TOGO
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a small West African country bordered by Ghana, Benin, and Burkina Faso, with the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Lomé. As of 2023–2025 estimates, Togo’s population is around 8.8–9 million people.
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The country is ethnically diverse, with more than 30 ethnic groups. The largest are the Ewe in the south and the Kabye in the north, followed by groups like the Tem, Moba, and Ifè. French is the official language, but Ewe and Kabye are widely spoken, along with many Indigenous languages.
FAMILY
This category includes anything related to a client’s home life, relationships with parents, siblings, or extended family, and the roles they play within their household. It also covers family expectations, communication patterns, cultural values, responsibilities, conflicts, and any major events or changes happening at home. The goal is to understand how the client’s family environment shapes their daily stress, emotional wellbeing, and behavior.
Explains Togolese kinship, marriage, extended-family roles, and how households are organized differently in the north and south.
Describes ethnic groups, family patterns, and social expectations within different cultural communities.
Gives insight into rural family life, shared responsibilities, extended kin networks, and daily routines in villages.
Highlights issues affecting Togolese families such as poverty, caregiving stress, and community-based support systems.
COMMUNITY
This category explores how people in Togo live together beyond the nuclear family — their neighborhoods, friendships, communal networks, social expectations, village or urban community structures, and how these influence daily life, social support, identity, and belonging. It covers social norms, community rituals, mutual aid, socialization practices, and how daily life is shaped by community ties.
Breaks down ethnic groups, community organization, village life, and social relationships. Shows how social ties shape identity and belonging.
Provides insight into how communities respond to crisis, displacement, and social challenges through collective support.
Explains how economy, education, and regional differences shape community life and cooperation.
Shows how villages function through shared labor, communal leadership, and hospitality norms.
RELIGION
This category explores the beliefs, spiritual practices, and religious values that shape a client’s worldview. In many African communities, religion is deeply connected to daily life, moral expectations, community belonging, and decision-making. By understanding the client’s religious background—whether traditional beliefs, Christianity, Islam, or blended practices—counselors can better interpret their coping styles, sources of support, stress responses, and the meaning they attach to personal struggles.
Covers Christianity, Islam, and traditional belief systems with a simple breakdown of how each is practiced.
Explains the history of religion in Togo and how Indigenous practices blend with Christianity and Islam.
Details protections for religious practice, interfaith relations, and the climate of tolerance in Togo.
DDiscusses belief systems, minority religious groups, and social expectations around faith and spirituality.