Togo Launches Major School Kit Distribution Campaign for 100,000 Girls

Education

Wednesday, 10 September 2025 14:50

Togo Launches Major School Kit Distribution Campaign for 100,000 Girls

(Togo First) - KEY HIGHLIGHTS:

• 602 million FCFA investment reaches over 100,000 girls across 800 vulnerable localities nationwide
• World Bank partnership provides 37.5 billion FCFA through SWEDD+ project targeting cultural barriers to education
• Government roadmap priority advances 2020-2025 goal of free, equitable education with focus on social inclusion

The Togolese government launched a major campaign to distribute educational supplies yesterday, Sept 9. The program, valued at CFA602 million, targets over 100,000 girls across 800 localities nationwide.

It was officially launched in Djémégni, in the Plateaux region, with Minister and Secretary General of the Presidency of the Council Sandra Johnson presiding over the ceremony. Key attendees included government officials, World Bank Division Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Guinea, and Togo, Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira, and United Nations System Coordinator, Coumba Sow.

Students, parents, and teachers from diverse backgrounds gathered to support the program, which specifically targets girls enrolled in public primary and secondary schools in vulnerable communities. The distributed kits contain essential school supplies and equipment designed to help recipients continue their education throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, which begins September 15.

"We want to reduce disparities in access and ensure that all students, especially girls and children with disabilities, benefit from quality education," Minister Johnson said during the ceremony.

The distribution aligns with Axis 1 of the Government Roadmap 2020-2025, which seeks to "strengthen social inclusion and harmony and consolidate peace" through free, compulsory, and equitable education.

Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Dodzi Kokoroko emphasized the initiative's long-term significance. "Investing in girls' education is building the future of the Republic," he declared.

The program operates under the SWEDD+ (Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend in the Enlarged Sahel) regional project, funded by the World Bank with CFA37.5 billion. Beyond kit distribution, the comprehensive program includes awareness campaigns and family and community support designed to address cultural and economic barriers to education.

Esaïe Edoh

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