In partnership with

Our partners in this project are the local sections of Kplélé and the village development committees

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Description of the Work

. The objective of this project is to initiate and reinforce the capacities of volunteers wishing to be trained in the field of art.
Indeed, they will work together with trainers, artists and other local volunteers in the various activities planned.
It is also an opportunity to help these women to have an entrepreneurial spirit by supporting them.

Work to do1:
• Learn the techniques of BATIK (printing on canvas sheets, T – shirts, and loincloths (| pagnes…|) ;
• Painting (decorative pictures, canvases….);
• Engraving calabashes;
• Luminous signs ;
• Sculpture on wood and ceramic ;
• Making traditional necklaces of pearls and of baked clay;

Work to do2:
• Learn traditional pottery techniques;
• Research materials (clay, wood, grass and others);
• Pile and make clay usable;
• Make pots, jars, plates and others;
• Make small gifts with children for sale;
• Manufacture of traditional bead and terracotta necklaces.
• Other artists working in other areas can be visited as well
• Day or stay in the village of potters (this will depend on the number of volunteers)
NB
-Volunteer can do the number 1, 2 or both. The camp leader would focus in general motivation and would help everyone for satisfaction.
-At the end of the construction, all the objects will be exposed and resold to the eager ones. The funds collected will be used to support the projects of the children of the FAGAD group, environmental projects and also cleaning up the area.

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Accommodation & Food

Volunteers will be accommodated in the home of FAGAD. There is electricity and water. The toilet and shower are a bit modern. in the bedroom there are beds and mattresses. The internet is possible if people pay the credits.
The food is both Togolese and European. All is done together by volunteers. They are often helped by young people from villages

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Location & Leisure

Kpélé-Adéta is a town of some 15 146 inhabitants. It is the principal settlement of the Kpélé Préfecture and the headquarters of FAGAD are based there. It is situated on the cross roads Kpalimé – Atakpamé , Notsé – Danyi. There is a post office, and police commissariat and a medical – social center.T he nearest hospital is the American Baptiste hospital, 4 kms from Adeta.
Leisure
Cultural activities :
Percussion (Djembé) and dance around the fire
Day with a family; a day of immersion in the life of an African family organized around the following themes: animism, the election of the village chief, traditional marriage, or a day in the field.

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Requirements

hope to see soon motivated and fexible volunteers .NB: if you are not from partener association or from organisation member of CCIVS, you'll pay 70 euros more for registration fees and solidarity funds.
Criminal record for individual without coming from partener association

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Appointment

at the entrance to the airport or contact us for directions and instructions

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Host Organization