VAGHANT is a socio-educational project bridging the gap between local talent and international standards — through professional conduct, work etiquette, and relational integrity.
VAGHANT was founded by Larry King and Collins Tweneboah, two Ghanaians who have worked at the intersection of Ghanaian ambition and international standards, and decided it was time to build a bridge for the next generation.
International partners and clients regularly tell us they are not satisfied with the services they receive. And in the same breath, they are clear: they would willingly pay more for higher quality and remain loyal to a provider who makes them feel genuinely seen and respected.
Ghana has the talent. What VAGHANT provides is the bridge: structured, practical training in the professional conduct and etiquette that transforms a good worker into an unforgettable professional.
VAGHANT is privately funded and driven entirely by the belief that investing in people is investing in Ghana.
Before Phase 1 begins, the VAGHANT team visits Junior High Schools and Senior High Schools across the region. We introduce the project, run short interactive workshops on work etiquette and professional codes of conduct, and invite students to hear directly from professionals who operate to international standards. The goal is to show young people what it means to grow from local to international standards: not as a criticism, but as a concrete opportunity for their own financial future. Participation in Phase 1 is fully voluntary and open to every motivated student.
After-school training covering two dimensions. Task level: punctuality, complete tools, care for client property, accuracy and tidying up after work. Relational level: honesty, owning mistakes, proactive communication and trustworthiness as a professional asset. Facilitators from Germany, UK, Italy and Ghana bring real stories from their working lives into every session.
Graduates are placed with vetted training institutions, only after completing Phase 1. A dedicated mentorship programme provides ongoing support throughout the placement period. Regular quality review visits ensure high standards on both sides: the trainee and the institution.
Graduates receive a VAGHANT certificate verifying their training. They are placed in workplaces vetted by the project. Only employers who meet our standards receive candidates. Those not yet placed receive employment and continued development within VAGHANT itself.
"We are not here to criticise young people — we are here to empower them to place Ghana on the global map of quality."
— Larry King & Collins Tweneboah, Founders of VAGHANT
Larry has lived, studied and worked abroad, building relationships with people from many different countries and absorbing international standards of professionalism first-hand. Back in Ghana, he carried that work ethic directly into practice, collaborating with international partners on major infrastructure and development projects including road construction and university development. VAGHANT is his next step: equipping the next generation with the same standards that made those partnerships work.
Collins studied in Ghana and built his career at the intersection of local expertise and global expectations. Over years of close collaboration with partners from Germany, South Africa and the Netherlands, he developed a sharp understanding of what international clients actually require: not just technical skill, but reliability, transparency and the ability to make a partner feel genuinely valued. He co-founded VAGHANT because he has seen, time and again, that Ghanaian talent is real. What he now builds is the professional framework to match it.
Whether you are a school, a business, an authority or simply someone who believes in this mission, we would love to hear from you.