US Navy Ship Visits the Port of Lomé

A band of the US Navy performing at a high school in Lome.

A vessel of the US Navy, the HSV-2 Swift, anchored at Lome (PAL) from January 28 to 31, 2008.

Through Projet “Handclasp”, a program that coordinates the transport of donations of medical supplies, toys, food items, and other humanitarian goods from numerous American nonprofit organizations on U.S. Navy ships, the Swift brought to Togo 21 pallets of humanitarian items, including emergency food supplements, medical supplies, as well as toys and sewing machines for local NGOs.  UNICEF and its local partners will distribute the food supplements to those in need, including victims of the flooding in northern Togo. (more)