West Africa Projects

In some parts of rural West Africa 68-82%* of children under 5 suffer from Severe Child Food Poverty (per UNICEF*: they only ate from 0-2 out of 8 recommended food groups the previous day). In order to fight malnutrition development workers are startin …

Access to clean water is the most crucial need facing millions of impoverished people around the world. Chronic illness, poor hygiene, and loss of productive time are just a few of the consequences of a lack of clean water. Please help provide communit …

Papa Noa is a patriarch of sorts. He isn’t sure how old he is, but remembers when big trees were merely saplings. He is respected in Kpokede, the village where he was born and raised and has lived his whole life. For most of his adult life, Noa farmed …

It is often difficult to receive basic medical care in rural West Africa. Lack of accurate information, financial hardship, and cultural beliefs are all roadblocks for many rural Togolese families. ILAD is proud partner with Togolese and American medic …

Build local school houses so children can continue education in their home communities under guidance and supervision of their loving families instead of quitting or moving away – becoming susceptible to abuse.

ILAD is currently involved in research among an under-resourced language community residing in Northwest Africa. This community of people is largely surrounded by the Sahara Dessert and has few infrastructure or development initiatives. Our ILAD team w …

Join ILAD in bringing hope to Togo farmers living in absolute poverty. Investing as little as $10 per month will empower a brighter future for one family through education and new farming techniques. How many families will you empower? This program is …

The Togo AgroCredit Program moves rural farmers from Surviving to Thriving! Most farmers in Togo are subsistence farmers. This means they consume what they grow, or sell their crops to buy the minimum essentials required to survive.  There is no profit …

Your generous gift provides much more than one-time help — it acts as a long-term investment in the life of a budding entrepreneur as they are equipped to start and grow a profitable business of their own. Here’s how a BDC works: Upon acceptance into t …

The first of Togo BDC completed the three phases in the spring of 2022. From this inaugural class, businesses were created in cocoa & cocoa powder production, mushroom farming, legal counseling & assistance services, medicinal products and well …

ILAD has partnered with local schools to provide these supplies through a program that encourages parent participation and community involvement.

$45 can provide one year of literacy training for one person In Togo, West Africa, ILAD has been conducting a program to build a strong literacy foundation among adults in their vernacular, enabling community members to learn to read and write in their …

Our team envisions the favorable transformation of an entire language community on the West African savanna – transformation in health, economics, and education.