📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ASTOVOT is an educational, apolitical, non-profit association, created in 1957. It is recognized as an association of young volunteers and as an NGO. Our goal is to foster and promote local development and the ideas of the International Solidarity. ASTOVOT enables a flow of ideas through International and intercultural exchanges in order to arouse the mutual comprehension and the peace promotion.
💼 What the programme involves
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT
Despite the evolution of new information technologies and communication, the access to these technology tools is still very limited in high schools and universities in Togo. The vast majority of students in schools can’t handle the IT tools. In response to this problem, the NGO ASTOVOT sets up the courses of basic computing skills and internet for three weeks. The modules will be: the discovery of the computer services, the use of a computer, the electronic mail system and the use of social networks.
AIMS OF THE WORKCAMP
Teach Togolese students how to use computer and social networks.
WORK IN THE PROJECT
Reception of the students registered for the formation; Implementation of a training program (discover the computer and other tools, training with the keyboard in Word and Excel, creation of an Email account; Initiation in searching information on the internet; how to use social networks). Evaluation of the training program and handing-over of certificates to the participants. NB: Computers are insufficient for training, the volunteers interested by this workcamp are requested to bring their laptops.
🏠 Accommodation on site
ACCOMMODATION
The housing conditions are generally rudimental. The volunteers will be accommodated together in a single house with several bedrooms (usually 2 to 4 rooms). They will reside near the project site. Volunteers will sleep on mats made out of plastics or straw. But they can buy or bring along small airbeds or little floor-mats, and a mosquito net... In addition to the project activities, the volunteers can organize rides, meetings with local communities, parties and excursions in the surrounding villages. NB: Internet access and Electricity are limited according to areas of the project.
FOOD
Volunteers will cook and eat together their meals. In the kitchen, they will use the local products. There are many various vegetables and fruits in location, so vegetarian and vegan diets can be continued. NB: Clean drinking water available.
📍 About the location
Located approximately 120 km from Lomé, capital of Togo, the town of Kpalimé is a dream location for nature lovers and hikers looking for beautiful mountain landscape, natural waterfalls and tropical flora. With about approximately 105,000 inhabitants, Kpalimé is a touristic town in the Plateaux region. There are many artisanal workshops and retail outlets such as wood sculpture, weaving, wickerwork, decorated calabashes, batiks, painting, pottery, ceramics and mounted butterflies. In addition to the public and administrative offices, the town has a cathedral, a scientific college, and a post-office, as well as several banks, medical centers, pharmacies, cyber-cafés and petrol stations. Kpalimé receives many visitors especially in summer since the local population is very hospitable.