Our actions

2008

Soccer Tournament -
HIV/Aids prevention, Lome (Togo) : July 27, 2008

The association organized a soccer tournament, in order to create an activity between the young of the district during their vacation. And also in order to raise the local population awareness of prevention against Aids. This tournament was set up with 8 teams, each composed of 8 players. The association offered the winners a 25 000 Frs Cfa envelop (= $48), a cup, a ball, and a pack of 100 condoms; and to second-place a 15 000 Frs Cfa envelop (= $28), a cup, and a pack of 100 condoms. Furthermore, the spectators could win prizes by answering to Aids-related issues.
See a video of the tournament here.

Personalized humanitarian project
Lome (Togo): from June to September 2008

The association was glad to welcome two French psychomotrician interns. They supported the work of an orphanage in Lome. They participated actively in AS-OISOU daily life, and were living in the AS-OISOU headquarters.
See the project assessment here.

Carrying out the Amoussou Kope High School
construction project: from May to September 2008

After the renovation mission in July of 2007, conducted by AS-OISOU volunteers, we developed close relationships with the village community. For this reason, they entrusted the construction of three permanent classrooms for the High School of their village to AS-OISOU. We have collected all the information necessary to execute this project, and have conducted several surveys throughout the year.
More details in Long-term Projects.

2007

Sociocultural activities with the young of
Badou Village (Togo): humanitarian site, August 2007.

- Number of volunteers present: 6 French volunteers, 10 Togolese volunteers.
- Project cost: 300 000 Frs Cfa (= $574).
- Cultural activities conducted with the young: traditional and contemporary dances,    sports, theatre, visual arts, music. Show prepared for the villagers by the volunteers    and the young.

Construction of public toilets in Atchave Village:
humanitarian site, July 2007

- Number of volunteers present: 6 French volunteers, 9 Togolese volunteers.
- Project cost: 450 000 Frs Cfa (= $867).
- Technical activities conducted: clearing of the land, digging of the pit, collection of    sand and gravel, cement manufacturing, bricks manufacturing, steel, carpentry,    assembly.
- Cultural activities conducted: musical and artistic activities between volunteers and    villagers, visit of local agricultural crops, excursion to the Wome Waterfalls,    realizations of batik paintings.
See the video from this site  here.

Renovation of Amoussou Kope High School (Togo):
humanitarian site, July 2007

- Number of volunteers present: 2 French volunteers, 6 Togolese volunteers.
- Project cost: 200 000 Frs Cfa (= $382).
- Technical activities conducted: cleaning buildings, staining facades, painting doors    and poles, cementing holes and cracks, fabricating a blackboard.
- Cultural activities conducted: musical and artistic activities between volunteers and    villagers, visit of local agricultural crops, excursion to Mount Agou, discovery of    African Art.

AS-OISOU booth at the Ecographie Festival,
Azay-sur-Indre (France) : June 9, 2007

In Indre-et-Loire Region, active members of the association hosted an information and contacts booth to promote AS-OISOU activities.

Partner of Support Your Seine Festival 3,
Paris (France) : April 8 and 9, 2007

Thanks to this partnership, we were able to disseminate the association’s projects.

The “Oisou Night” aboard the barge « L’Equité »,
Paris (France): March 23, 2007

On the banks of the Seine River, the barge « L’Equité » received the guests of the association. Several different Parisian music groups held a concert. The profits were donated to AS-OISOU.