Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa(VPWA) is a volunteer driven non-profit NGO based in Ghana which aims to promote better life opportunities for people in under privileged communities through better education, health, sanitation and sustainable development.
Our work is based on a collective commitment to support the principles of the UN Global Compact to fulfill the Millennium Development
Goals and thus we defend an integrated approach to sustainable development. That means that our projects not only aim to lift people out of poverty but also to:
- promoting education to reduce illiteracy:.
- help eradicate incidence of child labor.
- advance governance, human rights, energy and environmental policies
- building capacity of under privilege to fight the threat of poverty: VPWA realizes Micro-Finance, Entrepreneurship and Vocational Training for the Poor
- fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases: VPWA aims to sensitize communities and policy makers on health-related issues including malaria, HIV-AIDS, tuberculosis and Buruli Ulcer.
You can support activities of VPWA and for that matter a developing country like Ghana by Volunteering, partnering your organization with us or donating towards one of our project lines.
VPWA is a member of United Nations OV Service, Coalition for the International Crimincal Court, International Peace Commission and an NGO Participant of the United Nations Global Compact.
News
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VPWA offer support to needy clinic in rural Ghana
Hayford Siaw, Executive Director of Volunteer Partnerships for
West Africa (VPWA) on Saturday donated hospital equipments and
materials to Amanase Community clinic as part of his organization’s
support to ...
Posted Feb 28, 2010 9:19 AM by VPWA Ghana
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It takes a village: Reaching one woman at a time through microloans
Cynthia Boakye juggles not one but two successful businesses in the small village of Fise, located in the Greater Accra region of Ghana. Cynthia is among the thousands of women ...
Posted Feb 25, 2010 5:45 PM by Hayford Siaw
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World AIDS Day 2009: Universal Access and Human Rights
The message is loud and clear. Take action. Be accountable. Know your status. This message can be seen plastered on billboards and heard on favorite radio stations all throughout Ghana ...
Posted Dec 1, 2009 1:22 AM by VPWA Ghana
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