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Our
Communities

Livelihood Restoration Programme (LRP)

Vitol, partnering with Eni, created a targeted Livelihood Restoration Plan to promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth within the OCTP/Sankofa area of influence.

The Livelihood Restoration Programme (LRP) was created to mitigate the impact of the project in the immediate area of the Onshore Receiving Facility. This included providing financial support to households directly affected by the project. This financial support equipped 205 households with the necessary means to set up commercial enterprises.

As part of the LRP, training was then provided across a range of livelihoods, such as livestock production, aquaculture, food processing, trading and vocational skills, like hair dressing or carpentry.

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Developing micro-enterprises

Providing members of the local community with capital to start their own businesses sustainably was an integral objective for the LRP. Over 3 years, we worked with and supported almost 13,000 people in 10 communities neighbouring the OCTP project.

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Strengthening food security chains

Training was provided in a variety of agriculural capacities with the goal to increase local vegetable and poultry production and strengthen food security chains.

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Providing training and skills

The LRP aimed to provide local communities with the technical skills to understand local markets, increase available employment options and improving access to credit. One of our key objectives in particular was to increase employment opportunities for women and young people.

Community investment strategy

Vitol Ghana has been providing grants to organisations that seek to improve water, energy, sanitation and education services since 2016. Our investments serve communities stretching from Bakanta to Atuabo. In total, Vitol and its partners have dedicated up to $15 million to local programmes and projects.

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Case Studies

Vitol has supported a number of charitable causes in Ghana. Here you can read about a few selected highlights of our work.
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Education
Academies Rising

Providing personalised learning for those children who need it the most.
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Environmental
Coliba

Vitol has supported Coliba, a plastic recycling and waste management company, since 2019. Coliba’s goal is to increase Ghana’s recycling rate from 2% at today’s levels, to 92% by 2030. … Continued
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Education
The Varkey Foundation

The Varkey Foundation is an educational charity that runs the Train for Tomorrow (T4T) programme in Ghana. Vitol has supported T4T which looks to improve the standard of education for … Continued
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Education
Building schools across Ellembelle

In 2022, Vitol and partners hit a big milestone in their support of local communities across Ellembelle in Western Ghana.
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Operation Smile

Group Support
Operation Smile

Vitol Ghana has been a support of Operation Smile since 2016, providing life-changing surgery to over 2000 children and adults.
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PARTNER NAME PROGRAMME AREA
Acquiring a baler to ease plastic transportation Livelihoods
Building a bottle to bottle factory in Ghana Livelihoods
Building a waste management facility Livelihoods
Cleft palate surgeries in Ghana Health
Cleft palate surgeries in Ghana Health
Cleft palate surgeries in Ghana Health
Cleft palate surgeries in Ghana Health
Covid 19 interventions in the Upper East Health & Education
Developing Leadership with Teach For All and Teach For Ghana Education
Enhancing Early Years Pre-Service Teacher Training in Ghana Education
Plastic Buyback Centres Livelihoods
Project Name Programme Area
Renovation of 7 Unit Classroom Block and Construction of 10 Unit Washrooms with a Changing Room. Education