Togo

DVV International has worked in Togo since the end of 2020, managing its activities through the country office in Lomé. The conceptual focus of DVV International in Togo lies on strengthening adult learning and education policy as well as helping to mobilise more resources for adult and non-formal education. The aim is to promote an integrated adult learning and education (ALE) system in the West African country and to support national and regional institutions in recognising the importance of ALE in their policies and practices. DVV International works together with the Ministry of Solidarity, Equality, Family and Child Protection. Tangible measures for the work of DVV International in Togo were defined and coordinated on the basis of an inventory of the national ALE system, carried out hand in hand with important state and civil society actors.

Main focus of work

DVV International is committed to empowering state and civil society actors to take concrete steps to develop and expand essential components of the ALE system. In this endeavour, DVV International sets the following priorities in Togo:

• Strengthening the legal basis for adult learning and education:A management information system for collecting data to monitor the adult education policy strategy, which is aligned with the national development plan, is being developed and tested. Efforts are underway, in collaboration with government and non-governmental actors, to mobilize resources for adult education. A consultation mechanism brings together government and non-governmental actors in adult education to develop and implement joint proposals.
• Promoting ALE centres: Nationwide, 16 centers are supported through extensive capacity-building efforts. This includes professional development for teaching staff, networking and advocacy, as well as the development of educational programs and competency assessment procedures
• Strengthening educational programmes in the selected municipalities: This includes not only programs for functional literacy, particularly for women, but also ensuring financial sustainability in local communities by establishing adult education budgets within municipal budgets.

Partners

The main partner at the national level is the Ministry of Solidarity, Equality, Family, and Child Protection, which houses the General Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education (Direction Générale de l’Alphabétisation et de l’Éducation Non-formelle). At the local level, model community education centers are being established and expanded in a total of eleven municipalities. These are located in all regions of the country.