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Whilst there are volunteer work opportunities in Togo, the fact that it has only recently emerged as a tentative democracy since 2007 has hampered progress in a country ranked in 167th place out of 189 countries and territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living standards of a country with a life expectancy of just 60.76 years (2018). NGOs and
other volunteer organisations are now returning to the
country where half of all children live under the
international poverty line and one out of every thirty
children in Togo die of the preventable disease malaria ~ yet
nets costs under a pound.
It's a sad fact that where people have lived under harsh regimes, that harshness almost becomes part of their DNA and certainly children in Togo are seen as having no rights and physical punishment of any
perceived misdemeanours results in savage and response. This is mainly due to a very firmly held traditional belief that children in Togo are regarded as property. It is common therefore to see volunteer
work projects not just addressing issues such as HIV/AIDS
where 68,000 have been orphaned by the virus with a
further 10,000 infected themselves, but also in child support and empowerment work although most report it is hard going given these traditional beliefs.
Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Togo were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. If you run or
know of a volunteer work project in Togo let us know by
contacting us here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
Volunteer Work Togo: The Lighthouse Project
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Volunteer Work Togo: PDH Togo
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Volunteer Work Togo: VAD-Togo
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Volunteer Work Togo: Projects Abroad
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Volunteer Work Togo: Integrate Health
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Volunteer Work Togo: Cadip
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Volunteer Work Togo: Child Sponsor Togo
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Volunteer Work Togo: Togo Country Profile
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