ATE Chief Executive Sarah Annable-Gardner becomes MBE in 2026 New Year's Honours!
Switching on Hope
We’ve been switching on hope all year in Upper West Ghana! One thousand school pupils, 800 disabled children and carers, 34 entrepreneurs and farmers, 20 apprentices, 18 senior high school girls and hundreds of children at our new Technology and Learning Zones are all making the most of new opportunities, support and resources – to transform their lives.
And there’s more to come in 2026! We’ll be partnering four new schools, launching two disability groups and supporting even more people to grow businesses and learn skills. This is how whole communities are uplifted and change is real and long-lasting. This is hope..
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 174 small businesses with grants, training and mentoring, enabling them to become sustainable and profitable. 82 girls (including 9 with disabilities) have learnt a trade through our apprenticeship scheme. Barikisu (above) runs one of 37 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 27 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
We are so glad to have launched TWO brand new school feeding programmes today! 179 more children - eating and learning every day. Change has arrived in Basebele 💚
ateghana.org/two-new-school-feeding-programmes/
We're as excited as these children to be launching TWO brand new school feeding programmes today! 179 children's lives will change, and the impact will ripple out and improve the whole community. Change is coming in Basebele, rural Nandom 🍛🎊💚
One year of support to Nassal Paul and we've received a wonderful letter of thanks. We're really proud of how well he's doing at school and the role model he is for other children with disability. And we love seeing him so happy and empowered.
This is a simple solution - a taxi to and from school each day, total cost £8 per week. And for this, Paul gets a future.
Access to education changes everything.
You can read his letter below and his story here:
ateghana.org/13038-2/
Great. May he make it to the top. Action Through Enterprise - ATE you are doing a wonderful job. May God bless you🙏
Very touching write-up The Lord grants you wisdom to go higher in your education. Thank you ATE God bless
Good job 👍, May your dreams be fulfilled as ATE continues to touch more lives
Thanks for the lovely letter Nassal Paul. Really glad you're having such a great experience at Lawsec! Keep studying hard, we're proud of you.
Thank you for believing in my dreams💫 and helping me to make it a reality 🌟
This is great!👍
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