Welding Archives | West African Vocational Schools (WAVS) | West African Vocational Schools (WAVS)

Learn how young West Africans are working for a brighter future. One student and one story at a time.

March 20, 2025

Dalton’s Journey of Faith and Becoming a Welding Instructor

March 4, 2025

From Students to to Business Owners: How Learning Welding Transformed Ivanildo and Vanov’s Future

Welding graduate Augusto from Guinea-Bissau adjusts a drill press in a workshop.

February 6, 2025

This WAVS graduate surprised his employer. Here’s how.

June 8, 2023

The odds were against Cirilo. He found a way to overcome them.

June 7, 2023

To finish university, Rukas first needs to become a welder

May 20, 2020

‘None of us are professors, secretaries or doctors – but I thank God for the profession he’s given us.’

April 8, 2019

How vocational training helped this welder grow his business in West Africa

April 4, 2019

A vocational school graduate shows that overcoming poverty is complicated, but not impossible

April 4, 2019

To escape poverty, this West African trained at a vocational school to become a welder

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