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Hotel les Acacias Lome

Maison 2481, rue de l'Entente Lome, Togo

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Dying to be mothers

A travel blog entry by faisal_abroad

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... babies and make timely referrals and reduce the child mortality rate.

The training provided by the CNG and GHS to the TBA’s lasts for five days. It gives them basic health training in midwifery and dispelling myths. They are also familiarized with the use of tools such as using carbolic soap, tape measures, learning to use rubbing alcohol disposal blades and pictorially keeping health records. But most importantly they are learning their limits and ...

Last full day in Togo

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... It seemed to be helpful and appreciated. Several of the children were able to answer some of the questions I posed which was encouraging to see. The members here are taking seriously their responsibility to teach their children and give them a good foundation of biblical knowledge.

As I watched them work together I was struck by this picture
of faithfulness and commitment: a small group of like-minded people, who see
others that believe as they ...

First full day in Lomé

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... at the mini-market a few minutes later 14:30 but it was still closed, either for lunch, or it has gone out of business since the last time I was here. A fellow who looked like a security guard was hanging around outside. I asked him when they would reopen. 15:00 or 15:30 or 16:00 he said. He might just as well of said he didn’t know….

I flagged down a taxi and negotiated a price for him to take me to the Champion supermarket a mile or so ...

Leaving Kinshasa

A travel blog entry by joelmeeker

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... left. That’s where I said goodbye to Jacob and thanked him for accompanying me to the airport. He left for home

As the protocol and I we were on the way in the terminal door, a uniformed officer shouted at us to halt. He called the protocol over and spoke angrily, nodding his head toward me from time to time. He was threatening to hold me on a “security concern” if we didn’t give him his “motivation” as bribes ...

Kolloquium und Kulturschock

A travel blog entry by carolineghana

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... le, was dem Geruch sehr zuträglich ist, aber bei viel
Regen regelmäßig zu Überschwemmungen führt. Es gibt Mülleimer,
kleinen europäisch anmutende Lädchen, wenig Straßenstände und
statt Trotros ist die Stadt völlig überfüllt von Motorrädern. Ich
habe noch nie einen so krassen unterschied von einem Land zum
nächsten erlebt wie hier. Zumal Lomé ja wirklich nicht weit im
Inneren Togos liegt. Damit zeigt sich wieder, dass es völliger Käse
ist, Afrika als ...