In small villages and crowded urban centers, many children still face poverty, exploitation, and educational neglect. But across the country, local leaders are rewriting the story of what childhood can be.
Togo has made progress in health and education, but poverty, gender inequality, and lack of infrastructure continue to hold many children back. The most vulnerable are often invisible — trafficked, excluded, or left without care. These are the three most urgent challenges:
Many children are sent to cities or across borders to work as domestic servants, street vendors, or laborers. Some are trafficked under the guise of apprenticeships and face abuse and isolation far from home.
Girls in rural areas often drop out before secondary school due to early marriage, pregnancy, or cultural barriers. Legal protections exist but are rarely enforced at the community level.
In remote villages, children suffer from diarrhea, malaria, and malnutrition due to poor sanitation and limited access to clinics. Many walk long distances for care — or go without entirely.
Despite these challenges, Uganda’s children remain full of hope — dreaming of education, health, and opportunities for a better tomorrow.
At iam4allkids.org, we stand with the children often overlooked — especially those who never make headlines. In Togo, we support the quiet work of justice, education, and care in communities where childhood is still a struggle.
We:
Share stories of girls returning to school after marriage or labor
Highlight shelters, advocacy programs, and rural health initiatives
Support grassroots leaders protecting children from trafficking and abuse
In Togo, every voice lifted creates space for a better future.
Togo may be small — but the challenges children face are enormous.
Nearly 30 percent of children experience child labor or trafficking
One in five girls is married before age 18
Rural children are often left behind due to poor infrastructure and underfunded services
We believe every child in Togo deserves safety, education, and the chance to be heard.
Even in silence, progress is being made:
In urban safe houses, children are learning to read after years of domestic labor
In villages, girls are returning to school with books and self-confidence
In clinics built by communities, babies are growing strong with clean water and care
And because of your support, these children are no longer alone
In Togo, hope grows one child at a time.
Creuset Togo leads national efforts to prevent child trafficking, rescue victims, and support their reintegration into family and school life. They operate safe shelters for children rescued from domestic servitude, market labor, and cross-border trafficking. Their team works closely with law enforcement and border officials to identify at-risk children and ensure they are not returned to harm. Counseling and school enrollment are central to their reintegration plans, along with community education to prevent re-trafficking. For every child they support, Creuset offers a path home — and a fresh start.
ANADEB focuses on improving health and well-being in Togo’s most remote areas. Through community-led initiatives, they build boreholes, install water filtration systems, and run school gardens to combat malnutrition. Their child-focused programs also train caregivers in hygiene, sanitation, and early childhood nutrition. In areas where health clinics are hours away, ANADEB empowers local women to monitor children’s growth and manage basic illnesses. They help ensure that even in the smallest villages, children have a chance to grow up healthy and strong.
In 2023, Creuset Togo coordinated a weeklong rescue and reintegration effort across Lomé and Kara. Over 50 children were identified and removed from exploitative labor environments with the help of local authorities. At temporary shelters, they received meals, medical exams, counseling, and school readiness assessments. Many were reunited with family after careful evaluation, while others began long-term care programs. The event showed that with coordination and compassion, exploitation can be stopped.
In early 2024, ANADEB launched a clean water initiative in Bassar district, where child illness rates had been rising due to contaminated sources. They installed three deep boreholes and trained village committees to manage them sustainably. Children participated in hygiene workshops and learned how clean water can protect their health. Mothers reported fewer cases of diarrhea and skin infection within weeks. This project turned water into a foundation for well-being.
Meet the organizations creating change where children need it most:
Rescuing trafficked children and supporting their safe reintegration through care and advocacy.
Improving child health and nutrition through clean water, food programs, and local empowerment.
Providing education access and vocational training for out-of-school youth.
Educating rural youth about environmental health and climate-related child risk.
Preventing school dropout through family counseling, tutoring, and material support.
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