CURRICULUM VITAE
IDENTITY
Name and first names
Date and place of birth
Daughter of fire
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Marital status
Nationality
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AHO Suzanne spouse ASSOUMA Aboudou
12 August 1952 in Saïgon (VIETNAM)
AHO Philippe
BALLEY Odette
Married with 3 children
Togolese
PRIMARY STUDIES
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Dahomey (current Benin), Brazzaville and Paris (19, rue Oudinot)
SECONDARY STUDIES
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Benin, Notre Dame des Apotres
Togo, Junior Secondary School of Nyekonakpoè
France: Institution Jeanne d’Arc at Argentat in Corrèze France
(2nd form to 6th form, A4 : option Philosophy)
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
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School of Social Training in Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire
DEGREES
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GCSE: 1970 (Corrèze) – France
HSD : A4, Option : Philosophy : 1973 (Corrèze) – France
Certificate of Social Workers, 1976 (Abidjan) – Ivory Coast
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
19 August 1977 to 1979
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Head Office for Social Affairs
Head of Division of Protection and Promotion of Youth
19 November 1979 to April 1993
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Responsible for Social Service to the Tribunal of Lomé
We created a service dealing with :
 juvenile delinquency
 street children and street youth
 children of divorce
 adoption
 civil prison
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April 1993 to 29 May 2002
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December 1993 to July 2002
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Directorate of Protection and Promotion of Family
(Head of Office for Social Welfare)
Member of National Committee for the Child
29 May 2002 to 7 July 2002
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Head of the Head Office of Child Protection
08 July 2002 to 28 July 2003
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Minister of Health, Social Affairs, Promotion of Women
and Child Protection
29 July 2003 to 18 Sept 2006
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Minister of Health
December 2006 to October 2009
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Adviser to the Ministry of Public Service
October 2009 to present
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Vice mayor of the town council of Lomé.
HONORARY TITLES AND OTHER INFORMATION
12 May 1998
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Winner of Nathalie Masse International Award of CIDEF in Paris
03 November 1999
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Knight of the French Legion of Honour
25 April 2000
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Knight of the Order of Mono by Togolese Republic
15 June 2001
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Award of the Best Protector of African Child of Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Togo
July 2001 to July 2002
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elected as Expert of the African Commission of Child rights of
Organization of African Unity in Lusaka
22 Sept 2005
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Officer of the Order of Mono of Togolese Republic
AUTHOR OF MANY LAMPOONS, COLLECTIONS AND DOCUMENTARIES
Particularly:
* Protection of minors in Togo legislation
* Adoption procedure in Togo
* Women victims of domestic violence and abuse
* The ordeal of small maids in Togo
* The role of the caseworker in the fight against juvenile delinquency
* The Convention concerning Child Rights told to children by children
* Book titled “Aguegue” or ‘’the Adventure” (child trafficking)
* Documentary film on trokossi system (servitude of the young girl in fetish convents)
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FOUNDING MEMBER OF
* Togolese League for non-violence (Deputy Chairwoman)
* Association of Democratic Women for Development (Adviser)
* League of Child Rights and Welfare (responsible for Commission of Education and Training
In relation with child development)
* National Committee of Protection and Promotion of Togolese Child (Member)
* Committee of young people in Predicament (Member)
* Committee of Schooling of the Girl (Chairwoman)
WORKING LANGUAGES:
French and English
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