ONG Wa Afriki · Ouidah, Benin · Reg. N°0108/MISP
After Vodundays is the program of ONG Wa Afriki, born in Ouidah, Benin, the world capital of Vodun. We open what no travel agency can: the guardian families, the royal palaces, the ceremonies the crowds never see, the memory of the Slave Route. Small teams, every January. 65% of what you invest stays in Ouidah.
An answer within 24 hours, from Ouidah, not a call center
Access, not promises
The Lineage Reading
A DNA test told you “Benin.” The Fa consultation, performed by a Bokonon of Ouidah, tells you what no laboratory can: a lineage, a tutelary deity, a path. The Fa has been UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2008, and it cannot be consulted from a distance.
The Guardian Families
Not a hotel, a home. You are received by guardians of the tradition, initiated artisans, Agouda families who returned from Brazil. Morning begins in the courtyard, over coffee. That is where the return stops being a word.
When the City Empties
On January 11, the festival crowds leave. That is exactly when the access begins: the convents breathe, the families have time, the palaces open outside public hours. That moment belongs only to those who stay.
Every testimonial published on this site follows one rule: a face, a voice, a name, verifiable, or nothing.
The question everyone asks
We wrote the comparison nobody else would, starting with what Ghana does better than us. Then what only Benin can offer: the living source of Vodun, citizenship through the My Afro Origins law, and an intimacy no mass season can match. Ghana names the history. Benin heals it.
The My Afro Origins law
You have African roots. Benin can become your country.
Online application, around $100, no residency required, open to descendants of the deported.
Before your first dollar
30-50% deposit, fully refundable for 30 days
You change your mind within 30 days of paying: you get everything back. No questions asked.
A written contract before any payment
Program, inclusions, payment schedule, cancellation policy, nothing is paid before everything is in writing.
A registered NGO, not an anonymous website
ONG Wa Afriki, registered in Benin, N°0108/MISP, tax ID 6202683958025, bank account at UBA Ouidah. Traceable payments, official receipt every time.
What we guarantee
December → January
of full assistance with guides certified by ONG Wa Afriki, FRABO and sworn guardians of tradition: workshops, encounters and dialogue, immersion, festive evenings, outings and visits, regardless of the official programme
9paths
of experience: spiritual, memorial, cultural, historical, and more
365days
of access, not only in January. Your Benin, at your own pace
Made to measure
Individual, family or team, every group receives a tailored programme
740,668
Participants at Vodun Days 2026, official figure
56
Nationalities present in 2026
Jan 2-9
Vodun Days 2027, extended to a full week
10 / 5
Team size on Vodun Days each January, Standard / VIP
Your request is read in Ouidah, by the NGO's own team, an answer within 24 hours. No commitment at this stage.