Michel
Kossih
Frenzel-Assih,
53,
founder
and
chairman
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.,
was
born
in
Togo
and
has
lived
in
Hof
since
1995.
He
describes
how the idea of a well for Klologo came about.
"It
was
during
my
last
visit
to
Togo:
we
were
sitting
in
the
car
on
the
way
to
Klologo,
our
mother's
village,
my
brothers
and
me.
Near
the
school,
in
the
greatest
midday
heat
-
with
temperatures
between
40°
and
45°
C
-
children
run
past
us.
"Where
are
they
running
to
in
this
heat?"
I
ask.
"They
are
running
home
quickly
to
drink
water
and
eat
something;
afternoon
classes
start
in
two
hours,"
explains
my brother Pierre, who lives in Lomé.
That
was
five
years
ago.
The
experience
awakened
in
us
a
heartfelt
desire,
a
vision:
We
will
build
a
well
for
Klologo.
Now
we
want
to
put
the
idea
into
practice.
Just
like
back
then,
the
schoolchildren
today
still
walk
their
way
home
and
back
to
school,
some
of
them
up
to
seven
kilometres
long,
at
lunchtime.
Like
Akouvi,
who
is
now
eight
years
old
and
attends the second grade.
Klologo
is
a
village
with
5000
inhabitants,
about
70
kilometres
north-east
of
the
capital
Lomé.
Klologo
includes
other
surrounding
communities
within
a
radius
of
up
to
seven
kilometres.
The
communities
all
have
no
water,
no
electricity,
there
are
no
toilets,
neither public nor private.
We
chose
Klologo
because
the
village
chief
has
our
full
confidence.
He
is
highly
motivated
and
also
committed
to
the
school,
where
over
1100
children
and
young
people
between
five
and
18
are
taught.
The
head
of
the
school
and
the
teachers
are
also
very
committed;
they
work
under
the
most
difficult
conditions.
And
so are the children!
To the water:
Rainwater
collects
with
dust
and
dirt
particles
in
a
depression
and
forms
a
pond
-
the
only
source
of
water
to
supply
the
village
and
school;
laundry
is
washed
there,
animals
are
watered
there.
As
a
result,
the
water
is
contaminated
and
leads
to
diseases
such
as
typhoid,
amoebic
ruhr,
poliomyelitis,
trichomonas,
diarrhoea.
The
disease
rate
in
the
village
is
correspondingly
high,
even
among the school children.
The
well
will
change
that!
It
will
work
with
solar
energy
-
the
climatically
adequate
solution.
An
experienced
local
drilling
company
will
be
contracted.
The
project
is
completely
supervised
by
Kekeli
e.V.,
with
the
full
support
of
the
local
authorities.
The
CIDK
(Comité
Intervillageois
de
Développement
de
Klologo),
a
committee
for
the
promotion
of
Klologo,
and
the
team
of
the
drilling
company
will
ensure
the
participation
of
the
villagers
in
the
construction
and
maintenance of the well.
Our
great
hope
is
to
make
this
vision
a
reality
with the help of donations."
We
thank
you
from
the
bottom
of
our
hearts
on
behalf of the residents of Klologo!
Hof, July 2019
About us
Our emergence
The
three
brothers
Michel
Kossih,
Tossim
and
Christian
during their visit to Klologo.
The
founding
members
of
Kekeli
Togo
e.V.
from
left:
Paninam
Adjomé,
Carmen
Steinhäußer,
Kathrin
Wich,
Michel
Kossih
Frenzel-Assih,
Petra
Frenzel,
Katatlin
Kelnhofer, Corina Konrad and Badatana Koudema.
The Kekeli Togo e.V. Team
Ulrike Auffhammer
Journalist
Our promoter, helper and
supporter.
Petra Frenzel
2nd Board of Directors
Gert Böhm
Journalist
Our sponsor, helper
and supporter.
The Kekeli France Team
Lala Assih
1. board of directors
Picture
follows
Kathrin Wich
Secretary
Christine Richard
Treasure
Picture
follows
We thank the following companies for their support!
Michel Frenzel-Assih:
"It
was
unbearable
for
me
to
see
that
children
have
to
walk
7
km
to
have
clean
water.
That's
why
I
decided
to
found
the
Kekeli
association
and
to
provide
clean water first."
Carmen Steinhäußer:
"When
our
board
member
told
me
about
the
conditions
of
the
water
supply
in
his
mother's
village,
I
had
an
urgent
desire
to
help
improve
the
situation
there.
When
everyone
contributes
to
a
project
with
their
skills,
talents
and
contacts,
great
things
can
happen.“
Paninam Adjomé
What
connects
me
to
Kekeli:
"Charity
and
philanthropy
can
transform
another
person's
dark
moments
with
a
glow
of
light.
Through
Kekeli,
I
can
give
to
others
in
a meaningful way."