Long-term projects

Building project of six permanent classrooms and storage rooms
for the Highschool of Amoussou Kope Village (Togo)

Dates of realization :  from August to October 2009.
Beneficiary :  Amoussou Kope Community Highschool.
Location :  Amoussou Kope Village, Agou Prefecture, 80 Km (50 miles) North-West of                 Lome.
Amoussou Kope Village population :  about 3,800 locals.

After the volunteers of AS-OISOU carried out a renovation mission in July of 2007, we created strong relations with the village community. For this reason, they entrusted us the task of building six permanent classrooms in their high school.

Amoussou Kope Highschool, which was inaugurated in October of 2004, was constructed with temporary materials (like tree trunks and leaves). According to a report from local authorities students going into high school choose to drop out because of the lack of facilities, or their deterioration. But other factors also push the young to stop their studies.

Indeed, the attendance of classes is affected directly by the results of harvests, and by the needs for field work. A bad harvest often leads a part of the students to give up school. Those who actually manage to reach the last year of middle school give up before or after their graduation exam because of the prohibitive costs.

For all these reasons, and to encourage the young to continue their studies, we work in close collaboration with the Village Committee for the Development on the construction of six permanent classrooms and storage rooms giving secure space to stock the Highschool equipment and supplies. To be constructed with brick walls, wood frames, and a tiled roof.

Amoussou Kope Highscool in numbers :
Number of students : 160
(First year = 105 students, Second year = 47 students, Last year = 8 students)
Numbers of classrooms : 5 (currently)
Teachers : 9 among which 6 are tenured

Project justification :
This project of school constuction will allow to :
     - support and contribute to the efforts of the village community,
     - hold courses in an appropriate environment,
     - increase the interest of students for their courses,
     - spare the students of interruptions to their courses, due to natural disasters and
       bad weather (bushfire, wind, rain),
     - allow teachers to stock the school equipment securely,
     - contribute to the long-term development of the environment,
     - struggle against illiteracy,
     - encourage the pupils to continue their graduate studies.

Sources of finance for our project : partners, donations, sponsorship.
This project can be carried out only thanks to the grants we receive, and to the generosity of AS-OISOU’s members. Amoussou Kope Highschool, its pupils and teachers rely on you !

Special thanks to several partners :
The French Embassy in Togo,
The Association of Young Locals from Amoussou Kope in Lome,
The Village Committee for the Development of Amoussou Kope,
The Paris City Hall.

We are also searching for the support of the Department of Togolese Education, and donations from private institutions.

If you want to contribute to the developments of this project, either financially or physically, please refer to « Support Us »

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Mockup of the project

Mockup of Amoussou Kope Highschool, created by Anna Aubry, student in School of Architecture, and active member of AS-OISOU.

Drawings and graphic design of the Highschool, created by Rodolphe de Warenghien, architect and active member of AS-OISOU.

See the pictures here.