Who We Are

Thirdway is international volunteer-driven NGO advocating human rights through active, hands-on programs. With our focus in West Africa, particularly Ghana, we develop projects that promote self-sustainability in education, micro-credit, and human rights awareness among the local population. We apply highly interactive programs requiring the strong motivation and determination of locals to create a foundation to rid a population of past crippling dependence on foreign aid.  Ultimately our goal is to increase independence from the bottom up while significantly decreasing the need for international aid organizations such as ours. 
 
Critical to our success are ongoing connections and partnerships with individuals and groups around the world. Operating out of our modest offices in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, other virtual offices around the world and Ho in the Volta Region, Ghana,  we collaborate with volunteers and staff in many different countries to develop our initiatives. We practice the indivisibility of human rights through global collaboration, which enhances our operations and objectives, and connects the people of Ghana with international students, teachers, and volunteer other organizations and institutions in order to develop a mutual understanding of self-sustaining developmental aid and support. 
 
Thirdway Human Rights & Development has implemented a pilot soap-making project training  enabling over 50 women and men in Anyako to become economically independent, has built and maintains the Klaas Haven School Complex, and manages a micro-credit financing pilot  program in Anyako, Ho, Accra  and Kasoa providing funds to the parents of the school children at Kasoa .We specifically target those who share our commitment to self-sustaining developmental aid and indivisible human rights to join us.