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| From Togo Photo Album 2009 |
It was made very obvious to us why SCAW has brought us to Togo. We saw homes that were single-room, mud-walled houses. These houses were stifling hot and dark. There was a simple entrance door and no windows for ventilation. The six Canadians found it difficult to believe that a family of as many as eight individuals could live in conditions such as these.
We were greeted by the parents and the children with smiles of gratitude and thanks. The mattress that is part of the bedkit will provide the children in these homes with the opportunity to sleep in a proper bed for the first time in their lives.
We were struck by the fact that these homes did not have safe drinking water. A large cistern collects rainwater which quickly becomes rancid.
It reminded us of our good fortune to live in Canada.
Kathy et l'équipe Togo
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