Milena Velba And Daughter

FROM July 5 to 18

Monday 5 to Sunday, July 18

An article a bit special because we're going on holiday !!!!!!
Before departure, you must adjust some formalities: meeting with the personalities of the village for good site preparation for rehabilitation of the village school of Yoh, a few tips for organizing the center's life with us because the President Also .... Lomé and direction!
We will seek volunteers but also tourists: it's the turn of Laurel, sister of Ysel to come visit us!
Some requirements for the preparation of the festival including the meeting with the President of Rotary Lome Zenith which assures us of his support for projects coming from the center ... it's not as obvious on the side of the Togolese government. We also meet Aziz Laurélie through which we offer a set of football jersey for the opening match of the festival there will be nice to CIA!


Small visit to our friend and his Dad Efa. It goes much better after his accident and it is with pleasure that we serve him good as he likes Guinness!


And drain! We walk for a few days with Laurélie around Lake Togo; make nice meeting and we rest!




For cons, the center, the work continues: Preparation
bamboo to repair the roof of the stage
Making the sign of entry
Festival Preparation .... It was just a little late .... And organization of camps and construction
A beautiful big party with the School of Kouma Bala organized by Damien from Nantes to celebrate the rehabilitation of the kindergarten. Thank you Damien!




Home of the first volunteers on the center
We return to our Father in Lome Gaëtan preferred

Tuesday, July 13 to try to sell the truck without much ... success ...
Ysel remain in Lome with Kaza while Laurel and Mary return to the center. It is high time that the tourist finds the center CIA and its members!

28 Degrees Wil My Water Pipe Freeze In My House?

June 28 to July 4

Monday, June 28

This morning, the ritual begins with meeting a little late because we have a surprise guest: Madame Petit Fûté!
She toured the country for the new edition and I think our work has borne fruit as it leaves with a smile full of nice comments!


Tuesday, June 29

Another surprise: we get a journalist, footballer, adopted son of the white queen (this is a Lyon who became chief of a village in Togo). He comes out our work because he has heard of our plans and encourages us to continue. Maybe we will meet soon Mum!
We must continue our work all the same and a tree to cut posts our entrance sign. However, it was not counting electric son. One wonders why there are so many power cuts in Togo. ...




Wednesday, June 30 The CIA team goes in search of bamboo for the roof of the scene that still leaks with straw ...
Ysel cracked and decided to buy a motorbike ... well what's left ... the artistic world is a world apart ... but what will he do??
the administrative side, we continue to seek sponsors to fund our festival but it is not easy for the fans!
the evening we invite Daniel and Kaza restaurant Macumba: a kind of balance dinner because we feel that the end is near ... and the summer coming, many things will change with the arrival of volunteers and CIA France.




Thursday, 1 July

We forgot to introduce the bride of F ... Y.. !
We continue work on the computer and the President is really into it to hold our festival! The sign
entry continues through the work of our artist Gustave!




Friday, July 2

While one team worked on the renovation of the closing of the center, Passi continues its repair tools and prepare models for Ysel batik. He wants his paintings reproduced on t-shirts. Mary remains in the office or behind the camera.
Good and great news: Children CM2 village had all their EDPS final exam required for entry into 6th. They came running to the center to celebrate!




Saturday, July 3

This is it, Mary will be able to drop the bar a bit because CIA has hired two girls to serve at the bar in anticipation of the arrival of tourists. This requires that Kaza and Mary reflect well on their time and think about their training.
Ysel continued his artistic and painted his painting in red firecracker. Fortunately Gad comes to help. But what does he do?
The evening was a failure because of the rain is disconcerting to see how each party might be different ... So we replions with Ysel to go to dinner.


Sunday, July 4

Moving Day: yes, we are changing still room ... Let the best room for newcomers who are yet to come to Togo. We're already a little African
... We are still in the same house but left side is less well equipped. A big tip of the household and we managed to make a small nest anyway! Picture to follow ...

Proof Of Community Service

From 14 to 20 June 2010

Monday, June 14

a Monday with nothing special: meeting Weekly, accounts, advertising ...
Ah, yes! The decision was made: we no longer eat at the center ... but how we gonna do?? Everyone has to manage and as yovohs, it can quickly be difficult ... So, some decide to build a cage with snails to be able to enjoy soon!


Tuesday, June 15

Ysel launched into the great sorting tools and machinery brought from France: there has to be given to the CIA center but we also sell. With Passi, they repair those that are a bit spoiled.
The rest of the group work fully, or almost ... on transplanting and maintenance of the center ... no motivation ... I must say that football matches not cut the wrong days!




Wednesday, June 16th is the big move: we leave the room at the center of the gallery towards the second house in the heart of the village. And it feels good because we start seriously running out of privacy ... So, we'll be able to make good small salad in the evening in love and maybe a little less restaurant ... although ...
We'll have all the same be careful, because we are just behind the shop of our friend Atchou (son of the village chief) who generously served us well ... sodabi
The former bedroom of Mary etYsel center will now serve a second office, so there is development work to do ...





Thursday, June 17

A sign for the entrance of the center is under construction, the former having been eaten by termites is the evening ...
the housewarming two Yovohs. The daily menu, with chicken djenkoumé pastis or sodabi or both mixed together ... they are afraid of nothing here!






Friday, June 18

Many painting await the team: we must first put the first layer on the faume new office and on the outside panels.
Ysel it has turned into a businessman with his friend Passi: they successfully sell the equipment brought from France.

Oh, look what fell from a tree just behind Center: a beautiful deadly viper well! It seems that with the rains coming, it should be more careful ...
Some will also delighted to learn that spiders that exist in Togo! And yes, Mary was feeling rather quiet since his arrival, she had seen a few but nothing really bad ... For cons, the new house without double roof with the rain, we got acquainted with real and MONSTERS it mildly. Fortunately qu'Ysel is a pro-hunting spiders but even he admits they are awesome! Promised, there will soon be pictures!


Saturday, June 19

Day painting again ... We build a table for the tutoring offered by Florence during its passage.
And then, the organization of the evening and we welcome an artist of Kpalime on guitar. Unfortunately, like last week, there are not many people ... 3 entries ... which is beginning to worry many members of the CIA. We'll have to talk of publicity and organization of parties!



Sunday, June 20 First day

really easy for Mary and Ysel since their arrival in Togo!! Indeed, far from the center, they spend their Sundays at their own pace and I can assure you that it feels good! Thanks
morning until noon, a little gardening Ysel, reading for Mary ... late afternoon, a small football match at the ritual center and restaurant on Sunday evening, towards the Macumba!
It's great to have a true "home" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the message is launched for the spiders, they are not welcome!

Monday, June 21

What Are These Bumps On The Back Of My Tongue

From June 21 to 27



The meeting ended Monday in the city: it feels good to leave the center to drink a beer! In photo, Kaza and Calixte full case. We manage to bring together representatives of the 2 groups Kpalimé to review their contract and address issues of advertising. We fall all in agreement on a new compensation that will motivate them to bring more people ... we'll see Saturday, but in any case, everyone appears happy and gay at this meeting! Spider
evening, hope ... I assure you that what you see in photo is nothing compared to the monster real sat above our heads in our own room ... ggrrrrrr




Tuesday, June 22

is left for manual labor. Michel launches into the paint slate of small panel display that we put every day to the center for scheduling football games and parties. Ysel built a larger display panel for the speaker to the center to display all information relating to the association. Others are fully in their production Batik and sculpture in preparation for the coming summer.





Wednesday, June 23
We continue painting: today they are picked up stones on the road Atakpamé we paint white to mark the entrance to the center. Romeo Lomé our stylist launches into the seam to help the batik workshop. A beautiful bridge is constructed to set out our new scoreboard CIA: no one can say now that he knows not the functioning of CIA!


Thursday, June 24



Painting, still painting, still painting! is first to sign the new entry, the former having been eaten by termites ... a team of strong and muscular males go so into the bush to find her 2 large teak poles. But it is heavier than they think and can not reduce everything ... Ysel really needs a nap ...
Meanwhile, it is under-layer for the health!
Oh, oh ... Ysel wakes burning ... it seems that the benefits of malaria fatigue to pounce ... Is this a new crisis or just a hot shot?

continued ... Watch the new entrance to the center with its beautiful all-white pebbles. Soon will add a great sign!




Friday, June 25

Ysel has not had a good night, only Doliprane it lowers the temperature. Yet
wake up, it seems better and is even leading to embark on transplanting seedlings of grapefruit. Everybody bump in the right mood. The toilets are painted white and the shower in pink for girls. In the afternoon, a team hand deliver the rafters with truck, big job qu'Ysel might have been avoided because the evening fever rises. Ouch, ouch, ouch, it's malaria, we must tackle the malarone!






Saturday, June 26

Ysel after a hard night is definitely not good, oh, ma ... So Marie left alone in the center to organize the evening which looks good with the 3 programmed groups and tourists who come more and more numerous. In the afternoon, she found her beloved home to take care of him. He finds the strength to come watch the game from Ghana but is increasingly suffering. Mary left home alone because she has to convey in his role as a driver to pick up groups in town and return them after the concert. Concert was a success !!!!! Over a hundred people on the center of madness until 4am. Program, and Zota Dagbeneva Kpalimé and Amagan Lomé. People dance around the fire and taste our famous punch!




Sunday, June 27

Ysel always being sick, Mary in hand town with the truck and troop Amagan. Them return to Lome, while yovoh going shopping at the market for its malarial preferred. Fruits, vegetables, and ... .. a real brush that will make her happy! Here, they use small brush handle without requiring to break the back! Mary being a fan of households as some of you know, it was left to fix this is to deal with lazy or pregnant women (they only have the right to use the broom handle!).
Magically, Ysel found the strength to go to a restaurant in the evening and even a beer drink again ... ... it's strange good sign, the crisis passes ...