The world does not remain motionless and the needs and interests of the children change. Our projects more than ever are centralized on the children with or without disabilities. ASTOVOT knows that children can and must take an increasingly active part in the processes of development at community level, "the child is the father of the man" said English poet Wordsworth. ASTOVOT wants to encourage the children, "to show us their dreams, to forget forever how things are today". It is accordingly that we want to develop in the children their potential of comprehension and resolution of problems by the implementation of socio-educational activities. Through it, children should be able to allow an awakening and a responsibilisation of the community on the identified priority problems. It is thus logical that children are listened to, that their positions are taken seriously and that they are drawn to cause their own changes. Also children have an immense capacity to learn but especially to teach with their peers just like with their elders.
General objective:
To support children development through instructive and ludic activities.
Specific objectives:
- To organize playing activities with the children. - To allow children to spend useful holidays. - To allow children to take an increasingly active share in the process of development on the level of their community. - To mobilize and frame the children in various workshops according to their age - folk tales, music, newspaper, environment, theatre, gym and sports. - To support psychologically and materially, mentally handicapped children.
This kind of workcamp is open to volunteers who are able to work with children and will be capable to accept their particularities. They will have to supervise the children and lead them by giving them general knowledge and notions on health through games and playful situations that will educate them. The children in that way will be able to discover another way of learning.
General activities:
The activities generally consist in leading the children in the different groups, eg. drawing, painting and modelling group; singing and dancing group; singing and dancing group; tales and sketches group, etc. The volunteers will work five hours in the morning. They are free in the afternoon when they can exchange their knowledge with the local population. Volunteers are invited to carry with them some games and anything that can contribute to lead the children. They can even present typical cultural aspects of their countries (songs, dances, games). The volunteers can also participate in community activities as sensitization about how to promote local development about hygiene and environment protection in their free time.
Language:
a basic level of French is obligatory.
Hosting fee:
131,000 FCFA, about 200 euros to be paid on arrival.
Mentally disabled children are neglected in our local community. They do not have a good situation in our society and are not well cared enough by their families. The goal of the organisation ENVOL is to help the disabled child to integrate society by sending them to school and giving them professional training according to their qualifications. ENVOL tries to provide better conditions to the children which can help them to lead a better life. ASTOVOT remarked that children do not have enough care during the summer holidays and their health is also often not good. It is therefore important to take action for the good education and training of those children in order to secure them the best possible future. This workcamp was initiated by ASTOVOT in partnership with ENVOL to struggle against the degradation of their situation during holidays. Everybody who likes to work with this particular type of children and is devoted to their cause, can join this project.
Work:
Volunteers will participate in activities such as guiding the children in different activities; working with the children in different workshops (eg. modelling, drawing, playing games, telling tales and songs, dance and music, etc). Volunteers should present typical cultural aspects of their country and can participate in community activities, such as awareness raising on how to promote local development; hygiene; environment protection, etc.
Accommodation:
The volunteers will be housed together by the village community at the location of the workcamp.
Location:
ASTO/07 - The town of Atakpamé is located between the towns of Akposso and Mono. It is the chief town of the Area of the Plates made up of more than 9 prefectures. It is one of the most important cities of Togo. Surrounded by several hills, at an altitude of 500 m. It was a place of commercial exchanges between the people of the coastal regions of the Golf of Benin and those of the interior. The customs and habits are truly preserved in this region, where clans have one or more divinities to which sacrifices are offered. A great way for better knowing the African culture, discovering how Togo managed to preserve its authentic and traditional character.
ASTO/08 - The town of Kpalimé inhabits around 80 000 people. Here, you can find a post-office, telephone, fax, internet, a hospital, a market, banks, video clubs, hotels, bars and restaurants that offer traditional as well as European food and a swimming pool. It is a friendly town situated in 250m altitude. We will visit the arts centre and the weaving-ateliers of Kpalimé. Taking the route to Kpando up the mountains, you are passing cascades, woods of teak and lush vegetation. After some 11km, one reaches Kloto in 600m altitude. One can make a stop in the comfortable campement where a restaurant, bar and sculptures can be found. Passing some goats, you reach Missahohé, a picturesque site dominated by the Mount Kloto (960m), from where you have magnificent views over Kpalimé and Mount Agou. One can ask to visit the Chateau Hausberg, promenade through the beautiful forest of Yoh and see its cascades, numerous flowers, pineapples, wild mangoss, bananas, oranges, avocados.
Arrival:
Volunteers must be in Kpalimé at ASTOVOT's offices at 8am the first day of the project, so please plan on arriving at least the day before if not earlier. Volunteers will be met at the airport IF the volunteer emails arrival details at least a week prior to the start of the project.
Language:
Basic French language skills are required for this project.
Hosting Fee:
131,000 FCFA, the equivalent of 200 EUR payable upon arrival.
Hosting fee:
131,000 FCFA, about 200 euros to be paid on arrival.
Mentally disabled children are neglected in our local community. They do not have a good situation in our society and are not well cared enough by their families. The goal of the organisation ENVOL is to help the disabled child to integrate society by sending them to school and giving them professional training according to their qualifications. ENVOL tries to provide better conditions to the children which can help them to lead a better life. ASTOVOT remarked that children do not have enough care during the summer holidays and their health is also often not good. It is therefore important to take action for the good education and training of those children in order to secure them the best possible future. This workcamp was initiated by ASTOVOT in partnership with ENVOL to struggle against the degradation of their situation during holidays. Everybody who likes to work with this particular type of children and is devoted to their cause, can join this project.
Work:
Volunteers will participate in activities such as guiding the children in different activities; working with the children in different workshops (eg. modelling, drawing, playing games, telling tales and songs, dance and music, etc). Volunteers should present typical cultural aspects of their country and can participate in community activities, such as awareness raising on how to promote local development; hygiene; environment protection, etc.
Accommodation:
The volunteers will be housed together by the village community at the location of the workcamp.
Location:
ASTO/07 - The town of Atakpamé is located between the towns of Akposso and Mono. It is the chief town of the Area of the Plates made up of more than 9 prefectures. It is one of the most important cities of Togo. Surrounded by several hills, at an altitude of 500 m. It was a place of commercial exchanges between the people of the coastal regions of the Golf of Benin and those of the interior. The customs and habits are truly preserved in this region, where clans have one or more divinities to which sacrifices are offered. A great way for better knowing the African culture, discovering how Togo managed to preserve its authentic and traditional character.
ASTO/08 - The town of Kpalimé inhabits around 80 000 people. Here, you can find a post-office, telephone, fax, internet, a hospital, a market, banks, video clubs, hotels, bars and restaurants that offer traditional as well as European food and a swimming pool. It is a friendly town situated in 250m altitude. We will visit the arts centre and the weaving-ateliers of Kpalimé. Taking the route to Kpando up the mountains, you are passing cascades, woods of teak and lush vegetation. After some 11km, one reaches Kloto in 600m altitude. One can make a stop in the comfortable campement where a restaurant, bar and sculptures can be found. Passing some goats, you reach Missahohé, a picturesque site dominated by the Mount Kloto (960m), from where you have magnificent views over Kpalimé and Mount Agou. One can ask to visit the Chateau Hausberg, promenade through the beautiful forest of Yoh and see its cascades, numerous flowers, pineapples, wild mangoss, bananas, oranges, avocados.
Arrival:
Volunteers must be in Kpalimé at ASTOVOT's offices at 8am the first day of the project, so please plan on arriving at least the day before if not earlier. Volunteers will be met at the airport IF the volunteer emails arrival details at least a week prior to the start of the project.
Language:
Basic French language skills are required for this project.
Hosting Fee:
131,000 FCFA, the equivalent of 200 EUR payable upon arrival.
Hosting fee:
131,000 FCFA, about 200 euros to be paid on arrival.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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