Big Give Christmas Challenge hits target!
Change through education
We work with 9 schools, providing meals, educational resources and sanitary products that enable pupils to learn on full stomachs and with dignity. So far, we’ve helped more than 3000 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 135 small businesses with grants, training and mentoring, enabling them to become sustainable and profitable. Forty-eight girls (including 7 with disabilities) have learnt a trade through our apprenticeship scheme. Barikisu (above) runs one of 24 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 600 children and carers across 6 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.
82p 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 23 school cooks and other staff.
7p 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.
What we’ve been up to
New base almost complete!
It’s happening! Construction of the new Inclusion Centre in Nandom is almost complete, with a new roof on and interior work underway. The finished building will be the heart of our work in Nandom – where we will run workshops for disabled children and their carers, training for small business owners and – eventually – an IT suite. We are so excited to see the new centre full of children laughing and playing with their friends.
We start work this spring with the recruitment of a Hub Manager and two disability programme coordinators who will spend a month shadowing our team in Lawra and then return to Nandom to kickstart the projects in their own community. Exciting times!
Businesses set for success
Our Inclusion Centre in Lawra was a hive of activity last month as 29 entrepreneurs joined us over two days of business skills training. Our brilliant team of trainers use interactive, engaging, peer-led facilitation techniques that are vibrant, fun and promote meaningful learning – all delivered in the local language. Margaret, a business owner who has recently graduated from the programme, told us: “It’s not just the money, it’s what you have taught me.”
One of the sessions was a team favourite – “The Business Game” – a day-long role-playing activity, devised by our co-founder Charles Gardner, which is both highly effective in developing skills and leaves participants in hysterics! We can’t wait for the next session.
Our latest posts
‘Thank you ATE for believing in me. Your support fuels my dreams and brings me closer to making them a reality.’
Paul is exceptional. Against all odds, he has excelled at school and achieved a place at senior high school. But, paralysed since he fell from a mango tree at 9 years old, it’s impossible for him to board with the other students. He needed a solution, to make it possible for him to continue his education.
So, we’ve funded a driver to take him to and from school each day.
This is the kind of work we love, a simple intervention that makes a giant difference. For just £4 a day.
Good luck Paul, we’re with you all the way.
Read Pauls story here: ateghana.org/13038-2/
We're recruiting!
We have four exciting new roles which will drastically improve access to technology and books in the Upper West of Ghana and can't wait to find brilliant, passionate, kind people to join our team.
In both Lawra and Nandom we are looking for:
💻 someone with excellent technology skills who loves teaching others to use computers to be our full time Technology and Learning Coordinator
&
📚 a warm, welcoming person who enjoys working with children to provide a safe space for young people to enjoy books and do homework as our part time Library Assistant
Click here for more info and to apply today: ateghana.org/recruitment-of-two-technology-and-learning-coordinators-and-two-library-assistants/
Please note that closing date for all positions is Friday 31st January 2025.
Goodluck to the applicants
Good, putting smiles on the faces of the less privileged and reducing the unemployment rate in Ghana. Kudos!
Action Through Enterprise - ATE continues to provide positive change to the good people of lawra and its environment. A good opportunity for the youth to embrace. Great work done to the management and staff of ATE
We are together in this
Great opportunity.
Blessed Blessings
Interested in the computer aspect
Marzooq Alhassan sure👏