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Local West African Women’s Organization Holding their Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner

February 28, 2024

Enjoy a West African Fundraiser Gala Dinner with Togolese music and dancing on Saturday, March 9th.

Wo.S.A.T., a Chicagoan West African Women’s Association is celebrating International Women’s Day and their 16th birthday at Chateau Del Mar in Hickory Hills on March 9th from 6pm to 12am. Donations are welcome for those who may not be able to attend by Zelle / Paypal / CashApp: wosatready@gmail.com . Wo.S.A.T. is a nonprofit organization and donations are tax deductible.

Comprised of 22 Togolese women who are mostly Mina, this Chicagoan women’s organization was founded in 2007. They are hoping to raise $20K to fund water works projects in the Village of Danyi Gabi, Togo, and to provide much needed medical and school equipment and supplies.

In 2022 WOSAT funded similar projects in the Villages of Atoeta, Ahepe, Agbetiko and Batoumé, with $12K they received from donations and membership dues. WOSAT also funded projects in Togo in 2017, 2016 and 2014. Many videos and pictures are available here.

School children at the Village of Batoumé in Togo, West Africa, receiving schools supplies from Wo.S.A.T members 2022

School children at the Village of Batoumé in Togo, West Africa with backpacks purchased by Wo.S.A.T.2022

In 2022 Wo.S.A.T. provided hospital beds for women to give birth like the one we see in the far left to a hospital in Ahepe, Togo.

Village Elders, Ahepe, Togo, West Africa, 2022

In 2022 Wo.S.A.T. purchased school benches and tables for several school in the Villages of Ahepe, Atoeta, Agbetiko and Batomé, in Togo, West Africa.

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African Art & Sculpture in Lomé, Togo

February 8, 2024

With an impressive collection from different African countries of more than 1600 pieces of statues, sculptures, engravings and pottery, in wood, terracotta, ivory, iron, bronze and gold, the International Museum of the Gulf of Guinea is a must see.

Originally founded by Swiss collector René David and his wife Enam Ekpe, and now owned by a Chinese professor, the museum offers two admission tickets: The most expensive one (3000 CFA about $5 US dollars) has a guided tour in French and allows the visitor to take photographs and videos of the exhibits outside the museum building. The least expensive option (1500 CFA) prohibits photographs and videos.

The Musee International du Golfe de Guinee (in French) is located on the Boulevard du Mono, or Lomé’s main thoroughfare, the N2 roadway, close to the Plage de Lomé. Hours are 8am to 5pm Monday through Saturday and they are closed on Sundays.