Bonjour I'm Houanou

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I'm a 7 year-old boy and I live with my mother and father in Togo.

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My birthday is the 21st February.

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I love dancing, group games, music and running.

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I'm in year 4, and my favourite subject is Art.

£32 per month will empower him to overcome poverty

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 4 brothers and 0 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Cardboard, 
  • Wall: Bamboo, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cassava, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Fish, 
  • Goat, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Cowpeas

Country:

Togo

Capital City:

Lomé

Population:

8 million

Life expectancy:

male 63.1 years, female 68.6 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 91.4%, rural 44.2%

Population with improved sanitation:

11.6%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

16.1%

Literacy Rate:

male 77.3%, female 51.2%

Child Labour:

27%

Religion:

Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <.1%, Buddhist <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other .5%, none 6.2% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

55.1%

My Family

My Project

My Country

In my family, the adults work as a Agriculture / Farmer.

I have 4 brothers and 0 sisters living with the family.

Church Partner:


Location:


Closest Major City:


Community:


Most Commonly Spoken Language:


No. of Residents:


Most Common Occupation:


Typical House Construction:


  • Roof: Cardboard, 
  • Wall: Bamboo, 
  • Floor: Dirt

Regional Diet:


  • Bananas, 
  • Bread, 
  • Cassava, 
  • Chickens, 
  • Fish, 
  • Goat, 
  • Cereal, 
  • Cowpeas

Country:

Togo

Capital City:

Lomé

Population:

8 million

Life expectancy:

male 63.1 years, female 68.6 years

Population with improved drinking water:

urban 91.4%, rural 44.2%

Population with improved sanitation:

11.6%

Percentage of children under the age of 5 underweight:

16.1%

Literacy Rate:

male 77.3%, female 51.2%

Child Labour:

27%

Religion:

Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <.1%, Buddhist <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other .5%, none 6.2% (2010)

Percentage living below the poverty line:

55.1%

Houanou's project in Togo




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