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For education and sustainable agriculture we support projects in the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Kenia, Mali, Niger, Tanzania and Togo.
This page provides information on our projects in Togo.
Projects in Togo
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Sustainable conservation and food security for 20 villages, Région Maritime 2011-2014
In 20 villages in the very poor southeast of Togo, 4.000 farmers are trained in organic farming and... more
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Sustainable conservation and food security, Région Maritime 2010
In 20 villages in the very poor southeast of Togo, 4.000 farmers are trained in organic farming and... more
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Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, 2010-2012
The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more
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Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, 2009-2010
In the Région des Savanes in Northern Togo, a very poor region, the ecosystem is deteriorating at an... more
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Construction and equipment of a school in Agome Anedi, 2009
Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before, under the supervision of this Togolese... more
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Construction of two schools in Efa and Sofiè, 2009
The R.C. Maagdenhuis Foundation
supports locally initiated small-scale projects in developing countries.
A network of local... more
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Extension and furnishing of a school in Kuma Konda, 2009
Having collaborated with Les Compagnons Ruraux on nature conservation before,
under the supervision of this Togolese... more
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Enlargement of a school in Lomé, 2007-2008
The Een School in Togo Foundation built a private 'model school' for 300 children in Lomé, Togo. The school offers education for children between 6 and... more
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Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, 2007-2009
The IUCN is recovering part of a rainforest that has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but still houses... more
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Project details
 
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Sustainable conservation and food security for 20 villages, Région Maritime, Togo 2011-2014
The R.C. Het Maagdenhuis Foundation has been working with CREMA
(Centre de Recherche et d'Essai de Modeles d'Autopromotion) in Togo since 2003.
Now the project wants to start training 4,000 farmers in the very poor southeast of Togo how to use
organic farming methods to improve the yield and storage of corn. On top of that, a 125-acre area will be
reforested with a total of 125,000 trees and shrubs (macuna and cajanus cajan) that enrich the soil.
The project facilitates extra capacity from CREMA itself and extra attention will be paid to land use
by and land transfer to women. Eventually, nature will be restored and protected, and the life standard
in 20 villages will be structurally improved.
The Turing Foundation contributed €33,000 to the project's
pilotphase
and will also finance the second phase based on those results.
From 2011-2014, the Turing Foundation will contribute €55,000 to the second
part of the project, with the R.C. Het Maagdenhuis Foundation as co-financer.
see also:
CREMA: other projects
Stichting Het R.C. Maagdenhuis: other projects
Sustainable conservation and food security, Région Maritime, Togo
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Sustainable conservation and food security, Région Maritime, Togo 2010
Since 2003, the R.C. Maagdenhuis Foundation has been working with local organization
CREMA (Centre de Recherche et d'Essai de Modeles d'Autopromotion). For this project,
their joint goal is to train 4,000 farmers from the very poor southeast of Togo in organic farming to increase corn produce. Trees will be planted (velvet bean and pigeon pea) for soil enrichment, and the project will also provide a strengthening of CREMA's own capacity. This way, nature will be restored and protected, and the living standard of twenty villages will be structurally improved.
The Turing Foundation will contribute €33,000 to the project.
see also:
CREMA: other projects
Stichting Het R.C. Maagdenhuis: other projects
Sustainable conservation and food security, Région Maritime, Togo 2010-2011
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Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, Togo, 2010-2012
The local organisation Les Compagnons Ruraux works hard to recover the Missahoe forest reserve in Togo.
Based on positive results of earlier forest recovery programmes, 7000 people of five villages will be involved
in a project of 'analogous planting'. New plantings will have almost the same function as rain forests but
will in part consist of economically interesting species, such as coffee, pepper trees and certain fruit trees.
In the third phase of the project, which will last one more year, another 50,000 trees will be planted,
10 information campaigns will be launched, the production of cocoa - which has by now started -
will be certified and 12 volunteers will be trained in forest fire fighting.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation provides funding for this project via IUCN NL,
donating € 44,000. Earlier, the Turing Foundation financed the construction
of two schools in this area.
see also:
LCR: other projects
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Nursery of economically interesting trees for analogous reforestation, Missahoe Forest Reserve, Togo
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Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, Togo, 2009-2010
In the Région des Savanes in Northern Togo, a very poor region, the ecosystem is deteriorating at an alarming pace as a result of uncontrolled (over)exploitation of soil and wood (especially firewood). Animal species are becoming extinct and the forests no longer meet the needs of the people. Local organisation <12>RAFIA (Recherche Appui et Formation aux Initiatives d'Auto Développement) assists rural and other communities in improving their living conditions, for example by the sustainable management of natural resources.
The Turing Foundation donates € 44,000 towards a RAFIA project to construct four 'galeries forestières' and to educate people in sustainable agriculture techniques, using more varied and more productive crops, thus helping approximately 900 households in nine villages. The project will run until August 2010.
see also:
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Restoration and protection of local ecosystems, Région des Savanes, Togo
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Enlargement of a school in Lomé, Togo, 2007-2008
The Een School in Togo Foundation built a private 'model school' for 300 children in Lomé, Togo. Since September 2004, the school offers education for children between 6 and 16 years of age. The foundation's aim is to achieve high quality education, not only by providing additional lessons for pupils, but also by offering continuous refresher courses for teachers.
By contributing € 22,000, the Turing Foundation funds half of the costs of enlarging the school with new classrooms and a library, meaning that it can in the future accommodate 500 pupils.
see also:
Een School in Togo: other projects
Other building projects
The school in Togo
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Sustainable agriculture/forestry in the Missahoe Forest Reserve, Togo, 2007-2009
In Togo, IUCN Nederland works together with the local organisation Les Compagnons Ruraux to recover part of the rainforest. This rainforest has been seriously impoverished due to human activities, but it still houses a very important biodiversity. Based on positive experiences in an earlier forest recovery programme, 7,000 people of five villages will be involved in a project of 'analogous planting'. This means that the new plantings will have almost the same function as the rainforest, but will in part consist of economically interesting species of trees, such as coffee, pepper tree and certain kinds of fruit trees.
The Turing Foundation finances this project, which runs until July 2009 (€ 83,000).
see also:
LCR: other projects
IUCN Nederland: other projects
Missahoe forest reserve, Togo
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