In August, a young woman, Jessica Goodbred, from my training group (she came to Togo at the same time as me) got married to a Togolese man from our training site, Agou Akoumawou. The wedding was very interesting culturally. It started at the courthouse in Lome, Togo with the female mayor performing the official/legal ceremony. Before starting though, the bride and groom were both asked to state, on record, which type of marriage they were persuing, monogamous or polygamous. After they both said "monogamous," and the audience clapped :-), the mayor proceeded with the rest of the ceremony, which consisted of listing the roles and responsibilities of a wife (to take care of the home and children) and a husband (to financially support the family). Both parties agreed, signed the paperwork, smooched, and it was official.
Mr. & Mrs. Alphonse Trega
Mr. & Mrs. Alphonse Trega
Because the bride was one of the five remaining women from our Girls' Education and Empowerment training group, we (the other four) dressed up in matching Togolese pagne.
[Our group started with 9 girls--we are now down to five.]
Left to Right: Emily Malkin, Jocelyn Friedman, Kara Harvey, and Katrina Sison.
Here we are again with the director of the Girls' Education and Empowerment program, Rose (center) and the mother of the groom (far left).
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO THE TREGA FAMILY!! :-)
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