Overview of the Project

There are hundreds of poor children who are homeless in Togo . Street children projects focus on getting these children off the street, and providing them with food, shelter and education. Various local educational, recreational and health projects offer support these unfortunate children.

CARD is a home for children from poor and disadvantaged families, orphans or street children. At CARD, the children get attention, love and a bed, food and education in order to reintegrate them into society and to give them the skills to find a job and make their living. Many of the kids/adolescents go to schools in the mornings. So volunteers take care of the smaller children during that time.

Role of Volunteer

Depending on individual skills and interests, volunteers will act as mentors, help children with their homework, and teach English. Volunteers can organize, extra creative curricular activities p roviding them with shelter, food, and education. When the older kids return from school to CARD volunteers take care of them, help them with their homework, give extra lessons if needs or organize activities for the kids. Most activities take part in the afternoons/evenings, on weekends or during school brakes.

Skills/Qualifications

Volunteers who want to work at CARD should have some experience in working with children/teenagers.

Room/Food/Supervision

Global Crossroad manages food and accommodation from the very first day to the last day of the program in collaboration with the local host families involved. Togo foods include rice, fufu, pulses soup, seasonal vegetables, and meat occasionally.

During the teaching project, volunteers will stay with a host family. You will either stay near the center or you will commute to the project every day. You can find the details of arrangement for room/food in placement sheets provided you. Our field staff visits you every 2 weeks and maintains contact by phone or through email with volunteers who are placed in farther locations.

Location Descriptions

Teaching projects are located in located in Kpalimé, a city rich with attractions and sight-seeing opportunities. A relatively young city, Kpalimé was founded at the turn of the 19th century by an Ewe group who lived in the kingdom of King AGOKOLI at Notse. Our volunteer program in Togo offers marvelous opportunities to volunteer abroad while exploring the scenic land of Togo and helping the Togolese people and children.

There will be plenty of time for you to explore Kpalimé and the other places of Togo during orientation. Also, Global Crossroad offers full-day guided tours of Kpalimé as a part of the language program.

Remarks: This itinerary gives a generic picture of daily life but it may vary

Ongoing Togo Volunteer Programs: