The country is very underdeveloped economically. Its economy relies mainly on agriculture, which generates about 18% of the GDP and employs roughly 30% of the working population. Togo ranks among the countries with the lowest level of social development.
The pharmacy in Saoudé is managed by a lay missionary, Małgosia Tomaszewska, sent to Africa by our foundation. Małgosia is doing a great job here. She lives in the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, and she takes care of the Gourcy farming project. She comes to Saoudé regularly to supervise the pharmacy under the exotic name of saint an Alsatian monk.
The region is extremely poor. The mountains, a harsh climate and the nearby desert bring the Harmattan, blowing from December until February, which brings plenty of red dust that covers everything. The people can’t afford any medications, so they come to St. Fridolin with their prescriptions from paramedics (which sometimes means a one-way walk of more than ten kilometers), and they get everything they need here – the standard payment is… a bowl of corn, sorghum or some other cereal. This food is collected and distributed among those who have nothing to eat in the dry season. The pharmacy in Saoudé is open 5 days a week for everyone.
18.08.2025
Cyrille from Togo carried his books to school every morning in an old plastic bag, which eventually tore, sending his only notebooks into a puddle. Some burdens can break even the strongest adults—the burden of uncertainty about tomorrow’s meal, the burden of shame, the burden of having no prospects. In Togo, Rwanda, or Burkina Faso, […]
14.05.2025
Little Tresore and her mother, Susanne, know our St. Fridolin’s Pharmacy in Saoude very well. Susanne has been under our care for several years now. Every three months, she comes for a check-up with the psychiatrist and collects the medication you help fund. She must take it every day so that her illness does not […]
31.08.2024
Video Transcription: Good Factory is not just about projects. It’s primarily about people. People we strive to care for. Now it’s August, the end of August, and this is always a challenge for parents, not just in Poland but especially here in Togo. It’s time to get the children ready for school, and they need […]
