After our 8th distribution, this one in the central plateau region a few kilometres from one of the schools that we did a distribution at last year, we took the time on our way back to Lome to visit a “Support Education Togo” or SET school that our OVP helped build this past year in Bedjeme.
We did a distribution at the school in April 2017, and it only had three brick classrooms at that time, the rest being open air classrooms with a thatched roof. There were 400 students at the school then. Last July, Action Enfance et Developpement (AED) Togo and SET contracted to have three new classrooms built. The project was completed in only three (3) months. The new classrooms currently hold 180 students, but they hope to raise that number to 240 students in fall with the addition of another teacher. We talked with the two principals of the school and some of the teachers. They are very thankful for the new school building because it means so much for the villagers and their children in this very remote area of Togo.
We also saw some of last year’s bedkit recipients near the school. They were working in the fields helping their families with planting the new corn crops and yam crops – all being done by hand. The children were easily recognizable because their distinctive SCAW clothing that we gave them last year. We did not have the opportunity to see inside the mud and thatched homes that they live, but we will be visiting more recipients tomorrow as well as the tailor who makes the skirts and shorts for the children who receive a bedkit.
For the children,
Bill SergeantTeam Togo 2018
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