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Two Years in Togo
From 1996 to 1998 I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, a tiny country barely touching the coast of West Africa. On this site are a handful of memories from my Peace Corps experience and some tales o… more →
A Handful of Memories
Djon-Djon
Adaeze wrote 1 week ago: Djon-djon; jasmine rice, frozen lima beans As I have stated before, I am now in the nation’s capital … more →
Watching a child learn to read...
Kristin Singhasemanon wrote 1 month ago: First Day of School ..is an amazing experience. I witnessed many of my son’s kindergarten cla … more →
Summer is Over Game
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americanex wrote 2 months ago: Hello, my name is Deborah Garofalo and you may have seen me at the Kherson Oblast Children’s L … more →
Two Years in Togo
mariemcc wrote 3 months ago: From 1996 to 1998 I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, a tiny country barely touching the coast of … more →
IBP is Raising Funds for a Pallet Project in Mozambique
intlbookproject wrote 5 months ago: At IBP, sometimes we get such well-written and specific requests for books that we feel compelled to … more →
Taking responsibilty for U.S. Education
affectacuity wrote 1 year ago: We have the resources, the funders and the connections as a wealthy nation, yet 70% of eighth grader … more →
Whatever Happened to Mimi
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mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: Dogs and cats aren’t common in the villages of Togo nor in the larger towns. Poor people can’t affor … more →
Getting Back to Pagala
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: One of the side benefits to spending several days with Volunteers au village was that it gave the st … more →
Abouma Lamalá
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: One of Pam’s favorite village children in Bitchabé was Abouma Lamalá. He was about five years old an … more →
Up Country Live-Ins With Volunteers
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: Over the next few days we had more meetings about the Peace Corps Volunteer live-ins we were going o … more →
Adventures in Lomé
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: The next day I woke up with a touch of a sore throat. This often happens when I fly. Felt a little t … more →
Arrival in Africa
mariemcc wrote 2 years ago: September 1996 The group of volunteer trainees I was traveling with was met at the Lomé airport by P … more →
Issa's Family
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mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: Issa (top row, far left) is a Muslim mason who lives in Blitta. Here he is with his some of his brot … more →
A Soldier's Battle With Low Tech
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mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: I had not been in Togo long, and on this day I had been escorted by Felix, one of the village school … more →
Da Marie's Chicken
mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: Just before going to Lomé at the end of January 1997, I noticed a very young little black hen in our … more →
Everyday Living
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mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: Not much has changed in Togo for many decades. Modern conveniences such as electricity, telephones a … more →
Settling in at Blitta
mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: My village was Blitta (BLEE-ta), halfway up country on the north-south “highway,” one of … more →
Transportation Africa Style: Bush Taxis
mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: Togo is about the size of West Virginia. The main form of transportation between villages is by taxi … more →
Kuma Adamé
mariemcc wrote 3 years ago: Stagiares in the Rural Community Development group, of which I was one, were lucky enough to spend s … more →
