Togo

ROYAL WAY Mobile Training Center

Kwasivi Ayivi Owner

Kwasivi Ayivi is currently the District Pastor in charge of development projects for the Alliance Evangelique d'Actions Missionaires (New Harvest Missions International). Pastor Ayivi has over 23 years of experience working in training, development, microfinance, and agriculture. He has a Master's in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture from the University of Montpelier as well as a number of post-graduate diplomas in theology and pastoral ministry.

Country Context

Togo is a small, West African country of 7.1 million people. Its economy is heavily dependent on commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for 65% of the country's labor force. Unfortunately, such heavy cultivation has created environmental issues including deforestation due to slash-and-burn agriculture, the use of wood for fuel, and water pollution. With per capita income of US$437 (2009) and a human development index (HDI) of 159 out of 182 countries, Togo's growth performance has been among the weakest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, over 62% of the total population live in poverty. Due to ongoing political unrest, a military coup d'état, and contested Presidential elections, Togo’s transition to a stable democracy has stalled since 2005. Despite notable influences of Christianity (29%) and Islam (21%), Togo's predominant religious beliefs are indigenous, animistic practices (51%).