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Why Choose VPWA?

VPWA offers genuine experiences that positively affect local people. VPWA promotes sustainable and responsible volunteering through all our projects.

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Sustainable Volunteer Projects

When choosing a VPWA project, you are choosing to support responsible development for a range of causes. Find out more about all of our projects.

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Living and Volunteering in Ghana

Read our guide to living and volunteering in Ghana to understand the culture, people and expectations before you arrive.

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More About VPWA

Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa (VPWA) is a youth-led, volunteer-driven NGO based in Ghana. It aims to improve opportunities for people in underprivileged communities through better education, health, sanitation and sustainable development.

VPWA runs a range of projects which rely on the support of volunteers from around the world. Its varied work supports the principles of the UN Global Compact and aims to fulfil the Millennium Development Goals. Our work has been twice recognised by the United Nations Volunteers Award in 2010 and 2011.

You can support VPWA’s valuable projects in West Africa in three different ways. You can become a volunteer on a VPWA project, partner through sponsorship, or by making a donation.

VPWA projects aim to lift people out of poverty

  • Educating

    Promoting education and reducing illiteracy

  • Promoting

    Promoting good governance, human rights, energy and environmental policies

  • Developing

    Building skills to help individuals and communities fight the threat of poverty, for example, through the provision of micro-finance and business training

  • Fighting

    Fighting the spread of diseases, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis through educating both communities and policy makers

Volunteer News

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth honours VPWA Founder

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth honours VPWA Founder

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has today (Wednesday 21 February), recognised Hayford Siaw, as the 15th Commonwealth Points of Light...

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VPWA ED, Hayford Siaw Speaks to students in Ghana on ”Building Sustainable Social Enterprise”.

VPWA ED, Hayford Siaw Speaks to students in Ghana on ”Building Sustainable Social Enterprise”.

Hayford Siaw, Founder of Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa (VPWA) on 21st September 2017, spoke to about 500 students from...

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VPWA hosts Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) in Ghana

VPWA hosts Prosecutor of International Criminal Court (ICC) in Ghana

VPWA Executive Director hosted the Prosecutor of ICC, Dr Fatou Bensouda in Ghana at a roundtable discussion with civil society leaders in...

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