ASTO 05: « STOP A L’USAGE DES STUPÉFIANTS CHEZ LES JEUNES »

Name: ASTO 05: « STOP A L’USAGE DES STUPÉFIANTS CHEZ LES JEUNES »
Start: 2024-07-27
End: 2024-08-17
Location: Kpalime, Togo

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Togo Education Social work Education Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The NGO Association Togolaise des Volontaires au Travail (ASTOVOT) has more than 60 years of experience in international voluntary service. Each year, it welcomes many volunteers from all over the world on short, medium and long term volunteer projects (3 weeks to 12 months) in Togo. These projects allow the national volunteers (about 200) to work hand in hand with the international volunteers and to create a real intercultural exchange throughout the year. ASTOVOT is a member of the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVSUNESCO) and of the Network of Africa Voluntary Organizations (NAVO), and is in partnership with several volunteer organizations in Europe, Asia, the United States, Canada and Africa. Its projects focus on community development through the promotion of education and citizenship, health, social, environmental protection and intercultural learning, renovation and construction of socio-community infrastructures.

💼 What the programme involves

In Togo, the use of narcotics such as cannabis and Tramadol has become a real scourge because of the serious dependence it creates among Togo's adolescents and young people, especially students in the 12-24 age group. In Kpalimé, drug use is on the increase in almost every district of the town. Today, this scourge in schools and neighbourhoods is almost a public health problem, accompanied by violence and failure at school among adolescents and young people, as detox centres are virtually non-existent. Through this project, ASTOVOT wants to launch a door-to-door and public awareness (information and education) programme aimed at adolescents and young people in the neighbourhoods of Kpalimé on the dangers of drugs. OBJECTIVE To contribute to reducing the rate of consumption of psychoactive substances among adolescents and young people in the neighbourhoods of the town of Kpalimé through an information and education programme; Produce a report and/or a plea at the end of the awareness-raising programme to the relevant authorities to effectively combat drug use in the town of Kpalimé; TASKS TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE VOLUNTEERS : Identify targets in the different districts of the town of Kpalimé; Set up an awareness-raising programme (topics to be covered, planning, tools); Preparation and design of awareness-raising tools; Implementation of door-to-door and public awareness campaigns; Organisation of a small football gala with young people and follow-up of awareness-raising sessions; For ASTOVOT, the aim is to adopt an efficient approach to communicating with young people, using new technologies to raise awareness of the harmful effects of drugs on public health and safety. The project will not be limited to a short-lived awareness campaign. Action is also planned to establish and strengthen anti-drug committees within the communities and authorities concerned. WORKING TOOLS : • Audiovisual aids: prevention campaigns on drug use or driving under the influence of drugs; • Documentaries on the effects of drugs on the brain and the risks of addiction; • Sketch by a comedian p

🏠 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 means that volunteers have to 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.

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🍲 Food

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 means that volunteers have to 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.

📍 About the location

Kpalimé is about an hour and a half's drive from Lomé and is set in a beautiful natural environment. 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 centre, home to a large number of artists and craftsmen: woodcarvers, batikeur, potters, weavers, calabash-makers, etc. The many "nature" walks and hikes take you along the paths to discover the daily life of the local people, who live mainly from agriculture.

🎒 Leisure activities

Alongside the main activities of the workcamp, other activities are organized such as discovery walks, hikes, festive outings, and cultural encounters. These activities enable volunteers to come into contact with the local population and discover Togolese culture. During the weekends, group excursions are organized by the volunteers and their leaders to discover the tourist sites in the region where the work camp is taking place. Please note that expenses related to excursions and outings are not included in the participation fees. However, the association can facilitate or negotiate transportation for volunteers on outings or excursions.

⚠️ Requirements

This project requires specific qualities from volunteers: motivation, patience, team spirit, solidarity, sharing and listening,

ℹ️ Additional information

The NGO ASTOVOT, like all associations in Togo, receives no subsidy from the Togolese government. It is the volunteers' participation fees that enable ASTOVOT to finance its projects. The cost of participation in volunteer work camps is €220 per person for 2 to 3 weeks. This contribution covers: accommodation costs; food; accompaniment of the group; administrative costs; purchase of materials and equipment for the project, and other steps involved in setting up volunteers on the project site. The funds contributed by the volunteers are divided as follows: 3/4 for the organisation of project activities and 1/4 for the administrative management of ASTOVOT. The languages of the project are French and then English. However, we recommend that volunteers who are not French-speaking have a basic knowledge of French before they arrive, as the official language of Togo is French. The vast majority of local volunteers and local communities have a very poor level of English.

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📅 Available sessions

ASTO 05

27/07/2024 → 17/08/2024

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–75 years old

Solidarity donation

220.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

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: 21:57 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English French