In order to strengthen its partnership with civil society organizations upcountry a team from PAS Lomé held a working session with the leaders of “Dimension Humaine”, an organization promoting women’s rights in the Central and Kara regions. The working session allowed the PAS team to understand the organization’s areas of intervention and the strategic objectives …
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The Public Affairs Officer met with the High Muslim Clergy of Sokode during a courtesy visit to the home of the late Spiritual Leader of Muslims in Togo. The purpose of the visit was to offer condolences to the family following the death of the spiritual leader last month. The PAO also took the opportunity …
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Ambassador Stromayer Remarks Social Enterprise Conference June 6, 2018 Ecobank Pan-African Center Mister the Prime Minister Mister the Minister of Commerce Madame the Minister of Grassroots Development Madame the Group Executive of Commercial Bank for Ecobank ETI Mister the CEO of Alaffia Heads of industry and business Members of the diplomatic corps Dear panelists Honored …
Read More» Togo took one major step closer to becoming a regional leader in the promotion of social entrepreneurship last week when it hosted the second international conference on social enterprises and corporate social responsibility. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, the Government of Togo’s National Council on Youth Employment, the pan-african bank Ecobank, and …
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The American Corner at the University of Lome in Togo hosted a workshop April 29-20 for a dozen American Spaces coordinators from eight Francophone countries in the region. The objective was to share best practices and develop new techniques to integrate STEM education into programming at the American Corners. The Regional Public Engagement Specialists (REPS) …
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The U.S. Embassy and the Government of Togo have agreed to enter into a partnership to support young social entrepreneurs in Togo. The agreement was signed March 25 on the margins of a workshop organized by the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section to promote the concept of social enterprises, which are broadly defined as organizations that …
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To celebrate Black History Month and the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., the U.S. Embassy organized a traveling historical exhibit paired with a series of public music concerts in four major Togolese cities from Feb. 19-23. The concerts featured a selection of songs from the American civil rights era performed by Heather Maxwell, a …
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Closing Ceremony of Nenyo City Good Governance Initiative Prefecture of Zio February 9, 2019 Monsieur the Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization, and Local Collectives Monsieur the Minister of Communication Monsieur the Director General of ANASAP Monsieur the Prefect of Zio Monsieur the Mayor Representatives of the diplomatic corps Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Good …
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The first-ever high-level conference on Open Data in Togo took place Nov. 30 in Lomé. It was organized by the US Embassy, the United Nations Development Program, the European Union and the Minodoo technology collective, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy. The aim was to promote greater awareness of the potential of Open …
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Improving access to quality education is one of Embassy Lome’s top mission priorities. International Education Week 2018 was an opportunity to showcase the wide array of programs that the Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) is using to improve education, especially in the realm of English and STEM education. Throughout the course of the week, PAS …
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The citizens of Zio, a prefecture of 300,000 people 30 minutes north of Lome, are now able to easily report problems to local authorities, thanks to an innovative application called “Nenyo City” developed by a group of young Togolese software developers and financed by the U.S. Embassy. On September 27, 2018, the Embasy’s Deputy Chief …
Read More» Deputy Chief of Mission Michael DeTar Remarks Launching of Nenyo City Good Governance Initiative Prefecture of Zio September 27, 2018 Mister Prefect of Zio Mister Mayor of Tsevie Representatives of the diplomatic corps Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning and thank you all for being here. Today marks an important step forward in the evolution …
Read More» Ambassador Gilmour Remarks Robotics Camp Opening Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 Madame the Minister of the Digital Economy Monsieur the Director of ESIBA Dear partners Dear participants Honored guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is a real pleasure to be with you this morning for this groundbreaking event, which I believe is the first of its kind …
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Ambassador Gilmour Remarks Opening Ceremony Afrofuturism Conference July 25, 2018 Canal Olympia Cinema Monsieur the Minister of Communication Monsieur the Minister of Urbanism Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen It is a real pleasure to be with you this morning to open this conference. Six months ago, I was in this very same …
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Embassy Lome joined in the worldwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by launching a day of community service in his honor. Staff from the Embassy, along with over 50 members of the Embassy’s exchange program alumni association, traveled to the city of Tsevie just north of Lome to spend the morning …
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The U.S. Embassy teamed up with the tech collective Minodoo, a group of young coders and software developers, to organize a workshop June 14-17 aimed at putting technology at the service of local governance. The event, titled “Doonyenyo” (meaning “let’s do it together” in local dialect), took the form of a “hackathon” in which the …
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The Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) program kicked off its annual Africa Regional Meeting in Togo on June 4. U.S. Ambassador to Togo and the Togolese Environment Minister joined the GLOBE Implementation Office Director for an opening ceremony to commemorate a week of training on GLOBE protocols at the American Corner …
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Ambassador Gilmour Remarks Social Enterprise Conference May 11, 2018 Ecobank Conference Center Ministers CEO of Ecobank Heads of industry and business Honored guests Ladies and gentlemen It has become almost a cliché to say that we are living in a time of unprecedented challenges. Climate change, rising economic inequality and mass migration are just …
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Remarks for AMB Launch of Mo-Lab Lycée Tokoin, Lome February 8, 2018 Excellence, the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Monsieur, the Regional Director of Education for Lome Monsieur the Director of Lycée Tokoin Dear teachers Dear students Good afternoon. It is a real pleasure to be here with you today. Today’s event is a …
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On Jan. 24, Embassy Lome’s public affairs section launched a three-week-long, multi-faceted celebration of Martin Luther King’s life and legacy with a kick-off event at the Ambassador’s residence. The program consisted of an exhibition about the life and the accomplishments of Dr. King, accompanied by a music concert featuring music from the American civil rights …
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Sokode, Togo’s second largest city and the scene of several violent clashes between protestors and security forces over the past several months, was the location for an Embassy Lome-sponsored workshop on the role of women in the process of conflict resolution which took place on Dec. 20. The workshop brought together local authorities, religious leaders, …
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The launch ceremony for Embassy Lome’s Youth Political Participation Program (YP3), took place in Lome on Nov. 21. The program aims to boost youth involvement in politics by training 400 young leaders in different regions of the country on the opportunities provided by the decentralization process and local elections; on effective political communication, and on …
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On Nov. 15, PAS Lome conducted a trial run of its new mobile learning center, called ‘Mo-Lab.” The objective of the project is to encourage learning in the science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) fields, especially among poor, rural youth in Togo. The vehicle was completely renovated, painted, and equipped with wi-fi, computers, a …
Read More» Ambassador Remarks Opening Ceremony Youth Political Engagement Program Relais de la Caisse Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 Honored guests Dear participants Ladies and gentlemen Thank you for being here. As you know, Togo is facing a difficult period. We have seen over the past several months that when people feel powerless and frustrated, …
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Remarks by Ambassador David Gilmour Opening of the new American Corner Building at the University of Lomé November 8, 2017 Madam the Vice-President of the University of Lomé Distinguished faculty Dear students Honored guests Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to join you for this wonderful occasion. Allow me to offer some very important thanks …
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Remarks by Ambassador David Gilmour Opening of the new American Corner Building at the University of Kara October 12, 2017 Monsieur the Prefet of Kozah Monsieur the President of the University of Lome Distinguished faculty Dear students Honored guests Ladies and gentlemen I am delighted to join you for this wonderful occasion. I would like …
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American corner Lome hosted the fourth edition of the two-day Togo Female Techcamp on June 9-10, 2017. This year’s camp focused on electronic payments. Various exhibits were also planned alongside the camp featuring businesses owned by young Togolese entrepreneurs trained at the same American corner during past years entrepreneurship incubator programs. Minister Cina Lawson of digital economy and PAO Mike …
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The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Lome organized a Tech Camp for 60 young agricultural entrepreneurs in the northern city of Kara from April 10-12. Participants came from Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso, and included farmers, agriculture experts, inventors, and entrepreneurs. The goal of the camp – which was funded by the …
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The Public Affairs section of the Embassy, in collaboration with the Woelab, a local incubator, organized the first Citizen Technology Festival in Togo for seventy-five young IT activists to promote good governance and democracy in Togo. These citizen days called “eCDays”, held at Woelab’s headquarters, follow the March 2016 law guaranteeing free access to public …
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Chargée d’affaires Dana Banks gave completion certificates to sixty young Togolese activists on January 20 at the U.S. Embassy. Those young activists from Lome and Maritime Region took part in the first of two six-week “civil society certification” training course aiming at encouraging participants to feel empowered and consider the myriad ways that individual contributions …
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On Wednesday December 7, 2016 Deputy Chief of Mission Mrs. Dana Banks launched the Civil Society Certification Course to benefit sixty of Togolese civil society’s young leaders. In her remarks to the participants Mrs. Banks explained that “the course, developed by the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Department of State, aims to provide young civil …
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