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 13 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 4100 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.
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Happy Independence Day Ghana 🇬🇭
It was an honour to be invited to join the celebrations at the Ghana High Commission in London last night.
The evening was such was a wonderful reminder of the pride, culture and unity that mark this important day, and the vibrant community that strengthens the important connections between Ghana and the UK.
Thank you sincerely to Her Excellency Sabah Zita Benson for including us in such a special event.
Reading will take you everywhere 🌍💚
On World Book Day we're celebrating access to books for children in Lawra and Nandom. Through our beautiful libraries which welcome dozens of children everyday, plus rotating book boxes at schools, we're ensuring these children grow up with a love of books, as well as literacy skills.
It's fitting to hBook Aid Internationald International this very morning, with news of a shipment of 2000 books on their way to us! A gift which will make a huge difference the children of Upper West Ghana, we are so grateful to work with generous partners.
Happy Birthday to our Tech & Learning Zones!
25000 visits in year one.
Children learning every day.
And this is just the beginning!
Enjoy this celebration article by the wonderful King Noah: ateghana.org/happy-birthday-a-year-of-technology-and-switching-on-hope/
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