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
2 weeks today - Join us for a mince pie and a celebration! 🎄
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of information and celebration, as we mark another incredible year of partnership between our wonderful community here and our friends in Upper West Ghana.
Action Through Enterprise has achieved so much in 2025, and we couldn’t have done it without you. We can’t wait to tell you more – over a glass of wine and a mince pie!
Blessing is a talented weaver. She also has a learning disability, and was born into a life of poverty. Against all odds, at 22 years old she has a life long skill, confidence - and the ability to make an income.
We've just supported 20 more young vulnerable women into our vocational training programme. We're enabling them to develop life long skills to earn an income - but our programme achieves so much more than just the ability to sew/weave/hair-dress. It completely transforms their life.
For girls locked out of education, we give them what they need to achieve their dreams. Our VocATE Programme provides:
🧵 All costs of a 3 year apprenticeship with an accredited trainer
🚲 The extras to make their training possible - e.g. a bike, uniforms
🧼 Soap and sanitary pads, to learn with dignity
🍚 Food packages for those who need it
🦸🏿 A mentor, training and ongoing support
And at the end of 3 years, when they pass their exams with pride, we support them into work.
This programme is wonderful, and we're so glad to see these amazing young women thrive! Blessing is a hero, she's a trailblazer! She proves that with the right support, anything is possible.
Wow! She is such an inspiration, and kudos to the good work Action Through Enterprise - ATE(ATE) is offering the people of Lawra and Nandom. We are grateful for the support.
Am so proud and happy to see Blessing make a life through the VocATE program, thanks you Action Through Enterprise - ATE. Long live Ghana 🇬🇭, long live Lawra, long live ATE
The future is promising with Action Through Enterprise - ATE. This vocational training will go along way to transform young girls to be engaged in economic activities both Nandom and Lawra.
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 ❤️
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