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Grain de Sel Togo is a 501(c)(3) organization initiated on July 27, 2013 in Athens, Georgia, by , also known as , a Togolese Fulbright Scholar, and four others. Dr. Hounkpati was born in Itire, Lagos to Togolese parents was a 2011-2013 Fulbright alumnus and served as a national adviser and consultant for other international students, scholars and immigrants before creating this organization.

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  • Grain de Sel Togo is a 501(c)(3) organization initiated on July 27, 2013 in Athens, Georgia, by , also known as , a Togolese Fulbright Scholar, and four others. Dr. Hounkpati was born in Itire, Lagos to Togolese parents was a 2011-2013 Fulbright alumnus and served as a national adviser and consultant for other international students, scholars and immigrants before creating this organization. He was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Georgia, Department of Entomology. He used to say "Do not minimize the least that you can give, that could give hope to others, change lives", translated from his quote in French "Ne minimise pas le peu que tu peux apporter, cela pourra donner espoir à autrui, changer des vies…". Registered under Georgia (USA) Law, Grain de Sel Togo is dedicated to helping ambitious and talented but underprivileged students in public universities of Togo and sub Saharan Africa through scholarships and coaching.Each year, GDS selects new grantees and organizes career development workshop in partnership with Public Affairs Section of the Lome U.S. Embassy. GDS also serves as contact for all new Fulbright Grantees and other U.S Department of State Exchange Program Visitors from Togo and West Africa, and sometimes to International Students from Africa. As of January 2021, GDS has offered scholarships to 41 students in public universities in Kara and Lome (Togo), Bordeaux, France, and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Other students have been supported for the Master and doctoral Studies in Canada, France and in the US. Grain de Sel Togo provides technical and academic support to Fulbright scholars from Africa. (en)
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  • Grain de Sel Togo is a 501(c)(3) organization initiated on July 27, 2013 in Athens, Georgia, by , also known as , a Togolese Fulbright Scholar, and four others. Dr. Hounkpati was born in Itire, Lagos to Togolese parents was a 2011-2013 Fulbright alumnus and served as a national adviser and consultant for other international students, scholars and immigrants before creating this organization. (en)
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