Togo recorded its first positive case on March 5, 2020. Faced with the spread of cases across the country but especially in Lomé the capital, see figure 1, and in order to contain the virus, the Togolese government has taken urgent measures comprising several components. The flagship measures were the establishment of a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the cities with the partial closure of borders and the closure of schools, universities, places of worship and restaurants and bars.
These various measures have had enormous economic and social consequences, especially with the most vulnerable groups. The education sector was not spared either, the start of the school year usually scheduled for September in Togo has been seen postponed to November in order to allow parents to prepare economically and ensure the return to school of their children. Aware of the difficulty of the population facing the beginning classes, the DZIDZO association has decided to initiate an activity of free distribution of school kits to vulnerable populations in urban, peri-urban and rural areas in Togo.
Find the full report and the selection and composition criteria for the school kits here
POSITIVE FALLS FOR DZIDZO
- Familiarization between DZIDZO and beneficiary communities;
- Consolidation of the partnership between DZIDZO and the beneficiary communities;
- Identification of community relays of the association in the localities (in appendix);
- Increased visibility of the DZIDZO association.
CONCLUSION
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of poor communities. What required urgent interventions on the part of governments but also of actors associative.
In Togo, the DZIDZO Association, although it is newly created, is counted among the actors who have worked in the fight against this pandemic.
This second outing in terms of support for the youngest allowed the DZIDZO team to deepen ties with the community.
The communities greeted this initiative with joy and hope to see the DZIDZO team again in the near future to jointly meet the challenges of their development. localities.
DZIDZO intends to give itself the means to continue the work it has just started for the well-being of the populations it must thus take the measure of the enormity of the work that is waiting to do an enormous job of mobilizing resources in order to be able to support these populations.
