Fofogan lives with his father and his mother. He is responsible for helping in the kitchen, running errands and cleaning. His father is sometimes employed as a farmer and his mother is sometimes employed. There are 3 children in the family.
Fofogan is not presently attending school. Soccer, singing and playing group games are his favorite activities. He also attends church activities and Bible class regularly.
Please remember Fofogan in your prayers. Your love and support will help him to receive the assistance he needs to grow and develop.
Fofogan lives in the community of Dangbessito, home to approximately 2,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of dirt floors, mud walls and tin or thatched roofs. The primary ethnic group and most commonly spoken language is Ewe.
The regional diet consists of maize, beans, fish, cassava and rice. A common health problem in this area is malaria. Most adults in Dangbessito work as day laborers, in domestic services, on plantations or as subsistence farmers and earn the equivalent of $45 per month. This community needs vocational training, schools, income-generating activities and health centers.
Your sponsorship allows the staff of CDE La Bonte vie Profonde to provide Fofogan with Bible teaching, retreats, choir, hygiene and nutrition education, physical exercises, health screenings, nutritious food, field trips, community service opportunities, tutoring, educational materials and home visits.
Togo is a small country located in Western Africa. Despite its size, it includes several distinct geographic regions: gently rolling savanna in north; hills in the central part of the country; southern plateau; and low coastal plain with many lagoons and marshes. The climate is as diverse as the geography: tropical in the south to semi-arid in the north.
The people of Togo are made up of more than 37 different African tribes, the most prevalent being Ewe, Mina, and Kabre. French is the official language, along with four regional African languages. More than half of the population practices a religion made up of indigenous beliefs, while the remaining are split between Christianity and Islam. Togo's economy is based mostly on commercial and subsistence agriculture, with cotton being the most important cash crop. Cocoa and coffee are exported as well. Togo is also the world's fourth-largest producer of phosphate. Economic instability has lead to 32% of the population in Togo living below the poverty line.
French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Beginning in 1967, Togo was ruled by a military general whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since that time. The RPT still maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon the president's death in 2005, the military installed his son and then engineered his formal election two months later, beginning Togo's transition to a democracy and leading to its first legitimate elections in October 2007. While Togo has a long history of political unrest and has been accused numerous times of human rights violations, recently it has achieved some political stability and recognition in the international community.
Map of Togo
Child's Location: Northwest of Lome
