📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
FAGAD
💼 What the programme involves
3. Theme :Protection and enhancement of Unesco word heritage: koutammakou ( Action for sustainability)
Project « Action for sustainability » initiated by the World Patrimony of UNESCO and the Coordination Committee of Voluntary International Service (CCVIS). It targets the promotion and permanence of the art and culture of the Batammariba in terms of space and time by way of the social - cultural touristic and artistic elements special to these people. To allow the population to live well on the site with projects designed to last a long time.
Work to be done :
Animation ( stories and guessing games, singing and traditional dances, concerts of music of Tamberma inspiration, theatre, literary competitionin tamari, games, sports, leisure activities );
Exhibition and sale ( artisanal products; pottery, basket - work, jewelry in grass and in stone, sculpture );
Conferences and debates ( classification of the site ; advantages and problems, the Tata; history and sociology of the Tamberma people, contributions and social – cultural and economic perspectives of the tamari people in the development of Togo );
Maintenance of ancient replanted woodlands;
replanting trees;
Restoring work on the new method of building tatas (with the students of the African School of Architectural and Urbanistic Trades we are trying to find another way to build tatas to meet the needs of the population of today to avoid the
🏠 Accommodation on site
Provided in school or public buildings, group accommodation. Food is provided.
📍 About the location
Koutammakou, in the region of the Batammariba is 500 kms² and is composed of 4 cantons: Nadoba ( Kounadowou ), Koutougou, Warengo et Agbonté. Nadouba is some 620 kms from Lomé, in the north of Togo. The site was classified as a element in the World Patrimony of UNESCO in 2004. Benin is 4 kms from Nadoba. The Batammariba are farmers and hunters. They live in houses of clay bricks in the foem of a little castle, Tata, based on a special form of architecture. The language spoken by the Batammariba is called Ditammari which, by way of deformation, has become Tamberma. The prinipal belief of the Batammariba is animism. Fetishes, which they adore and are to be found at the entry to the Tatas, are in diverse forms. In accordance with the form, they can represent simultaneously thior ancestors with whom they communicate; the major exploits of hunters; members of the family still alive; the different ceremonies. -- Touristic sites to visit: Undertake a walking excursion to discover Koutammakou ; visit the tatas and the fetish tree ; visit Benin ; visit the animal park of Sarakawa: Possibility to discover southern Togo; excursion on Mount Agou ( the highest summit in Togo; 986 m ); Aného, town on the way to Benin whence it is possible to take an excursion to Togoville by way of a trip on Lake Togo, one of the largest in Togo and explore Togoville. Situated 22 kms from Togoville is the lake dedicated to sacred crocodiles and the site of thephosphate mine.
Touristic sites to
ℹ️ Additional information
Extra fee to pay on arrival at the camp : 230