When children in Togo enter Grade 1 they speak 1 of 40 different languages, and French isn't one of them. A Windsor man is visiting his home country of Togo in July to implement a French curriculum for school children. Twelve years ago Akpagnonite moved to Canada, he studied education and is now the vice principal of Lamothe-Cadillac, a French-speaking school in Windsor. (Submitted: Heather Barclay)About one year ago, he went online to get a visa for Togo and noticed a link for Support Education Togo (SET) on the embassy's website. Previous NextBarclay said Togo is a country people aren't familiar with and don't share a vested interest similar to himself and Akpagnonite.

Source: CBC News May 27, 2019 11:03 UTC