Kindergarten

Assimagble Village Kindergarten

Challenge

In Assiamagble, a small village located in the south ofĀ  the Republic of Togo, there isĀ noĀ infrastructure dedicated to early childhood education.

Solution

We selected on tenderĀ a civil engineering company to build classes with solid materials. WeĀ also recruited a volunteer planterĀ for recycling purposes. A pre-school management committee, with rules of procedure andĀ status, was set up to ensure that the operation could self-financeĀ and the project be sustainable.Ā We supplied allĀ basic equipment needed to care forĀ children (mats, slate, etc.) as well asĀ food for the canteen. OFED has conducted outreach and trainedĀ mothers on the following themes: Family Planning, and Organization and Management of a Micro-enterprise.

The goalĀ  isĀ toĀ generate a gradual change in behavior. Parents will be able to closely monitor their children's education by devoting more time and resources to them, especially girls. Kindergartens contribute to raising the enrollment rates as well as reducingĀ dropout in primary education.