Deki believes in a world of opportunity, not poverty

Our mission is to empower rural communities to build resilience to extreme poverty and climate change

Deki is an international development charity working in Togo, West Africa, with a vision for a world of opportunity, not poverty.

Through community development projects, education and microfinance, we are building resilient communities by empowering families to make positive change for themselves.

At Deki,we believe that local communities are intrinsically capable and should be given the opportunity to improve their own futures.

We empower local communities by giving the tools they need to become resilient to poverty and the effects of climate change. We enable the communities themselves to be the agents of change by supporting them to work together to build better futures.

Community Led Development Projects

  • Microfinance

    We empower communities to grow their livelihoods by forming self-led cooperatives and women empowerment collectives.

    With training and financial support communities can work collectively to develop new skills and build resilience to extreme poverty.

  • Safe Water

    We rehabilitate broken boreholes which are often left in a state of disrepair as communities don't have the knowledge or money to fix them, bringing clean, safe water to communities.

    Eliminating the need to boil water reduces harmful carbon emissions and deforestion.

  • Cookstoves

    We provide families with fuel efficient cookstoves, which use less than half the wood of open fires.

    This reduces carbon emissions and smoke realted health problems, whilst reducing deforestation. Collecting less wood saves women and children an hour a day.

  • Health Care

    Deki's ‘Healthcare for All’ programme focuses on building healthcare hubs in rural communities.

    This provide a safe haven for families to be treated for waterborne diseases, and wounds and even provide emergency birthing facilities. Reducing poverty due to sickness and injury.

We believe that given the opportunity, communities can thrive

By supporting Deki, you are investing in lasting positive impact and empowering communities to become agents of change for the next generation.

We are grateful for every donation we receive and we promise that it will be used where it is needed the most.

When I go to the fields on my own, I don’t manage to achieve a lot, but since I’ve been a member of the group my crop yield has increased”

— Essi, a member of the Bio-nature cooperative