ASTO 01: « ESPACE AGRO- ECOLOGIQUE ET PERMACULTURE »
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About the project
ASTO 01: « ESPACE AGRO- ECOLOGIQUE ET PERMACULTURE »
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The NGO Association Togolaise des Volontaires au Travail (ASTOVOT) has more than 60 years' experience
in international volunteer service. Every year, it welcomes numerous volunteers from the four corners of the world on its various short-, medium- and long-term volunteering projects. These projects enable national volunteers (around 200) to rub shoulders with international volunteers and create a real intercultural exchange throughout the year. A member of the Comité de Coordination du Service Volontaire International (CCSVI- UNESCO) and the Network of Africa Voluntary Organisations (NAVO), ASTOVOT works in partnership with several volunteer organisations in Europe, Asia, the USA, Canada and Africa. Its projects focus on community development through the promotion of education and citizenship, health, social, environmental protection and intercultural learning, as well as the renovation and construction of socio-community infrastructures.
💼 What the programme involves
Espace Agro-Ecologique is a place to learn, recharge, meet and share. It has been an initiative of the NGO ASTOVOT for several years, promoting agroecology and safeguarding biodiversity. This small farm, set in a wooded environment with a small river nearby, is home to a market gardening plot, where a variety of organic vegetables are grown for local consumption. Every summer, the immersion stays make the techniques and practices of agro-ecology accessible to all, on a garden scale. Over the years, this volunteer workcamp has become a genuine solidarity program, designed to raise awareness and pass on agro-ecological values and techniques to national and international volunteers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is generally rudimentary, simple and specific to the project location. On site, volunteers are accommodated in groups of three or four people per room. The number of people per room depends on the volunteers' collective organization. Depending on the location, volunteers may use dry toilets and showers without water inside. This implies that volunteers will fetch water fetch water from a fountain or well. The association provides volunteers with plastic or foam mats. Volunteers with sleeping bags can bring them with them if possible. Access to drinking water on site. On the other hand, access to electricity and internet may be limited depending on the village. This is due respectively to regular load shedding and difficulties in accessing the internet network.
🍲 Food
During the workcamp, the volunteers will cook their own meals. An internal organization will create alternating groups to carry out the various domestic tasks, including cooking. Food products used for cooking are sometimes imported, local and organic. Each volunteer's diet will be taken into account when preparing meals. Volunteers will have access to tropical fruits such as bananas, oranges, pineapples, mangoes, avocados, papayas...etc.
📍 About the location
Kpalimé is about 1h30 drive from Lomé and is set in a beautiful natural environment.
beauty. Located in south-west Togo, the area surrounding the town is lush and fertile, encircled by thickly-wooded hills, deep valleys and small farming villages. Kpalimé is also the country's most important craft center, home to a large number of artists and craftsmen.
artists and craftsmen: woodcarvers, batikeur, potters, weavers, calabash makers, etc.
numerous nature walks and hikes lead you along paths to discover the daily life of local
the daily lives of local people, who live mainly from agriculture.
🎒 Leisure activities
In addition to the site's main activities, other events are organized, such as discovery walks, hikes, festive outings and cultural encounters. These activities enable volunteers to come into contact with the local population, as well as
Togolese culture. During weekends, group excursions are organized by volunteers and their leaders to
to discover tourist sites in the region where the workcamp is taking place. It should be noted excursions and outings are not included in the participation fees in the participation fee. However, the association can facilitate or negotiate transportation for volunteers on outings or excursions.
⚠️ Requirements
This project requires certain qualities from volunteers: motivation, patience, team spirit, solidarity, sharing and listening, sensitivity to environmental protection.
🤝 Meeting point
There is an infosheet (detailed description sheet) for each project, containing information on
conditions of participation, contacts, information on pre-trip preparations, welcome
pre-trip preparations, welcome, transport, accommodation, planning of project activities...
activities, etc. The infosheet is sent individually to volunteers after they have registered for the
projects.
ℹ️ Additional information
The measures in force and the steps to take to be able to travel to Togo are
on this website: https://voyage.gouv.tg/
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ASTO 01
01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 01/01/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 XAF
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kpalime, 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: 21:31 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
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