Winner Third Sector Awards - Small Charity Big Achiever 2025
Switching on Hope
We’ve just turned on the internet for two communities – connecting Lawra and Nandom with the whole world! Wifi is now available in our Technology Zones in Lawra and Nandom, allowing local people to use the internet– for free. In districts where internet infrastructure is non-existent and mobile data costs impossibly high, this is a game-changing initiative. School pupils can learn, businesses can grow – and the whole community can thrive.
Change through education
We work with 11 schools, providing meals, educational resources and sanitary products that enable pupils to learn on full stomachs and with dignity. So far, we’ve helped almost 4000 young people access education. Olivia (above) goes to Bagri Junior High and appreciates the monthly sanitary pads provision:
“It helps us come to school. We girls are much happier.”
Change through enterprise
We have backed 166 small businesses with grants, training and mentoring, enabling them to become sustainable and profitable. 62 girls (including 9 with disabilities) have learnt a trade through our apprenticeship scheme. Barikisu (above) runs one of 29 ATE-backed dry season farms:
“ATE gave me all I needed to succeed.”
Change through inclusion
We bringing disabled children into the light, challenging stigma and enabling them to learn and laugh. Our SNAP disability project supports almost 800 children and carers across 8 locations, providing education, equipment, medication, advocacy and lots of joy. Tierto (above, with Julita and Charles) says:
“The main reason I love SNAP meetings is I know I am not alone. I have learnt new things, I worry much less, life has improved.”
Where does your donation go?
We are financially transparent and carefully monitor and evaluate our work to ensure the money you donate is used in the best way possible.
84p goes directly towards project costs
Creating opportunities through education, inclusion and enterprise – such as our Dry Season Farmers programme which supports sustainable agriculture all year round.
11p is spent on fundraising
Giving us the resources to pay for projects, plan for the future and provide job security for our 25 school cooks and other staff.
5p is spent on administration costs
Ensuring we can deliver our annual report, be a responsible employer and fulfil our legal responsibilities in the UK and Ghana.
Our latest posts
Starting the week full of gratitude for the incredible support of Your One Wish who have so generously funded school lunches at Bagri Junction JHS this year - already an amazing 15330 meals!
A school meal is so much more than just a bowl of food. It's education, it's the ability to concentrate in glass, it's a future - it is hope.
We are so grateful to everyone at Your One Wish for their commitment to these amazing children, enabling them to break the cycle of poverty and look towards a life of opportunity ❤️
Our first ever batch of Nandom Entrepreneurs!
It was an exciting and inspiring first day of training for this brand new group of 10 ATE business owners. Participants learned how to overcome challenges, attract customers, plan effectively, set priorities and grow their businesses with confidence.
Run with support from our expert Lawra team, local leaders delivered the day with smiles and excitement, the first of many sessions which with enable our small business owners to thrive and create a community of support.
Perpetual's quote says it all: "I used to think running a business was just about having a shop full of goods. Now I know that success comes from selling what people want, learning how to outcompete others, and always showing up. This training has truly changed the way I see my business!"
We wish this fantastic new group lots of luck as they grow their businesses.
Congratulations! That's awesome! ❤️
An inspiring start for Nandom’s entrepreneurs!🎉
Amazing work by Karbo Sylvester, Dery Chrisantus, Saa Olivia, Kanyir Kuube-isaan, Kaakpema Rosemary, Rosemond Dery and King Noah
It was a proud moment when our Chief Exec, Sarah Annable-Gardner was invited to speak at a Parliamentary Select Committee about our local, cost effective work. We were the smallest NGO to give oral evidence and really appreciated the chance to raise our voice for rural Ghana.
The report on Value for Money in International Development is now out, and we’re pleased to see a strong recommendation for locally-driven interventions, off the back of Sarah’s evidence. She’s quoted in the report, saying:
“With a local team, working in the local language, communities can speak freely – including when something isn’t working for them. By staying constantly in touch on the ground, our programmes keep on track. And if we need to pivot, we will do, never spending money that’s not needed or wanted, protecting programmes into the future.”
The Committee came to some tough conclusions, inevitably, at such a challenging time for international development. We hope the government listens to its recommendation to prioritise localised intervention to maximise value for money. We’ll be waiting for their call!
Read the full report here: committees.parliament.uk/publications/49950/documents/269036/default/
We’re on page 25!
Or the Parliamentary Summary here: committees.parliament.uk/committee/98/international-development-committee/news/209930/aid-cuts-an...
A proud moment!🎉 Great to see our locally-led approach recognised as true value for money in development!👍
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