Renovation of the dispensary and HIV/AIDS sensitization
Togo
Renovation
Social work
Renovation
Social work
Fixed dates
About the project
Renovation of the dispensary and HIV/AIDS sensitization
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The NGO Association Togolaise des Volontaires au Travail (ASTOVOT) has more than 60 years of experience in the service of international volunteering and especially in the field of intercultural exchanges between young people from all countries of the world. Every year, it welcomes many volunteers from all over the world to Togo for its various short, medium and long-term volunteer projects (3 weeks to 12 months) as part of international solidarity actions. A founding member of the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS-UNESCO), ASTOVOT is in partnership with several volunteer organizations in Europe, Asia and Canada. The projects focus on community development through education, health, the environment and intercultural learning. These projects are open to anyone who has acquired significant knowledge and skills related to the mission, wishing to enrich their experience and contribute their professional know-how. Our overall objective is to contribute to the development of the people involved in the projects and the beneficiary communities.
💼 What the programme involves
This project is part of small developpment project and renovation of social and health infrastructure initiated each summer by the ONG ASTOVOT to contribute to the improvement of the living environment in rural aeras. The choice of the village of Agomé Tomégbé is based on a diagnosis carried out by the ASTOVOT coordination team and the village development committee (CVD). It’s a isolated village in the prefecture of Kloto. The village's social facilities or infrastructure are really dilapidated. The inside and outside of the dispensary are very degraded. This project will allow the building to be renovated with painting and masonry work. In addition to the renovation activities, volunteers with the dispensary staff, will also organize « door-to-door » and public awareness campaigns on the fight against IST/AIDS in the village.
Aims of project
Global objective :
The objective of this summer camp is to contribute to the improvement of social and health infrastructures in rural areas through the renovation of the Agomé Tomégbé dispensary.
Specific objectives :
- Develop and renovate the health centre building (painting and masonry);
- Organize outings and awareness sessions on the fight against IST/AIDS;
- Promote intercultural exchanges between volunteers and the local population.
Work
- The volunteers will set up the health centre site ; clean and put the paint inside and
outside the building;
- The volunteers will also participate in some masonry work;
- They will plan awareness actions on STI/AIDS prevention, identify targets, prepare
awareness tools, organize outings and awareness sessions in the village and its surroundings;
- The volunteers will organize cultural activities to facilitate exchanges and cohesion around the project
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation
Housing conditions are generally basic (especially in rural areas). The group is housed together in a house in which the volunteers have to share the rooms (usually 2 to 4 rooms). We have small mattresses and plastic mats that will be used as bedding for the volunteers. Because housing is often not equipped with beds. However, volunteers can provide small air mattresses or small floor mats, sleeping bags, mosquito nets ...etc.
Food
Volunteers prepare their own meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) on site. The dishes are varied and diverse with local and imported ingredients provided. However, the diet of each volunteer is respected and taken into account in the preparation of the meals. During the international days decreed on the workcamp, each group of volunteers (Europeans or Togolese) can present a typical dish from their country or continent.
📍 About the location
Leisure
As part of the international workcamp, several activities are organized: discovery walks, hikes, festive outings, cultural meetings. These activities allow volunteers to get in touch with local populations but also to discover Togolese culture.
During the weekends, group excursions are organized to discover the tourist sites of the region where the construction site is located. It should be noted that the participation (transport, visiting fees and other costs) of these activities are covered by the volunteers themselves.
NB : Internet access and electricity are limited depending on the project areas.
ℹ️ Additional information
Leisure
As part of the international workcamp, several activities are organized: discovery walks, hikes, festive outings, cultural meetings. These activities allow volunteers to get in touch with local populations but also to discover Togolese culture.
During the weekends, group excursions are organized to discover the tourist sites of the region where the construction site is located. It should be noted that the participation (transport, visiting fees and other costs) of these activities are covered by the volunteers themselves.
NB : Internet access and electricity are limited depending on the project areas.
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28/07/2020 → 17/08/2020
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–90 years old
Solidarity donation
200.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Lomé, 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: 22:12 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
French