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Adjo Adovon’s life changing Adokpo Wazam cookstove
Adjo Adovon has seen her life change with the introduction of the Adokpo Wazam cookstove. From healthier cooking conditions to more time for her agricultural work, Adjo’s story highlights the power of sustainable solutions to create lasting impact.
Ati Toyo Mother Club improves sanitation
After undergoing lifesaving WASH training, the Mother Club of Ati Toyo Village have used their knowledge to improve the lives of everyone in their village
How the borehole repair improved life in Loome
In Loome village, meet Chief Togbui Koto Taga and the community as they express their gratitude for the gift of water. The repaired borehole not only alleviated health concerns but also prompted the formation of the Loome Mother Club, fostering unity and empowering women with Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) training, in turn creating hope for the village's future
Developing Leaders Through Women’s Empowerment Collectives in Togo, West Africa
When a woman is empowered, the whole community benefits. By supporting a woman to work her way out of poverty you are empowering her to become a decision-maker in her home and community.
How a £30 micro loan changed Koumia Agambia’s life
Despite difficulties Koumia continues to aspire with help from Deki
Meet Koumia Agambia, 39, from Lomè.
Afiwa Atiamon’s route to entrepreneurship
Meet Afiwa Atiamon
Pancakes pave the way for her daughter’s apprenticeship, with the help of a Deki loan, making a profit and a huge difference for the next generation.
Afi Dope Mimlikou grows a profitable stall
Meet Afi Dope Mimlikou, 58, from Atsave in rural Togo.
Discover how Afi went from selling nuts and groceries to buying land.
How 19 rice and vegetable farmers cooperate through Bio Nature
Bio-Nature have a shared field for which each member gets rewarded based on their efforts, and through helping each other and working towards a mutual goal, they have found a mutual respect and renewed self-respect.
Komla Tsikata’s microfinance journey
Komla Tsikata is a hard-working Togolese smallholder farmer and part of Deki’s Agricultural Cooperatives Programme, which aims to support small-scale farmers to improve their livelihoods.
Meet Aziable Essenam
Meet Afi Agbati, she’s a very busy mother of three young children and is extremely ambitious, yet she worries about the future of her children a 9 year old boy, 6 Year old girl and baby girl.