Posts tagged Togo
Life is calling. How far will you go?
Happy National Nurses Week!
(Source: peacecorps.gov)
Peace Corps Volunteers Katy Todd and Melissa Bernard are working with local Togolese community members to promote women’s empowerment by organizing the third annual national women’s wellness and empowerment conference. Throughout the five-day conference, 30 women will participate in seminars and activities to enhance their personal development and entrepreneurial skills. Seminar topics will include family planning, maternal health, nutrition, food security, social entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
“The conference helps women realize their potential to become leaders and role models, and to have a positive impact on those around them,” said Bernard. “Participants leave equipped not only with valuable information, but with confidence in themselves and a belief that they can make a difference.”
“In my community, women are often overlooked as a resource.”
- Peace Corps Volunteer Katy Todd, who is working with a fellow Volunteer and their community in Togo to promote women’s empowerment by organizing a national women’s wellness and empowerment conference
(Source: peacecorps.gov)
“Without proper access to clean water, community members often suffer from nutritional deficiencies and waterborne diseases. For millions of people living in developing countries like Togo, these conditions are everyday realities that inhibit their ability to work, pursue an education or raise a family. Access to clean water is not only the basis of reducing poverty and illness; it is the foundation of a productive and fully functioning community.”
- Peace Corps Health Volunteer Danielle Maisano
22 new Peace Corps/Togo Volunteers sworn in last week
