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La biblio Informatique

It works hard at the Community Center ...
Since the beginning of February, a young graduate woman has been recruited by SPESS Togo, in charge of the animation of the Community Center of Sagbadaï, a real progress to ensure the good performance of the Center and to relaunch the activities, meetings, videos, Canal +, library, and multimedia room.
The first photos speak for themselves, and we are delighted to see that the youngest ones answered the call!
 

 

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Association femmes

Women's Association ...
Women are the essential pillars of entrepreneurship and trade in Africa, and it seemed important to us to encourage the creation of a women's association, with the aim of launching projects of general or economic interest.
Now it's been done for a few weeks in Sagbadaï, thanks to a small budget made available by SPESS: the four mothers of scholarship students met recently to make this project a reality, accompanied by a trainer to set up workshops (manufacturing butter, soap making, etc.).
We sincerely hope that other women and mothers will join this group, once the artisanal production techniques have been evaluated!

 

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Nadege avant Nadege apres

News from Nadège ...
Those who follow our Togolese adventures, may remember little Nadège, whom we had met in 2016, in a house opposite Taïrou, and who suffered from very severe malnutrition (barely more than 5 kilos at 15 months ...).
With a very sick and destitute mother, her future was very bleak. Our Association had taken charge of her hospitalisation at the CHR of Sokodé, from where she had left recovered after several weeks of care, before leaving with her mother to another village.
Nadège and her mother have been in Sagbadaï for a few days, and went to the photographer Taïrou for a souvenir photo. Everything is fine !

 

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Esther still improving Esther and her papa

Esther and her dad ...
We are glad to have received photos from Esther after she returned from the hospital. She seems to be in good shape, and the antibiotic treatment should get her back on her feet quickly.
Esther and her dad are happy to meet again!

 

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Les tables et bancs pour Bouzalo

Desks for Bouzalo ...
It was our last promise for the new college in Bouzalo, after the doors were installed 2 weeks ago.
About twenty tables and benches have just been delivered to the college community. Lots of people at the arrival of the delivery truck: the Director, the teachers and the students will be able to settle in better conditions, following the significant increase in middle school students since the re-construction of the permanent college!
Great news for education in Bouzalo ...
And a big thank you to Taïrou for this timely action!

 

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Esther improving pasteur avec Esther

Latest news from Esther!
You remember that little Esther had returned to her family just before Christmas, after 2 weeks of hospitalisation in early December at the hospital in Afagnan, near Lomé.
Care continued at the Puits de Jacob clinic to provide dressings, but we knew that an operation would be essential to reduce the infection.
An operation opportunity arose quickly, following the return of French doctors specializing in maxillofacial surgery at the hospital. So back to Afagnan in mid-January for Esther, this time accompanied by her mother and the faithful Pastor. The operation took place successfully 3 days after her admission ...
Good news ! Esther is allowed to go home, but she will have to follow antibiotic treatment scrupulously for a fortnight. We are looking forward to the photos of her return.
How much effort required from the family and kilometers traveled in difficult conditions to finally catch a glimpse of the little girl's recovery. Esther is not yet fully healed, but we are on the right track ...
A big big thank you to Pastor Sidoine (photo on the left), who spared no effort and did not hesitate to leave his own family for several weeks to help Esther and her family. It does honor to his mission!

 

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Les portes pour CEG Bouzalo

College of Bouzalo ...
Installation of doors for the 4 classes of the college of Bouzalo. A SPESS initiative to protect the furniture and equipment of teachers.
To come, around twenty new benches for a better reception of new college students. More work for our carpenter Tchédré!

 

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Chaises CHR 22122019

Chairs for mothers at CHR (Regional Hospital Center) ...
During her visits to the CHR in Sokodé, Martine noted the very (very) poor condition of the chairs available to mothers in the paediatric department. A situation partially improved a few days ago by the delivery of some solid chairs (in real wood) made by the carpenter Tchédré et fils, and funded by SPESS.
It was Doctor Dossou, paediatrician head of department, who was responsible for ensuring the reception and installation of chairs in the department for mothers ...
The Doctor thanks us warmly and informs us that more will be needed and that babies' beds should also be repainted. Message well received Doctor!

 

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Esther 22122019

Esther and family 22122019

Esther found her mom ...
A few days ago, Esther and her papa, accompanied by the Pastor, returned home to the village of Sagbadaï, after more than 2 weeks of treatment at the hospital in Afagnan.
She was pleased to find her mother who had stayed at home to take care of the little ones.
Care continues at the clinique in Sokodé, under the supervision of paediatrician Anaïs, before a possible follow-up visit to Afagnan. Even if the care provided so far has stabilised the infection, it remains to treat the cause of the disease.
We stay in touch with caregivers and family, and will keep you informed of Esther's progress.
If you wish to make a donation for the treatment of Esther, please specify "To cure Esther" ...

Thanks to Taïrou for the photos.

 

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Esther 1 17122019 Esther 2 17122019

Esther is getting better !!
You remember the story of little Esther, suffering from a very large infection in the jaw, probably badly treated, and that we had come across by chance during a consultation at the Sagbadai dispensary.
SPESS quickly organised and took charge of the emergency care carried out at the private clinique in Sokodé, under the supervision of Anaïs, the paediatrician.
The urgency of a CT scan forced Esther and her dad, accompanied by Pastor Sidoine, to go to Lomé on December 1. Once the CT scan was completed, the family was received on December 2 at the Afagnan hospital in the south of the country for a possible operation by a foreign medical mission. A long trip to the city and a lot of apprehension for people who had never really left Sokodé ...
We contacted the family every day to encourage them to persevere and to follow Esther's prescriptions and care to the letter: the results of the care are very encouraging, and Esther was authorised today to return to her village , which she will join tomorrow via Lomé with the father and the Pastor.
There was finally no operation, we await more precise medical results, but Esther will be able to resume a normal life, at home, under the medical supervision of the Sokodé clinic.
It's a huge relief and a great Christmas story.
Thank you to all the people who facilitated this care, to Sidoine the Pastor who assured with smile the support to the father, to Taïrou and his brother for the help to Lomé, to the pediatrician Anaïs, to our friend the doctor Agbeko, and the medical team of Afagnan and the clinique in Sokodé.
We will remain attentive and watch over Esther's health ...

 

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The SPESS was founded in 2008 in Brittany as a non profit making association to support the disadvantaged and the poor in Togo.
The original idea was to develop a farm and traditional cultures in the small village of Sagbadaï, located 300 kilometers north of the capital Lome in the province of Sokode.

We then focused more on the questions of education and health. In 2012 we started the project of building a solid school building (for primary classes) in order to allow children to be educated in decent conditions. In 2014, we built the college buildings to enable a better continuity between primary and secondary education as many primary-schooled children drop out due to a lack of facilities and finance.

Health is also a main priority and it is imperative to improve the existing local infrastructure to allow access to care for the poor. One of our main projects is to renovate the old and dilapidated dispensary in Sagabadaï. They have no running water, no electricity and no real equipment.