Togo is twice the size of Maryland and has over 6m people, many of which live in poor rural areas and do not have access
to computers or the Internet. In fact less than 5% of the total population have access to computers ( compared to >75%
in the USA ), with children in villages being even more disadvantaged. To address this growing disparity ( or "digital
divide" ) the Togo Internet Village project was established in 2009 to help deliver facilities, equipment and training
to the Village Children of Togo.
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| Children begin training in the temporary facility |
Togo is known as the "Smile of Africa"
because of its friendly people, demonstrated below by these children from the village of Vo Pedakondji.
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| Smile of Africa |
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| First teachers & students @ the Cyber Cafe, Vo Pedakonji |
In partnership with local sponsors including village schools and funded by charitable donations, the initial
phase of the project is underway to establish and operate the first "Cyber Cafe" in the rural village
of Vo Pedakondji in South East Togo. The temporary facility opened in July 2009 and working through the local schools
has begun teaching basic computing to over 1000 children in the region. Based on the succesful operation of this facility and
additional fund raising, further phases are planned to bring this opportunity to many more children in rural Togo villages.
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| A typical Village home in Vo Pedakonji |
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