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| Photographer: Jenny Matthews |
| Welcome to Plan Togo
Togo is a small Sub-Saharan country located on the coastline of Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, and bordered by three countries: Benin (East), Burkina (North) and Ghana (West).
The primary source of livelihood is subsistence agriculture which is the main economic activity in Togo, employing about 70% of the total labour force.
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A World Day for Children’s tale
On Sunday November the 19th of the year 2006, the people from Sotouboua in Togo were woken up by Radio Cosmos, the local radio recalled the activities that were to take place that day. |
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Plan continues its fight against intestinal parasites
Part of Plan's Togo School Health project, co-financed by the Japanese and Korean governments, the deworming campaign will make yet another important contribution helping to advance the child's rights to education and health at country level. |
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Plan's work
In the areas where Plan works, the annual income averages just £44 per person. The effects of poverty have a particularly devastating effect on children. Almost half of the population in Togo are less than 15 years old.
Plan has been striving since 1988 to make differences in the lives of children in Togo in the areas of health, water and sanitation, education, and protecting and promoting children's rights. Country statistics
| Country: |
TOGO |
| Population: |
4,909,000 (2003) |
| Capital City: |
Lome |
| National Language: |
French |
| Per capita income: |
US$ 310/year (2003) |
| Life expectancy: |
50 years (2003) |
| Access to safe water: |
51% (2002) |
| Adequate sanitation facilities: |
34% (2002) |
| Under 5 Mortality Rate: |
140/1,000 live births (2003) |
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| Source: |
State of the World's Children Report 2005 (published by UNICEF) |
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