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Artistic work camp ‘ initiation to artistic activities )

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Togo Art Education Children Art Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

Artistic work camp ‘ initiation to artistic activities )

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our local partner for this project is Christophe Decor Art. He is assisted by our local branch of Adéta. Christophe Decor Art is an establishment that manufactures works of art not far from the headquarters of FAGAD.

💼 What the programme involves

Theme : Artistic work camp ‘ initiation to artistic activities ) The objective of this work camp is the initiation and the reinforcing of the capacities of the volunteers who wish to educate themselves in the domain of art. Effectively, they work with a group of instructors, artists and other local volunteers and the different activities envisaged. Work to be done: • Learn the techniques of BATIK ( printing on canvas sheets, T – shirts, and loincloths (| pagnes…| ) ; • Painting ( decorative pictures, canvases…. ); • Engraving calabashes; • Luminous signs ; • Sculpture on wood and ceramic ; • Making traditional necklaces of pearls and of baked clay; NB : At the end of the work camp the objects made will be exhibited and sold to those who want to buy. The funds so collected will serve as a support for projects with children of the Groupe FAGAD, environmental projects and also cleaning up the area.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be housed in the FAGAD logde. Each volunteer will have a bed with mattress. Beds often stacked. There is running water and electricity. Wifi is available if volunteers contribute to the purchase of credit (18 euros for the month). The food is always international. We have Togolese dishes, African and European dishes. Everyone is invited to participate in housework and meal preparation. Volunteers are often helped by the local population. Our meals are always appreciated by volunteers

📍 About the location

Location: Kpélé-Adéta Adéta is a town of some 15 000 habitants. It is the principal settlement of the Kpélé Préfecture and the headquarters of FAGAD are based there. It is situated on the cross roads Kpalimé – Atakpamé , Notsé – Danyi. There is a post office, and police commissariat and a medical – social center. The nearest hospital is the American Baptiste hospital, 4 kms from Adeta. Leisure  Touristic sites to visit ; the Dzanipé Falls with their beautiful waterfalls, the Kpioné Falls, the Plateau of Dyani ( visit to the Monastery of Dzogbegan and it’s circular chapel constructed of wood ), Mount Kloto ( whence it is possible to glimpse Lake Volta in Ghana on a clear day ), the village of Kuma Konda together with the château Viale, Mount Agou ( the summit is the highest point in Togo; 986 m );  Possibility of discovering as well the north of Togo ( the large towns like Atakpamé, Sokodé, and Kara, the rock cutting of Alédjo ( the road passes through a cutting in an enormous rock ), the region of Tamberma, the Naimtougou Falls…) and the Nangbéto Dam with the lake where hippopotamuses live;  Artistic activities: learn the techniques associated with batik, and sculpture;  Cultural activities: percussion ( Djembé drums ) and dancing around the fire;  A day with a family: a day steeped in the daily life of an African family organized around the following themes: animism, putting the village chief on his throne, traditional marriage, a day in the fields.

⚠️ Requirements

: hope to see soon motivated and fexible volunteers .NB: if you are not from organisation member of CCIVS, you'll pay 100 euros more

ℹ️ Additional information

Kpélé Adéta is on the national road N ° 5 and it is at 150 km of lomé the capital of Togo. It is distant from the town of kpalimé of 28 km.

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📅 Available sessions

FAGAD 22

20/12/2017 → 13/01/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 20
♂ 0/10 ♀ 0/10

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–65 years old

Solidarity donation

330.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Adeta, Togo

Togo

🌍 Location info

Local currency

West African CFA Franc (XOF / CFA)

Exchange rate

1 XOF = 0.001531 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:14 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French