Founded in 2015French non-profit (1901 law)
66% tax-deductibleFrench income tax
Midezon-Togo is a Franco-Togolese international solidarity association founded in Lomé in 2015. Non-political and non-profit, it works in health, education, environment, culture and solidarity tourism.
Identity & etymology
Midezon
in the Ewé language
“On the road to development”
The word comes from Ewé, the language spoken in Lomé, Sanguera and across southern Togo. It carries the idea of a shared movement in which everyone moves forward — volunteers, families, children — towards a common goal. This conviction has shaped all our work since 2015.
To drive sustainable development in Togo by mobilising international volunteers for hands-on projects in education, health, environment and culture. Every action directly improves living conditions for vulnerable communities.
A Togo where every child has access to education, every community to healthcare, and intercultural exchange drives progress. We dream of a world where solidarity knows no borders.
"It is through exchange and solidarity that we can contribute to sustainable development." — We believe volunteering transforms both local communities and the volunteers themselves.
From Adidogomé to Sanguera: eleven years growing alongside the children and families of southern Togo.
2015
On 15 February 2015, Midezon-Togo is born in the Adidogomé district of Lomé, around its founding president, Bossa Koffi Essome. From July, the first volunteers arrive, from France, then Switzerland and Germany. At Christmas, some thirty local children celebrate with the team.
2015
On 15 February 2015, Midezon-Togo is born in the Adidogomé district of Lomé, around its founding president, Bossa Koffi Essome. From July, the first volunteers arrive, from France, then Switzerland and Germany. At Christmas, some thirty local children celebrate with the team.
2016
At the end of June, the association opens its community house in Lomé. From August, around thirty children come every weekday for after-school tutoring. In the autumn, the dry toilets built with the people of Davié-Tekpo are completed.
2017
In Begbé, the foundations of a school building rise. In Davié-Tekpo, home care reaches around 300 patients. In Lomé, the children of the community house stage their own show.
2017
In Begbé, the foundations of a school building rise. In Davié-Tekpo, home care reaches around 300 patients. In Lomé, the children of the community house stage their own show.
2022
To be even closer to vulnerable communities, Midezon-Togo leaves Adidogomé and settles in Sanguera, on the outskirts of Lomé. A deliberate choice: to work right beside the people who need it, and to strengthen its support across the whole area. The same year, the project of a Midezon house in Begbé is born.
Here are the concrete missions we carry out daily in Sanguera and partner communities.
Every afternoon, Monday to Friday, our volunteers help children in Sanguera with homework and learning.
Health students complete practical placements at the Cacaveli Medical-Social Centre, working with patients and staff.
Volunteers teach French, English or science at schools (Lycée de Sanguera, Complexe Enkov).
Educational games, crafts, musical activities — volunteers bring joy and stimulation to young children.
Building latrines, renovating school buildings and community infrastructure — volunteers make a tangible contribution to improving living conditions.
Introduction to computers, digital basics and internet discovery for children in Sanguera — a bridge to the future.
Support missions: communication, project management, fundraising, training local teams.
Every December, Midezon organises a big Christmas party for tutoring children with gifts, shows and a solidarity meal.
At every school year start, we distribute notebooks, pens and textbooks to the most vulnerable children.
A unique cultural bridge: tutoring children exchange letters and drawings with a partner school in Tarbes, France.
Each Christmas we organise chocolate sales, with all profits funding the Christmas party and educational projects.
70 volunteers and more than 100 helpers from 6 countries have already lived this experience. Will you?
I'm claiming my spotVolunteers
Membership of Midezon-Togo costs €10 a year. It covers the association’s running costs and gives you a vote at the General Assembly.
Secure payment — you are leaving the site for the payment page.