02.09.2022
A delegation from “Help for Togo” at the MAPAL HQ’s in Aalen
MAPAL has been cooperating with the charitable association "Hilfe für Togo (Help for Togo)" from Waldstetten in the Ostalbkreis district for many years. Active members and supporters of the association around advisory board member Professor Dr Dieter Bolten visited MAPAL's headquarters in Aalen these days.
Tour through the training centre
Between high-tech and craftsmanship
The guests from Togo were impressed by the extensive equipment of the training centre and the performance of the high-tech machines. "It is fascinating how modern and efficient they train and work here," Leon Djossou noted. The fact that technical knowledge is also taught in a manual form and that the apprentices first learn to process a component manually impressed the guests from Togo no less. Those who have manual skills can build their own livelihood in Togo. Therefore, the association's training centre in Kpalimé offers nine crafts, for example training as a mechanic, carpenter, electrician or tailor. "About one third of our 120 trainees in Kpalimé are girls," Bolten reported proudly. Unlike in francophone countries, the training centre in Kpalimé is based on the German model of dual training. As a rule, the trainees study there for three years and complete alternating school and practical phases, as Bolten explained.
Step into the business start-up
Tools and equipment donated
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