
War
over
slavery:
the
Confederate
States
in
the
South
wanted
to
preserve
slavery.
The
day,
called
“Juneteenth”,
(short
for
June
the
nineteenth)
was unofficially celebrated across the States.
Now,
on
June
15,
2021,
President
Biden
signed
a
bill
establishing
Juneteenth
as
a
federal
holiday.
It
is
seen
as
a
fitting
way
to
mark
the
successful
end
of
a
war
fought
to
abolish slavery.
Let's
remember
that
most
of
the
slaves
were
abducted
from
West
Africa
-
that
is,
also
from
Togo,
the
country
that
is
the
subject
of
our
projects.
Source: The Washington Post, June 18, 2021
09.06.2021 News from Klologo
Azoli
yéyé,
the
new
way,
is
the
name
of
the
girls'
house,
which
can
now
be
used
soon.
It
has
been
connected
to
the
power
supply.
Craftsmen
from
the
village
have
done
the
work.
And
the
32
plastic
chairs
have
been
purchased,
which
will
be
used
for
meetings,
training
sessions
and
the
like.
Our
partners
in
Klologo
are
handling
the
donations
well:
They were able to negotiate a discount.
They
were
able
to
negotiate
a
discount
on
the
price
of
the
chairs,
which
are
huge
sums
of
money
in
Togo
and
other
former
French
colonies.
The
chairs
cost
180,000
F
CFA,
which
is
the
equivalent
of
about
270
euros.
(Rule
of
thumb
to
get
the
approximate
Euro
amount:
Trim
the
F
CFA
amount
by
three
zeros,
then
divide
by
two,
times
three.
F
CFA
today
means:
Francs
-
Communauté
Française
d'Afrique;
it
used
to
be
called:
Colonies
Françaises
d'Afrique.
The
colonies
have
been
replaced
by
the
community
(communauté).
The
UEMOA
(Union
Economique
et
Monétaire
Ouest
Africaine,
the
West
African
Economic
and
Monetary
Union)
is
in
the
process
of
replacing
the
F
CFA
with
a
new
common
currency,
the
Eco.
Which
will
again
be
pegged
to
the
euro,
like
the
F
CFA.
This
was
supposed
to
happen
in
July
2020,
but
fell
victim
to
the
pandemic
situation.
Togo
is
a
member of the UEMOA.
Solidarity
"The
new
path"
-
this
is
the
path
of
self-
confidence,
self-determination,
cohesion,
the
path
to
academic
success
that
the
girls
are
now
taking
through
the
Kekeli
Girls
Project.
Cohesion
and
solidarity
now
also
prevail
among
the
seven
craftsmen
trained
by
Kekeli
Togo:
Kodjo,
the
budding
carpenter,
the
oldest
at
24,
looks
after
the
younger
ones.
If
there
are
problems,
for
example
in
their
training,
they
can
turn
to
him;
he
has
pedagogical
experience
from
a
period
as
a
substitute
teacher.
The
group
now
meets
regularly.
Sanitary pads
A
thousand
washable
sanitary
pads,
part
of
our
girls'
project,
are
on
their
way
to
Klologo.
Each
of
the
girls
in
our
target
group
-
about
250
-
will
receive
a
basic
set
of
sanitary
pads.
The
transport
box
was
picked
up
in
Hof
and
brought
to
Düsseldorf,
where
it
will
be
consolidated
in
a
container
and
brought
to
Rotterdam.
From
embarkation
to
arrival
in
Lomé,
the
general
cargo
is
on
the
move
for
four
weeks.
Then
it
goes
by
truck
to
Klologo.
The
transport
cost
was
100
euros;
the
price
varies depending on the size of the box.
As
reported
in
the
local
press,
the
bandages
were
sewn
by
women
from
our
region
and
by
two
companies;
another
local
company
donated
material.
We
always
try
to
get
into
the
press
with
our
projects
-
this
gives
us
more
publicity.
Because
of
the
articles
about
the
bandages,
we
were
able
to
record
a
lot
of
donations!
Donations
Extra
money
donations
came
in
again
from
our
own
ranks:
Two
dressmakers
from
the
group
can
be
happy
about
donations
that
allow
them
to
buy
a
sewing
machine.
And
Madeleine,
the
head
of
the
CPPJF,
the
Committee
for
the
Promotion
and
Protection
of
Young
Girls,
is
getting
a
new
laptop.
After
all,
it
is
our
policy
to
allow
as
much
as
possible
to
be
purchased
locally
in
order
to
support
the
local
economy.
Another
larger
donation
reached
us
for
the
girls'
house
facility:
with
the
money,
the
girls'
house
will
get a WLAN connection.
Subsidies
With
the
help
of
subsidies
-
this
is
done
through
applications
in
which
we
present
the
respective
project,
the
target
group
and
the
desired
effects
-
we
were
able
to
tackle
two
construction
projects;
as
an
association,
we
generally
bear
about
25
percent
of
the
construction
costs.
For
the
sanitary
building,
which
is
under
construction,
we
received
funding
from
the
Conrad
Foundation
and
from
eudim;
for
the
WC
facility,
which
will
soon
be
built,
we
received
funding
from
the
Bavarian
State.
For
the
contraceptives
in
the
girls'
project,
"Apotheker
Helfen"
has
again
supported
us;
we
have
also
received
grants
from
them
for
our
portable
hand-washing
stations.
Prize money
Please
keep
your
fingers
crossed:
The
Rotarians
Vogtland
again
launched
the
"Secret
Heroes
of
the
Vogtland"
prize
in
2020.
With
the
description
of
the
activities
of
our
chairman
and
our
projects
we
have
reached
the
top
three,
so
we
have
a
chance
to
win
either
500,
1000
or
-
first
prize
-
2000
Euro!
This
will
be
announced
at
a
small
ceremony
in Plauen on June 23. We will report.
02.06.2021
Bravo,
kids!
Keep
up
the good work!
In
Germany,
the
USA,
China
and
many
other
countries,
International
Children's
Day
is
celebrated
on
June
1.
(In
addition,
there
is
World
Children's
Day
on
September
20,
which
was
established
by
the
United
Nations
to
raise
awareness
of
children's
rights
worldwide).
International
Children's
Day
aims
to
celebrate
children
and
raise
public
awareness of their needs.
For
the
second
time,
Children's
Day
is
now
being
held
under
Corona
conditions.
That
is,
with
the
now
familiar
restrictions.
These
corona
months,
what
a
difficult
and
unnatural
phase
in
the
life
of
a
child!
The
children
miss
out
on
so
much!
The
children
suffer
a
lot
from
the
extreme
contact
restrictions. They cope with it well!
Let's
take
today's
Children's
Day
as
an
opportunity
to
shout
a
loud
"Bravo,
well
done" to the children! And a "Hang in there!"
Let's
celebrate
the
children
even
without
a
big
party,
let's
meet
the
children
in
our
lives,
in
the
neighborhood,
at
the
supermarket,
on
the
bus
and
train
in
a
friendly
way
-
let's
reward them with a smile!
26.05.2021
"Our"
girls
-
self-
confident
Klologo.
Something
special
was
the
entrance
hymn
to
the
service
on
Pentecost
Sunday:
girls
accompanied
the
singing
with
a
small,
solemn
choreography.
We
received
the
short
video
from
the
head
of
the
committee
that
works
to
promote
teenage
girls
as
part
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project.
As
proof
that
the
self-confidence
of
the
girls
has
already
risen;
they
show
initiative
and
contribute
to
shaping community life.
25.05.2021
Malaria?
Not
in
Klologo
Klologo.
In
Togo,
malaria
is
still
one
of
the
main
causes
of
death
among
children
under
five.
To
mark
World
Malaria
Day
on
April
25,
we
asked
Klologo
what
the
situation
is
like
there.
The
answer
from
those
responsible
at
the
local
health
center,
which
is
run
by
"Médecins
d'Afrique,"
an
NGO,
is
very
encouraging:
Klologo
and
the
surrounding
area are virtually malaria-free.
Prevention
measures
such
as
the
removal
of
potential
breeding
sites
of
the
Anopheles
mosquito
near
the
houses
and
nightly
protection
by
mosquito
nets
are
consistently
well
observed,
pregnant
women
receive
prophylactic
treatment
against
malaria,
and
children
who
have
a
fever
are
tested
for
malaria.
Those
in
need
receive
the
permanently
insecticide-impregnated
mosquito net free of charge.
25.05.2021
The
sanitary
building
for
the
girls
is
under
construction
Klologo
.
On
March
11,
the
contract
was
signed
(see
photo),
and
in
April
construction
began:
the
sanitary
building
for
girls
is
taking
shape.
As
part
of
the
girls'
project,
Kekeli
Togo
and
its
partner
in
Klologo,
the
village
development
association
CVD,
are
building
a
toilet
facility
with
modern
toilets
and
showers
for
the
students
of
the
secondary
school
and
high
school
in
Klologo.
The
girls'
project
is
carried
out
on
a
voluntary
basis
by
the
Committee
for
the
Promotion
and
Support
of
Girls
in
Klologo
(CPPJF).
In
the
photo,
from
left
to
right:
the
Chef
du
Village
R.
Gati
IV,
the
chairwoman
of
CPPJF
Madeleine
Atoukouvi,
the
chairman
of
CVD
Nicola
Hoinsoude,
and
architect Chris Atakpa.
15.05.2021
Promoting
girls
in
poorer countries
London.
Worldwide,
the
Corona
crisis
has
had
a
detrimental
effect
on
education,
and
in
poor
countries
specifically
on
girls'
education.
The
aim
is
to
counteract
this.
Advancing
girls'
education
is
a
goal
of
the
G-7:
By
2026,
an
additional
40
million
girls
in
poor
countries
should
be
able
to
attend
school,
according
to
the
87-point
communiqué
issued
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
which
took
place
in
London
in
early
May.
Another
goal:
to
increase
by
20
million
the
number
of
girls
who
can
read
at
age
ten
or
by
the
time
they
graduate
from
school.
"
We
reaffirm
that
education
is
a
fundamental
human
right,
and
a
bedrock
of
gender
equality
and
poverty
reduction,"
the
statement says.
The
G-7,
which
are
the
seven
economically
powerful
Western
democracies
Britain,
Germany,
the
United
States,
France,
Italy,
Canada
and
Japan.
The
foreign
ministers
and
development
ministers
of
these
countries
had
met
in
person,
not
online.
Foreign
ministers
from
Africa
have
also
been
invited
to another meeting in the fall.
(The
communiqué:
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14.10.2021 In Togo: the first World Summit of Girls in
Africa
(Togo
Officiel)
-
Lomé
organizes
on
21
and
22
October
2021,
for
the
first
time
in
Africa,
the
World
Summit
of
Girls.
The
event
which
is
at
its
4th
edition,
comes
in
the
wake
of
the
celebration
of
the
International
Day
of
the
Girl
(celebrated
on
October
11)
and
will
be
piloted
by
Plan
International
Togo;
the
event is under the High Patronage of the President of the Togolese Republic.
Several
activities
will
animate
the
meeting,
workshops,
round
tables,
conferences
and
training,
among
others.
Among
the
participants
of
this
summit
are
expected
young
girls,
promoters
of
women's
rights
and
girls'
rights.
The
holding
of
this
summit,
to
which
all
African
organizations
are
invited,
is
part
of
the
dynamics
of
the
public
authorities
who
have
indeed
multiplied
in
recent years the initiatives to promote gender equality.
The
legal
and
legislative
arsenal
has
been
strengthened,
with
the
adoption
or
updating of many texts that promote this ideal.
As
a
reminder,
Togo
has
been
distinguished
by
UNFPA
and
Plan
International
for its commitment to promoting women's leadership.
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12.10.2021 October 11 – International Day of the Girl
Child
In
2011,
the
international
Day
of
the
Girl
Child
was
adopted
by
the
UN;
it
is
set
for
October
11.
For
years
with
the
motto:
"My
Voice,
Our
Equal
Future"
/
"My Voice, Our Equal Future".
We
at
Kekeli
Togo
have
done
a
lot
for
the
girls
in
Klologo,
the
village
we
serve
with
our
projects.
In
cooperation
with
our
local
partner,
we
have
already
been
able
to
implement
a
comprehensive
girls'
project
that
is
planned
to
last
for
many
years.
The
speech
of
the
chairman
of
our
association
at
the
inauguration
of
the
girls'
house
and
the
sanitary
facilities
for
girls
in
Klologo
in
September
sums
it
up
well:
Today
we
inaugurate
not
only
the
sanitary
facilities
of
the
school,
but
also
the
girls'
house
and
the
sanitary
complex
for
girls.
So
it's
a
day
of
celebration
for
our
project
to
promote
and
protect
girls
in
Klologo.
They
should
have
the
same
rights
as
boys,
especially
the
same
opportunities
for
education
and
work.
Our
projects
have
contributed
to
this
-
they
are
solutions
that
we
offer
in
cooperation with our partner in Klologo, the CVD.
Many measures add up to a whole:
First,
we
have
improved
hygiene
with
our
wells
and
latrines,
and
hopefully
the girls are less sick.
Thanks
to
our
microfinance,
some
families
are
better
able
to
make
a
living,
so
there is also more money to send girls to school for longer.
Then came the actual girls' project, which is based on the following pillars:
The
Committee
for
the
Protection
and
Promotion
of
Young
Girls
supports
the
girls and teaches them self-confidence and self-esteem.
Sex
education
shows
them
how
to
avoid
early
pregnancies,
which
usually
lead
to
dropping
out
of
school.
Hormonal
and
non-hormonal
contraceptives
are offered, even for boys!
Our
hygiene
concept
against
menstrual
discrimination
ensures
that
they
no
longer have to skip school because of female hormonal processes.
The
girls'
sanitary
facility
was
a
special
concern
for
us
-
we
want
the
girls
to
be
able to be there among themselves.
The
girls'
house
-
a
house
that
we
renovated
and
restored
-
serves
as
a
meeting
place
and
training
center;
they
are
among
themselves,
protected,
sheltered
and
encouraged.
The
girls
call
it
Azoli
yéyé,
(departure,
new
way)
a
very
beautiful,
forward-looking
name,
a
name
that
describes
in
two
words
our program for girls.
We
have
given
a
PC
course
to
a
group
of
very
committed
girls;
they
can
pass
on
what
they
have
learned
to
others.
We
are
still
looking
for
donors
to
install
solar panels on the roof so we can have free electricity on site.
Our
goal
is
for
the
girls
to
graduate
from
high
school
or
graduate
with
a
high
school
diploma
and
to
be
able
to
choose
a
profession
like
the
boys
-
so
that
there is equality.
That's
why
we've
taken
the
girls
under
our
wing,
and
all
subsequent
grades
will
also
benefit
from
these
projects.
A
new
generation
of
girls
is
growing
up
in
Klologo
-
the
girls
are
already
more
self-confident,
they
are
proud
of
themselves - and I am sure they will make their way!
07.10.2021 Malaria – there is hope
Malaria
remains
a
primary
cause
of
childhood
illness
and
death
in
sub-Saharan
Africa.
Every
year,
more
than
260
,
000
African
children
under
the
age
of
five
die from malaria.
But
help
is
in
sight:
the
WHO
recommends
that
the
long-
awaited
malaria
vaccine
for
children
is
used
together
with
existing malaria prevention tools like
impregnated
bed-nets.
This
could
could
save
tens
of
thousands
of
young
lives each year
.
The
recommendation
is
based
on
good
results
from
an
ongoing
pilot
program
in
Ghana,
Kenya
and
Malawi
that
has
reached
more
than
800
,
000
children since 2019.
06.10.2021 Breast cancer education
October
is
Breast
Cancer
Awareness
Month
internationally
-
a
month
to
educate
about
the
most
common
cancer
in
women
worldwide,
and
especially
about
the
simple
self-
examinations that can be performed.
In
Klologo,
the
midwife
who
is
responsible
for
the
girls
as
part
of
our
girls'
project
held
a
well-received
awareness
event.
The
response
was
so
great
that
she
will
offer further sessions.
06.10.2021 An inauguration and many
encounters
Michel
Kossih
Frenzel-Assih,
the
chairman
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.,
spent
almost
four
weeks
in
Togo.
He
was
accompanied
for
three
weeks
by
the
dentist
Johannes
Parchent
from
Hof.
Their
travel
blog
took
us
to
their
appointments
in the "Mission Girls Project".
To sum up, ten questions to the chairman of Kekeli Togo e.V.
read more
21.09.2021
Inauguration of three Kekeli Togo objects
Three
Kekeli
Togo
construction
projects
will
be
formally
inaugurated
today:
two
new
buildings
and
a
major
renovation.
Due
to
the
current
Corona
restrictions on a small scale, as previously reported.
The
new
buildings
are:
a
toilet
complex
with
twelve
flush
toilet
cabins
between
the
elementary
school
and
the
market
place
and
a
sanitary
building
for
girls
with
showers
and
toilets
as
well
as
a
rest
room
between
the
middle
school
and
the
high
school.
This
sanitary
complex
for
girls
is
part
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project
and
is
intended
to
make
hygiene
easier
for
the
girls,
especially
when
they
have
their
periods.
Until
now,
they
were
often
unable
to
go
to
school
because
of
a
lack
of
sanitary
products.
We
will
distribute
washable
sanitary
pads
that
were
donated
here
in
Germany
(sewn
by
companies,
but
also
by
private
individuals).
In
the
future,
they
will
be
sewn
by
local tailors.
The
renovation
of
a
house
that
the
Chef
du
Village
left
to
us
-
the
roof
had
collapsed
-
is
also
part
of
the
girls'
project:
it
is
now
available
to
the
local
committee
that
looks
after
the
girls
and
to
the
girls
as
a
meeting
and
training
place
and
center.
The
girls
are
thrilled
with
their
new
home
and
call
it
Azoli
yéyé
(new
march,
departure).
The
house
was
lovingly
decorated
for
the
official inauguration.
Kekeli
Togo
was
able
to
receive
donations
from
foundations
for
the
girls'
sanitary
building
and
the
toilet
facilities
at
the
elementary
school,
although
a
share
always
has
to
be
borne
by
the
association
itself.
The
costs
for
the
renovation of the building were covered by a member of the association.
Photos and report about the inauguration ceremony will follow
.
12.09.2021 Lockdown in Togo
Due
to
the
enormous
increase
in
the
number
of
new
infections,
the
government
of
Togo
imposed
a
one-month
lockdown
on
Friday
September
10,
effective
immediately.
The
bishops
were
able
to
obtain
that
the
churches
do
not
have
to
be
closed
until
September
17.
So
today,
Sunday
12
September,
a
thanksgiving
service
for
Kekeli
Togo
can
take
place
in
Klologo
-
the
people
want
to
say
thank
you
and
ask
for
God's
blessing
for
all donors to pray.
The
chairman
of
the
association
and
a
dentist
on
farm
are
in
Togo
right
now.
(See
our
travel
blog
https://kekelitogo.wordpress.com/
)
The
dental
hygiene
lectures
have
met
with great interest.
Inauguration on a small scale
The
inauguration
of
three
Kekeli
projects
(girls'
house,
sanitary
complex
for
girls,
toilet
facility
at
the
elementary
school)
cannot
take
place
as
planned
in
a
large,
ceremonial
setting.
There
will
only
be
a
small,
internal
ceremony
with
a
ribbon cutting at one of the buildings.
The
government
and
the
Council
of
Bishops
urge
the
population
to
get
vaccinated.
There
are
only
4%
of
the
population
fully
vaccinated
so
far
-
believe all the Fake News, the willingness to vaccinate is very low.
10.09.2021 Joy at the girls’ house
The
nine
girls,
the
internal
leadership
team
of
our
girls'
project,
have
arrived
back
in
Klologo
after
their
excursion.
On
the
terrace
of
t
he
newly
renovated
girls'
house
-
called
azoli
yéyé,
which
means
new
direction,
new
beginning
-
they
do
a
little
happy
dance
for
the
camera,
so
that
we can share in their joy about the great excursion.
The
house
has
become
beautiful
-
even
more
so
when
you
compare
it
with
its
condition
before
conversion
and
renovation.
It
will
be
officially
inaugurated
on
September
18,
at
the
same
time
as
the
sanitary
complex
for
the
girls
and
the
WC
facility
at
the
elementary
school.
Click here to watch the video
.
09.09.2021 New water troughs
Our
two
deep
bore
wells
in
Klologo
supply
a
large
part
of
the
village
with
fresh
water;
at
the
time
of
construction,
the
men
of
the
village
themselves
dug
the
trenches
for the pipes.
We
have
built
simple
wells
as
water
points,
taps
from
which
the
water
can
be
taken.
Two
more
were
needed
now:
at
the
high
school
and
at
the
elementary
school.
Here
we
decided
on
a
different
construction
method
-
there
are
now
several
water
taps
available,
and
the
water
is
collected
in
a
bake,
does
not
simply
run
into
the
ground.
The
earth
is
very
loamy
-
the
bricks
of
our
buildings
were
formed
from
it
by
the
villagers!
-
and
clay
soil
plus
water
results
in
real
mud
and dirt.
The
new
water
troughs
are
beautifully
tiled
and
thus
also
a
visual
enrichment
of the village.
02.09.2021 As a reward: a trip
For
their
efforts
in
the
voluntary
PC
course
and
their
commitment
to
the
activities
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project,
nine
young
girls
were
allowed
to
go
on
an
excursion
that
took
them
via
Lomé
to
Dzogbégan.
They
were
on
the
road for two weeks.
In
Lomé
they
stayed
with
relatives
of
villagers
and
of
the
president
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
association;
in
Dzogbégan
six
girls
stayed
in
the
Benedictine
monastery,
three
with
the
Benedictine nuns.
There
was
a
varied
program,
among
other
things,
the
girls
were
also
shown
how
liquid
soap
is
made,
and
how avocado ointment is filled and packaged.
As
the
photos
show,
this
break
from
everyday
life
gave
the
girls
a
lot
of
joy
-
smiling faces everywhere.
17.08.2021 Now it's the turn of the adults
After
a
two-week
basic
course
on
PCs
and
the
Internet
for
selected
girls
from
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls'
Project*,
it's
now
the
turn
of
the
adults:
they
get
an
intensive
course
to
learn
how
to
use
computers.
The
Kekeli
Togo
Girls'
Center,
a
house
that
the
association
had
renovated
and
expanded, is ideally suited as a training location, as you can see.
*The
girls'
project:
Many
individual
donations
and
three
foundations
have
contributed
to
the
fact
that
the
Kekeli
Togo
association,
in
cooperation
with
the
local
partner,
has
already
been
able
to
realize
a
comprehensive
girls'
project,
which
is
planned
to
last
for
many
years:
A
sanitary
complex
for
girls
has
been
built,
a
house
has
been
renovated
as
a
meeting
place;
a
committee
is
ready
to
support
and
protect
the
teenage
girls.
The
girls
also
receive
training
on
sexual
education,
contraception
and
sexual
hygiene.
It's
all
about
empowerment
and
encouragement
-
the
high
number
of
early
pregnancies
and
school
dropouts
caused
by
them
will
be
demonstrably
reduced.
Donations
are
now
being
sought
for
a
photovoltaic
system
on
the
roof
of
the
girls' center.
On
September
18,
the
girls'
center
and
the
sanitary
facility
for
girls,
as
well
as
a
toilet
facility
at
the
elementary
school,
which
was
also
financed
by
Kekeli
Togo with donations, will be inaugurated.
08.08.2021 PC skills - an important requirement
nowadays
Basic
computer
skills
are
currently
being
taught
to
nine
young
girls
and
one
boy
in
Klologo.
In
a
two-week
course
for
beginners,
paid
for
by
the
Kekeli
Togo
association,
the
teenagers
are
introduced
to
the
use
of
computers
and
the
Internet.
The
nine
girls
were
chosen
from
the
girls
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
girls
project,
the
one
boy
is
the
brave
young
man
who
got
himself
elected
to
the
board
of
the
committee
for
the
promotion
of
the
girls
in
Klologo. As the photos show, the young people are attentively at work!
The
teacher
then
holds
a
similar
course,
at
a
higher
level,
for
adults:
There,
the
students
will
be
the
head
of
the
girls'
committee,
the
Chef
du
Village,
the
head
of
the
high
school,
the
head
of
the
partner
association,
as
well
as
the
representative
of
the
apprentices
whose
training
Kekeli Togo pays for. All will act as multipliers
27.07.2021
The
projects
of
Kekeli
Togo
in
Klologo
-
as
of
July 1,
2021
The
projects
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
cover
the
issues
of
poverty,
health
and
hygiene,
education
and
empowerment
of
girls
and
contribute
to
the
progressive achievement of UN SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Our solutions implemented to date:
Poverty:
Kekeli
Togo
helped
out
with
many
in-kind
donations
-
school
uniforms
and
satchels
in
particular.
However,
our
focus
is
on
financial
help
to
realize the projects. To support the local economy, we buy locally.
We
set
up
a
financial
fund
so
that
women
in
Klologo
can
build
up
a
livelihood
with
an
interest-free
loan
Training
included.
The
amount
of
EUR
60
has
already
benefited
about
150
beneficiaries.
We
covered
the
training
costs
for
eight
young
people,
including
a
diploma
course
in
the
medical
field,
donated
locally
purchased
sewing
machine,
tools
and
two
bicycles
for
the
way
to
the
training.
We
helped
with
relief
supplies
(locally
purchased
food
and
masks)
during
the
Corona summer.
read more
27.07.2021 Where does my food come from?
Goal
1
of
the
17
Sustainable
Development
Goals
of
the
United
Nations,
which
should be achieved by 2030 (!), is: no poverty, goal 2: no hunger.
After
the
pandemic
year,
which
brought
the
poor
countries
in
particular
to
their
knees,
both
of
these
goals
are
in
poor
shape.
More
than
800
million
people,
almost
all
of
them
in
Asia
and
Africa,
are
starving
or
chronically
malnourished.
Climate
change
is,
and
was
even
before
Corona,
the
root
cause.
What
can
we
do
about
it?
We
need
to
realize
that
our
consumption
and
eating
habits
contribute
to
climate
change.
But
we
already
know
that.
Only,
the
implementation
is
not
so
easy.
Let's
start
with
a
small
step:
Let's
pay
attention to where our food comes from!
16.07.2021
Sturdy
tables
for
the
girls’
house,
made
in
Klologo
The
beautiful
tables
for
the
girls'
house
are
ready,
as
the
photo
shows.
They
are
made
of
local
teak,
with
interesting
grain.
Ten
sturdy
tables
and
two
desks
have
been
carpentered
by
the
Klologo
carpenters,
among
them
Kodjo,
the
apprentice
carpenter
supported
by
Kekeli Togo.
In
this
way,
Kekeli
Togo
and
the
local
project
coordinator
involve
the
local
population
in
the
project.
The
carpenters
are
of
course
paid
for
their
work,
but the money stays in the village.
The
same
applies
to
construction
projects:
In
Kekeli
Togo's
construction
projects
in
Klologo,
it
is
stipulated
that
craftsmen
from
the
village
are
brought
in
to
participate
in
the
work,
and
are
then
entrusted
with
further
supervision
and maintenance.
10.07.2021
It takes some sex education...
Klologo.
ATBEF
(Association
togolaise
du
bien-être
familial)
is
responsible
for
raising
awareness
and
educating
the
population
of
Klologo
on
the
subject
of
sexuality
and
contraception
as
part
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project.
One
of
the
aims
of
this
project
is
to
put
an
end
to
the
unfortunately
widespread
early
pregnancies
that
prevent
girls
from
completing
their
schooling
and
escaping
the
poverty
trap.
Sexuality
and
contraception
are
absolutely
taboo
subjects;
the
competent
advice
and
education
provided
by
the
people
from
ATBEF
is
very
important
here.
The
head
of
the
regional
ATBEF
office
is
in
charge
of
the
project. On July 9, the first sex education seminar took place in Klologo.
to the pictures
09.07.2021 Shell almost
finished...
Klologo
.
The
sanitary
building
for
girls
-
an
important
pillar
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project
-
is
almost
finished;
the
windows
are
installed,
the
exterior plaster is applied.
The
grand
inauguration
is
planned
for
September.
The
sanitary
building
for
girls
with
toilets
and
showers
is
an
important
contribution
to
improve
the
living
situation
of
the
girls
in
Klologo.
For
this
part
of
the
girls'
project,
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
has
received
funding
from
the
Conrad
Foundation
and
eudim.
A
quarter
of
the
total amount is covered by the association's own funds.
09.07.2021
The contraceptives
are here!
Klologo.
We
can
start
with
the
chapter
"Education
and
Contraception"
within
the
Kekeli
Togo
Girls
Project.
The
State
Family
Planning
Center
has
handed
over
the
contraceptives
that
were
purchased
for
the
girls'
project.
The
association
called
Apotheker
helfen
(Pharmacists
Help)
provided
us
with
the
financial means.
The
hormonal
contraceptives
as
well
as
condoms
were
handed
over
to
the
director
(left)
and
the
midwife
(right)
of
the
health
center
in
Klologo,
and
some
representatives
of
ATBEF
are
coming
to
Klologo
to
give
seminars;
the
midwife
of
the
Polyclinique
in
Vogan
will
support
the
midwife
in
Klologo
regarding
education
about
the
effect
and
use
of
hormonal
contraceptives.
Olivier
Kpakpa,
the
head
of
ATBEF
at
the
district
level,
will
accompany
the
project.
On
July
8,
the
first
lecture
on
education
and
awareness
was
given.
It's
a
good
time because the school year exams are over.
09.07.2021
The building blocks
are delivered...
Klologo.
The
whole
village
joins
in:
The
women
of
Klologo
carry
the
mud
bricks
handmade
by
the
men,
which
were
stored
at
the
high
school,
to
the
construction
site
between
the
marketplace
and
the
elementary
school
-
this
is
where
the
toilet
facility
with
twelve
cubicles,
subsidized
by
government
funds,
is
being
built.
The
wife
of
the
Chef
du
Village also joined in.
The
facility
will
benefit
the
school
children
as
well
as
the
women
who
supply
or
visit
the
weekly market.
We
were
very
impressed
by
the
photos.
It
is
so
good
to
see
the
commitment
with
which
the
projects
we
have
initiated
and
financed
are
being
taken
up
in
Klologo.
We
see
with
respect
the
efforts
that
the
women
take
on
when
hauling
the
large
mud
bricks:
Some
have
the
toddler
on
their
back,
the
tub
with the bricks on their head - respect!
Here
is
a
comment
from
Séraphin,
the
project
coordinator
in
Klologo;
he
wrote to Michel Frenzel-Assih:
"Honestly,
the
community
work
done
today
is
unprecedented
since
the
1990s.
Both
the
men
and
the
women
came
in
droves.
The
men
braved
hunger
and
were
determined
to
finish
the
excavation
work.
As
I
was
worried,
the
principal
of
the
elementary
school
offered
us
two
liters
of
sodabi
(a
liquor
distilled
from
palm
trees)
to
encourage
us.
The
Chef
du
Village
and
I
had
initially
offered
a
liter
of
sodabi
to
bolster
their
enthusiasm.
The
women,
for
their
part,
were
cheerfully
at
work
with
the
bricks.
At
last
the
earthworks
are
over. Many bricks are still to be picked up in the next few days."
to the pictures
02.07.2021
Here we go!
In
Klologo,
the
excavation
for
the
toilet
facility
between
the
elementary
school
and
the
marketplace
begins,
the
villagers
help.
The
schoolchildren
and
the
women
who
work
or
shop
at
the
weekly
market
will
be
able
to
use
the
toilets
and
washbasins
starting in September.
Kekeli
Togo
received
government
funding
amounting
to
75%
of
the
construction
costs
for
the
facility
with
twelve
cubicles
with
flushing
toilets.
A
modern,
environmentally
friendly
latrine
system
converts
solids
into
fertilizer;
this
eliminates
the
need
for
emptying the sump pit and reduces the depth of excavation.
19.06.2021
Juneteenth now official holiday
On
June
19,
1865,
slavery
in
the
United
States
ended
officially;
enslaved
people
were
free
two
months
after
the
North
won
against
the
South
in
the
Civil
War
over
slavery:
the
Confederate
States
in
the
South
wanted
to
preserve
slavery.
The
day,
called
“Juneteenth”,
(short
for
June
the
nineteenth)
was unofficially celebrated across the States.
News 2021
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