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Mission accomplished for our colleague Nicolas, back from Togo

After spending a full month in Togo, our colleague Nicolas Sénéchal is back, his heart filled with an extraordinary experience. The objective of the mission was to build new sanitary facilities for the inhabitants of a village who live in highly precarious conditions.

On behalf of FNX-INNOV and in collaboration with JAIMESUD, a Franco-Togolese humanitarian organization, Nicolas Sénéchal, our building maintenance coordinator, left for Togo last January. This humanitarian mission, financed by FNX-INNOV, aimed at building a septic tank latrine for the inhabitants of Aziafokopé. This village located in the southwest of Togo, in the maritime region near the capital Lomé, is made up of approximately 325 inhabitants. They live without electricity, without running water and without medical care nearby. The inhabitants have to walk 1 km every morning to fetch water. It is in this highly precarious context that Nicolas had to work during his 30-day mission:

“The conditions were not always easy, sometimes I was a little discouraged to see the tools we were working with. I adapted well to their way of life and did the work their way. When I found that their method was not adequate for the construction of the latrine, I took the time to explain things. They understood well and were able to benefit from my knowledge.”

– Nicolas Sénéchal, Building Maintenance Coordinator

A mission funded by FNX-INNOV

With FNX-INNOV’s desire to get involved in humanitarian causes, Nicolas received all the support he needed to accomplish his mission. Indeed, more than $2500 was raised with Nicolas’ fundraising (thanks to all the donors!) and this amount was doubled by FNX-INNOV, which also paid for the transportation, lodging and logistics for his trip. His experience was so meaningful that he would even like to do a second one next year in the same place.

Thanks to this mission, the inhabitants of the village now have access to functional sanitary facilities. Congratulations to Nicolas for his involvement, his sharing of knowledge and his humanism.