Education - nursery extension
During
our
visit
to
Klologo
in
January
2020,
we
discovered
the
poor
condition
of
the
kindergarten
there.
With
the
help
of
a
generous
donation,
we
can
now
renovate
the
kindergarten
and
build
a
covered
playground
(protection
from
the sun!). Purchase playground equipment.
12 November - a Kekeli festival day in Klologo
"We
asked
for
a
swing,
maybe
a
slide
-
and
we
got
this
beautiful
playground!"
said
the
head
of
the
kindergarten
in
Klologo
at
the
inauguration
ceremony
of
the
kindergarten
annex
building,
which
we
built
with
the
help
of
a
member's
donation.
The
building,
painted
blue,
offers
a
dormitory
with
cots
for
the
little
ones,
as
well
as
a
playground
covered
to
protect
them
from
the
sun,
with
swings, two slides, a sandbox with toys, and a blackboard for painting.
It
was
indeed
a
ceremonial
inauguration:
the
honourable
village
chairman
and
the
dignitaries
came
in
their
ceremonial
robes,
the
representative
of
the
Minister
of
Culture
at
district
level
gave
a
speech
in
which
he
highly
praised
the
efforts
of
our
association
for
children
and
youth:
children
need
opportunities
to
play
in
order
to
develop,
it
is
one
of
the
basic
rights
of
children,
and
Kekeli
makes
this
possible.
The
chairperson
of
the
Hanns-Seidel-
Foundation in Togo also praised, recognised and thanked our commitment.
The
inauguration
of
the
kindergarten,
originally
planned
for
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
in
early
September,
had
to
be
postponed
due
to
Corona;
the
holidays
were
extended
until
November.
So
12
November
was
a
very
special
day
for
the
people
of
Klologo.
Not
only
was
the
kindergarten
inaugurated,
but
the
40
portable
hand-washing
stations
donated
by
us
and
generously
subsidised
by
"Pharmacists
Help"
were
also
handed
over
and
will
be
installed
at the secondary school.
The
six
apprentices
were
also
presented
to
the
public,
for
whom
we
at
Kekeli
pay
the
entire
training
costs.
One
of
the
girls
received
a
sewing
machine,
as
you
can
see
in
the
photos;
two
of
the
boys
ride
bicycles
donated
by
us
to
the
training
centre.
Here,
as
elsewhere,
we
again
followed
our
principle
of
spending money locally and strengthening the local economy.
It
was
a
Kekeli
celebration
day
in
Klologo,
the
village
where
our
efforts
are
directed
-
and
it
was
nice
to
hear
from
several
sides
how
much
our
work
is
appreciated there. This motivates us to continue!
Click here for the pictures and video
Assumption of training costs for skilled trades
New Kekeli Project:
Training as an opportunity
Training
young
people,
giving
them
a
perspective
-
that
is
Kekeli
Togo's
new
project.
In
this
way,
we
help
to
reduce
poverty
by
giving
young,
motivated
people
the
realistic
opportunity
to
earn
a
living
and
thus
also
contribute
to
the
regional
economy.
100
000
F
CFA,
about
150
EUR,
is
the
cost
of
the
three-
year handicraft training in Klologo.
Village
leaders
and
the
village
development
committee
have
selected
three
needy
young
people
whose
parents
cannot
afford
the
training.
Two
young
women,
aged
17
and
21,
are
now
being
trained
as
hairdressers
thanks
to
our
donations,
and
one
young
man
(22)
as
a
welder.
A
fourth
training
is
already
paid
for
by
donations;
a
young
person
who
wants
to
learn
a
trade
used
in
the
village
and
is
eligible
for
the
donation
is
currently
being
sought
-
for
reasons
of parity, we always want to support the same number of women as men.
The welding apprenticeship can begin!
Michel,
the
president
of
our
association,
recently
received
this
message
with
a
photo:
Théo,
the
future
welder
for
whom
we
pay
the
training,
needs
a
bicycle
to
get
to
the
training,
30
kilometres
a
day
easily!
The
bicycle,
also
acquired
from
Kekeli
funds,
was
now
presented
to
him
personally
by
the
honourable village council. On the right, the young man's aunt. 29.09.2020
At the Kekeli project craft training: now a carpenter
Kodjovi
Gati,
21,
will
soon
start
his
three-year
carpentry
apprenticeship,
which
will
end
with
a
skilled
worker's
certificate.
A
member
of
the
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
association
has
donated
the
costs
for
the
training
and
a
bicycle
for
him
to
ride
from Klologo to the training site.
To
motivate
him
and,
above
all,
to
teach
him
how
to
use
the
tools,
the
donor
has
also
given
him
the
toolbox
shown
here;
it
is
partly
equipped
with
new
tools, all of which are, of course, operated manually. 02.11.2020
A medical representative for Klologo
On
December
2,
2020,
her
training
began:
Rosaline
Afi
Amedome,
an
18-year-old
from
Klologo,
is
going
to
a
top-
class
state
institute
to
train
as
a
medical
assistant.
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
is
covering
the
costs
of
the
three-year
diploma
course.
"We
see
this
as
an
investment
in
our
girls'
project,"
says
Michel
Frenzel-Assih,
chairman
of
the
association.
With
the
planned
girls'
project
-
scheduled
to
start
this
spring
-
Kekeli
Togo
wants
to
counteract
the
high
number
of
early
pregnancies
in
the
global
South;
many
teenage
girls
leave
school
prematurely
because
they
are
pregnant.
The
path
to
a
professional
life
-
and
thus
out
of
the
poverty
trap
-
is
thus blocked for them.
Kekeli
Togo
wants
to
provide
a
girls'
meeting
place
for
the
approximately
250
middle
and
high
school
girls
per
school
year,
where
they
can
receive
counseling,
training
and
information.
The
village
nurse
and
midwife
will
look
after
the
girls;
Rosaline
Afi
will
also
be
a
contact
person
during
her
studies,
but
especially
afterwards."We
bank
on
information
and
education,
but
also
on
strengthening
the
girls'
self-confidence,
and
ultimately
also
on
contraception,"
says
Frenzel-Assih.
Kekeli
Togo
is
currently
looking
for
donors
for
the
"Girls
Project";
the
total
cost
for
five
years
is
EUR
15,000.
(We
have
already
introduced
the
local
committee
for
the
Girls
Project,
which
runs
the
girls' meeting place).
Rosaline
has
seven
sisters
and
one
brother;
she
lives
in
Klologo.
The
institute
she
now
attends
offers
diploma
and
master's
courses
in
business
administration
and
management.
It
is
one
of
the
best
public
universities
in
Togo.
We thank the following companies for their support!
The
three
trainees
Afi
Julienne
Blewoussi,
Koffi
Theo
Agbekponou
and
Améyo
Jeanna Gati.