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Please join us for the Friends of Togo/Les Amis du Togo Annual Pot Luck, Meeting, and Election of the Board of Directors on Sunday, July 9 from 1 to 5 p.m. (meeting will begin at 2 p.m.) at Fort Ward Park (Picnic Area 6) 4301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, Virginia USA. THIS IS FOT'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY -- SO COME ON OUT & HELPS US CELEBRATE!!!! Bring something to drink (beer & wine OK), something to grill, and a dish to share. We'll supply the fires. Also, let me know if you would like to join the FOT board of directors or if you have an item you wish discussed at the meeting. The event is free and all are invited!! -- in case of rain, we'll relocate to 2 W. Glendale Ave. For questions or more information contact:
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A great site to browse. Brought back a lot of fun memories. Well done!
Fred D., dowson4@optonline.net
Friday, May 20, 2005 at 23:56:49 (EDT) |
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Nice Website
Rob, rsixmessagenet@yahoo.com
Friday, April 29, 2005 at 08:54:58 (EDT) |
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Come All, Come All!
You are invited to the Annual FOT Meeting & Potluck scheduled for Sunday, June 26 at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria, Virginia USA.
Election of the 2005-06 FOT Board of Directors will take place during the meet, greet and eat event. Please contact me if you are interested in joining the FOT Board or have an agenda item you wished discussed.
Bring a dish to share, something to grill and drinks. Families and friends welcomed! I hope to see you there.
For more information contact Ruth Reeder at rreeder@verizon.net
Ruth Reeder, rreeder@verizon.net
Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 06:52:11 (EDT) |
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I'm looking for a Togolese lady called "Prinzessin aus Togo" who visited Beilngries, Germany in the past 3 years. I would be glad to hear from you.
Alexandra, cherry@cbfmail.com
Monday, April 11, 2005 at 05:43:50 (EDT) |
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i am a togolese and i love to be here
maga, okemugu@yahoo.com
Sunday, April 10, 2005 at 14:56:14 (EDT) |
| UMU IGBO I DEY HERE OOOOOOOOOOO MR EZE OYADEMA, PRESENDENTISDEATH@YAHOO.FR Saturday, April 09, 2005 at 08:43:32 (EDT) |
| Anyone who would like to contribute to the success of this water project please contact me. Bill Locke put up some numbers that follow to clean out some existing wells.
Well Testing Costs
Transportation/Communication
PIckup daily rental 30000 CFA $60.00 3 days $180.00
Mototaxi per day 7500 CFA $15.00 7 days $105.00
Cell phone subscription 20000 CFA $40.00 1 month
$40.00
Equipment/Supplies
Air Compressor 225000 CFA $450.00 ea $450.00
PVC pipe and glue 2500 CFA $5.00 30 $150.00
Valves and connectors 50000 CFA $100.00 ea $100.00
400 gal water tank 50000 CFA $100.00 ea $100.00
Downhole camera supplies 45000 CFA $90.00 ea $90.00
India Mark II pump 125000 CFA $250.00 ea $250.00
Gas pump rental 80000 CFA $160.00 week $160.00
Personnel Costs
Lodging 3-man crew 20000 CFA $40.00 1 night $40.00
Food, 3-man crew 1500 CFA $3.00 7 days $21.00
$0.00
Estimated Total Costs $1,686.00
Thanks,
Ron Ison
Tsevie
84-87 Ron Ison, roncpm@fuse.net Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 12:28:41 (EST) |
| I am so happy I found this website. I am teaching at the high school on the US military base in Iceland. Visitors are welcome. http://www.icel-hs.eu.odedodea.edu/ will bring you to our school website. For those of you that remember Rabih, whom I was dating in Togo, we were married not long after I finish Peace Corps. We have two boys, ages 5 and 21 months!
Anyone who was in Togo from 1996-1998 please write!
Megan
Megan Youness (Perillo), megan.youness@yahoo.com or megan.youness@eu.dodea.edu Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 05:46:00 (EST) |
| Hey folks, while my wife and I await baby (due March 18th) I am searching for a list of names by day of the week. (eg. Friday is Koffi) Anyone know where I can find this info?
P.S. old guinea wormers- Jim Ting is trying to finish the job this year...Togo is under 200 cases! Chris "Christoph" Duggar, cnd8@cdc.gov Friday, March 11, 2005 at 14:37:15 (EST) |
| Hello , just surfed in to say hello. You have a really nice Page! if you are looking for nice sunny holidays in spain - www.javeaholidays.com mara higgins, marahiggins@yahoo.com Sunday, March 06, 2005 at 09:01:21 (EST) |
| I was in Rural Development and worked also for the Ministry of Commerce.
I trained in St. Croix in 1968 & served in Togo 1969-1971.
It was the the very best of times and occasionally the worst too.
The People of Togo will always be my inspiration. I will pray for them especially now. This current US Administration is an international source of shame for me. I also pray that the next 3 1/2 years go by real fast!
MIKE
Mike B., MikeOnStPaul@aol.com Saturday, March 05, 2005 at 15:11:14 (EST) |
| I wonder if Faure managed to obtain a handle as cool as "Stevie Wonder", or if he was able to get those watches made and put out on the market during his short time as Le Chef du Pays? Anyway, it looks like we havent seen the endof the Gnassingbe clan...... Jim O'Neill, masajo@caucasus.net Monday, February 28, 2005 at 08:52:33 (EST) |
| For those who want to follow the important events in post-Eyadema Togo, I am possting news articles to Togo-L. Togo-L is moving to Yahoogroups - the new subscription information can be found here. KJM Kelly Morris, togo-l@friendsoftogo.org Monday, February 14, 2005 at 14:48:38 (EST) |
| In their hour of need, the Togolese people would surely appreciate statements by former PCVs and the Friends of Togo in support of democracy and constitutional law in Togo. This RPCV, who served 2 years in Kara, the base of Eyadema, supports an end to dictatorship and supports the heroic efforts of the Togolese people to bring democracy to their beautiful land.Andrew Scott Berman, Feb 14, 2005 Andrew Scott Berman, abnerdyman@yahoo.com Monday, February 14, 2005 at 09:20:04 (EST) |
| A returning member of FoT and former Togo Fisherman ('66-'68). My wife, Gloria, daughter, Emily, and I moved across town last year and FoT lost our address. Here it is:Fred Rhoades602 Briar RoadBellingham, WA 98225If you are out this way, look us up. Fred M. Rhoades, fmrhoades@comcast.net Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 12:08:17 (EST) |
| Hi all, Susan, susanb@netvision.net.il Wednesday, February 09, 2005 at 09:00:08 (EST) |
| Just browsing the guestbook... no recent entries so I thought I'd add one. I was a coops volunteer in Akpare (east of Atakpame, near the Nangbeto dam(n)) from 84-86. Currently doing a mindless job, and being wife & mother to 2 wonderful kids (Tim - 6 and Kate - 4). Loved Peace Corps...loved Togo. Have spoken to some local schools about it, but have stopped since I was getting known as that crazy lady who speaks weird words and talks about strange places. Not that I minded, but it can get distracting. I'll wait until the kids get a bit older and I can really embarrass them. If they only knew... Janet Gill, gill_family@comcast.net Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 23:32:42 (EST) |
| Hi All, I have enjoyed the information on this site. My daughter, Kerry, has been a PCV in Akame (just south of Notse) for the past 17 months. I have collected her messages and pictures into a web site at www.dbtecs.com/kerryintogo which you may enjoy visiting. Her latest project has been to have a competition to compose a hip-hop song about reducing bush fires. (She was a DJ for her college radio station at Mt. Holyoke College). She got 39 entries, and, Eric MC, a popular hip-hop artist there conducted the semi-finals at a packed, sold out show in Notse last week. The finals are coming up soon in Tsevie. I will be visiting her for two weeks in late March, 2005, and since I'm a photographer, and I understand the Togolese love to have their picture taken, I plan to do so photo projects there. I am taking a portable photo printer and, when I can get to electricity, plan to print pictures to give out while I'm there. I would like to do a photo project that could in some way, directly or indirectly benefit the community and help the PC with its mission rather than just taking tourist pictures. We plan to spend one week in village and 1 week traveling thru Togo. I know two weeks isn't enough but I'll do what I can. Any suggestions on photo projects would be appreciated. Please email me at larry@dbtecs.com. Thanx, Larry Manire Larry Manire, larry@dbtecs.com Tuesday, December 07, 2004 at 21:50:17 (EST) |
| 20 years gone since I first set foot in Africa. Spent the next 10 years there. Benin, Togo, Comoros Islands, Madagascar, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia all became home for some length of time. I miss them all, but remember Togo most often. The sights, sounds and people are all still a part of me.But where are the RPCVs from 1984-1987? Hardly ever hear from them or see any comments on the FOT website. Where are you all? Jace Rizner, jrizner@sonusnet.com Sunday, October 31, 2004 at 09:28:57 (EST) |
| Rosa & I are looking for Nick Kulibaba. He was a PCV in a northern village in 1976/77 working in agriculture. He hated the squeak of the ungreased wheels in the donated carts as they went around the bent below his compound. We lived in Ouagadougou and traveled to Togo/Ghana/Benin many times. Yes Nick, 28 years later and Rosa & I are still traveling together. We still remember cleary when you escorted us to the Benin border and we said ur farewells. We were promptly arrested on the other side as Benin had had a coup attempt in the capital and we were estrangers. But they released us within two hours (amazing speed in WA) and we rejoined you on the Togo side. We were surprised to still find you but you had, after all, found someone to talk to.Contact us Josh Shade, JoshShade@pacbell.net Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 23:58:48 (EDT) |
| Hi everyone...I was hoping someone from the 1998-2000 era might have any information on Claudia Lalumina? I am applying to grad school and need to find her for a letter of Rec...Any help would be much appreciated...Merci! Valerie Termini, valtermini@yahoo.com Friday, September 24, 2004 at 18:08:10 (EDT) |
| Thank you for the lovely stroll down memory lane. Hello to any RPCV's from Togo 94-96. Michi (Dean) Sanders, Michid8@yahoo.com Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 14:21:14 (EDT) |
| Is there anyone out there interested in helping with the Friends of Togo (FOT) Project Committee? Someone living in the Columbia, Maryland area would be most welcomed as that's where the project files are housed. If interested in this or becoming more active in FOT, we need a newsletter editoe too, please contact me. Thanks. Ruth Reeder, rreeder@verizon.net Thursday, September 09, 2004 at 18:13:11 (EDT) |
| Very good website you have here, and I am glad to put my stepin to your guestbook. I send you and your visitors my best greetings. Rodjer, rodjer@yahoo.com Saturday, September 04, 2004 at 18:32:39 (EDT) |
| Greetings!It would really mean a lot if you could help me. I am a postcard trader living in Italy. I am trying to collect postcards from every country in the world. As you can imagine, postcards from Togo are VERY, VERY hard to find. Can you help me get postcards from Togo or put me in touch with someone that can?? I do not sell postcards. I only trade. Here is my web page! :)http://www.mylifeinitaly.com/Postcards/Samples.html Thank you SO MUCH for any help you can provide! :)Sincerely,Thomas B. ItalianPostcardTrader@MyLifeInItaly.com Thomas B, ItalianPostcardTrader@MyLifeInItaly.com Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at 08:24:38 (EDT) |
| Anybody know the contact info for:Steve Gerardo (Daopong 85-87)Folovi Akouete (french prof in stage; german prof Lycee Kara 89)Thanks in advance, and hello to all Chris Clyde, sfclyde@comcast.net Monday, August 16, 2004 at 17:12:58 (EDT) |
| i land here ozo, mugu@mugu.com - qfqsf Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 23:50:13 (EDT) |
| my name is jeff runnels and i am in search of some old friends.chris duggar-chris and i were roommates when he left w/peacecorp. i have only seen him oncesince he returned.really would like to see him,got alot of catchin up to do. myemail is turbo3864@yahoo.com would like some of u folks to relay message for me. i will make u a deal i will tell u some of duggars secrets... J RUNNELS, turbo3864@yahoo.com Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 13:59:03 (EDT) |
| You’re Invited!Friends of Togo/Les Amis du TogoAnnual Cook Out, Meeting& Election of OfficersSunday, July 18, 20041-5 p.m. (meeting at 2 p.m.)Fort Ward Park, Area 64301 W. Braddock Rd., Alexandria, VA USABring a dish to share, something to drink (beer and wine must be served in cups or cans, no glass bottles), and something to grill. We’ll supply the fires and eating utensils.Let me know if you want to join the FOT board of directors, are interested in helping FOT (we need a newsletter editor!) have a topic you wish discussed at the meeting, or just want to say "hi". Ruth Fenzi Reeder, rreeder@verizon.net Thursday, June 17, 2004 at 08:32:32 (EDT) |
| I have a Togloese Ben living with me now. His brother was killed for political reasons so I would rather not share his last name. he is here seeking asylu status as is frequent now in Cincinnati. There are probably at least 30 Togolese living here now. Ben and I did a class presentation today on Togo and the importance of water. It went really well with Ben Dancing and singing. We showed films and played music. About 75 students and 3 teachers. For those of you who have not been back Togo is really going through a tough time. They need us now more than ever. Ron Ison, roncpm@fuse.net Friday, April 23, 2004 at 15:45:56 (EDT) |
| Hi all, Wish I had great news and photos of happy faces splashed in water. I do not. Thanks to everyone who has helped. There have been many. We are still hard at it. Still commited. We have dug 4 bore hole wells all of which returned no water. There is one Canadian well dug several years ago that supposedly still has water in it. Kathy Stutzman is now in Togo with a new type of foot well and if she has time may try to take a look to see if we could recap that existing well. Bill Cocke has sent his nephews in with reports on water levels in the existing wells and has been trying to locate any of the many geohydrological studies that were done in Togo. We could use help here if anyone in Togo is willing to try and ferret out these studies. We have tried in vain to contact CUSO the Canadian organization that most recently dug the wells to see what information they might share. Any help here? Patrice from Atakpame is going in to read and report on what the survey markers that were put in by the Japanese say. We could use an in country volunteer as eyes. Anyone close to Ayakope? It is roughly in the center of the triangle formed by Tsevie, Notse, and Kpalime. We have contacted Mr. Midekor who did studies here and referred us to Mr. Gus Tsogbe for the results and Patrice did contact him by phone but no actual studies were released. The Germans, Swiss, Canadians, Japanese and who knows who else have all been involved for over 20 years in this village searching for a solution to their need for water. There are many broken pumps and dried out cisterns so better organization at the local and prefecture level would help. Bill Cocke mentioned building a "sand dam" which is a way of damming up water underground as a possible solution. They are far from any electricity but any fresh ideas are welcome. Togo toujours. Ron Ison Ron Ison, roncpm@fuse.net Friday, April 23, 2004 at 15:40:23 (EDT) |
| It is a very good website you have here, glad to put my step on it,I send you and your visitors my best greetings.And I just want to say, you are welcome to visit my website as well.Vous êtes bienvenu pour visiter mon website Usted es bienvenido visitar mi webpage Dé la bienvenida para visitar mi website. The REAL Viking Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 06:27:27 (EDT) |
| If you are interested in supporting specific projects in Togo, but not sure how, here's a deal for you!Visit the official Peace Corps web site at www.peacecorps.orgClick "Donate Now"Scroll down to "Current Projects"Of the eleven projects listed under Togo, two have applied for and met the FOT funding requirements, they are:1.) Women's Development Project Kpele-Akata submitted by PCV S. Rogers2.) Rural Health Clinic Resources/ Supplies Drive submitted by PCV K. OaseParticulars on these and the other listed projects and the amount requested are available on line. You are able to donate as little or as much as you like to the project of your choice.It's simple, easy and a worthy cause! Ruth Reeder, rreeder@verizon.net Monday, March 29, 2004 at 17:05:56 (EST) |
| Just checking that all's still OK at the Fufu bar! Susan Monday, March 15, 2004 at 21:45:57 (EST) |
| Comments: To All Friends of Togo (FOT) Members: Please email any news, information or articles you would like to submit for the upcoming FOT newsletter to: Ruth Fenzi Reeder Personal stories and updates are welcomed and will be included in the popular "Nos Nouvelles" section. In late November/early December, a hard copy will be mailed to every FOT member in good standing. If you would like to join FOT or need to renew your membership for 2004, please visit our web site at www.friendsoftogo.org or make your $25 ($35 for an overseas address) annual membership fee payable to FOT, and mail to FOT, P.O. Box 9436, Washington, DC 20016. FOT is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and your membership fee and any additional contribution you may wish to make are tax-deductible. |
| Join us for the Friends of Togo (FOT) pot-luck and board meeting Sunday, September 14 at 3 p.m. Dan and Christiane Geisler 2608 Calgary Kensington, Maryland USA All are invited! Bring your ideas and a dish to share. If you have an agenda item you wished discussed contact: Ruth Reeder rreeder@bellatlantic.net Hope to see you there! Ruth Fenzi Reeder, rreeder@bellatlantic.net Thursday, September 04, 2003 at 11:16:06 (EDT) |
| Great to see this site back up. Hope everyone is doing well. I will be out in DC Oct.3-6 if any other 96-98 (or thereabouts) RPCVs are in the area. It would be great to see any of you. I'll be staying with Chris Duggar, (in case you don't want to see him, which is completely understandable.) Paul Meadows, pmeadows@law.du.edu Friday, August 29, 2003 at 14:42:59 (EDT) |
| I was just showing my coworker some of the photos from the Home page gallery and I explained what Tchouk was and how Tchokpa was made in the north and some people preferred that over Tchouk...and she asked, "Why? Is it chocolate Tchouk?" and I chuckled... just decided to share that with you.. remember to keep sharing these memories and pictures with others who haven't (yet) had the opportunity to visit Togo. Liz Wattenberg Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 15:31:34 (EDT) |
| Alaafiya we? Alaafiya mum mum mum... You know you miss it when you actually miss the Yovo song..and Anasara Anasara! I miss the children, I miss the hills of Koumea, the sunsets, and the smiling faces of both young and old. I've finally lost the weight I gained there (14 lbs!).. but I do miss the peanut sticks, peanut balls, peanut sauce, bean beignets..and of course fufu! Looking forward to another visit back in the next five years or so.. anyone care to join me? Pilaba tasi.. ou bien, pilaba che waye. Koumea, KARA '95-97 Liz, liz@perimetergo.org Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 15:22:08 (EDT) |
| This website brings back many fond memories of my time in the Peace Corps. I was stationed in Kpedze, in Ghana about 8 km from the border on the road to Kpalime in Togo. This was back in 1968-72. I would visit Kpalime a few times each year and get a good steak and pomme frites meal and enjoy the big town. Everyone in Kpedze had family in Togo because they were all Ewe people. Togo and the Volta Region were the result of the division of German Togoland after WWI between Britain and France. I remember how beautiful the mountain forest was on the road into Kpalime. Incredible! I hope this site inspires young people to consider service in the Peace Corps. Bob Simmons, bobsimmons@comcast.net Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 00:01:17 (EDT) |
| How are the rains in Togo this year? It's usually a question you ask in the Sahel, but since parts of Bukina Faso, Mali, and Niger are getting 30 yr. record rainfall levels, I'm wondering how it is further south. Don Osborn Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 23:36:52 (EDT) |
| Ah! 'Tis nice to have the place to ourselves again. Many thanks to the web mistress. Hugh Connor, Hugh.F.Connor@L-3com.com Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 16:53:17 (EDT) |