L’intégration sociale des retraités originaires de Kloto au Togo, à l’épreuve de la nature de leur lien avec leur communauté d’origine

Despite the financial support they provide for retirees, Togolese authorities have taken no measure regarding their social integration. This research deals with social integration of retirees in Kloto prefecture. Most of the time, retirees from Kloto prefecture go back to their home communities to spend their retirement. At their resettlement, they are confronted with socio-cultural obstacles, which affect their integration. This raises the following question: what is the kind of social relation the retirees maintained with their community during the career period, which guarantees their social integration during retirement? This article aims at analysing the conditions under which social life during career determines the retiree’s level of integration and acceptance. Data collection consists of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Results achieved reveal that the social reintegration of retirees into their community depends on the way their social life during their activity period is perceived. Thus, the more socially isolated they were from their community during their pre-retirement period, the less accepted and integrated they will be. The social importance of this research is to show that there is a social and cultural life to organize for retirement period, and that reforms can be undertaken to improve the social life of retirees in Togo.