Change through education
We work with 10 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 3500 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 140 small businesses with grants, training and mentoring, enabling them to become sustainable and profitable. Sixty 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 750 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.
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 25 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.
Our latest posts
Ending the week celebrating an AMAZING start to 2025 in our Spring Newsletter, you can read all our updates here: mailchi.mp/61d62cc8248b/springnewsletter
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Happy Friday everyone!
We're excited to have been invited to give oral evidence at a UK Parliment Select Committee Inquiry next week!
We’ve always known that we deliver transformational change in Upper West Ghana on a very modest budget – and we’re delighted that the House of Common’s International Development Select Committee Inquiry on Value for Money has invited us to share our thoughts.
At this critical time for international development funding, we welcome this opportunity. We’re keen to wave the flag for small grassroots charities and shout about our unique Hub Model – holistic, locally-led and community-focused.
As the smallest NGO to offer written evidence, we are so proud to be asked to continue the conversation with members of the Committee, raising a voice in the Commons for the people of Lawra, Nandom and beyond.
You can read our written evidence below and you can watch our Chief Executive Sarah Annable-Gardner give evidence at 2:15pm on Tuesday 25th March on the Parliament Live website.
The FCDO's approach to value for money - Written evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
committees.parliament.uk
Written evidence submission publications for The FCDO's approach to value for money.Desmond and Elizabeth, and their mums, are delighted with their new bikes! Generously funded by our friends at Fidelity Energy 💚
For a mother of a disabled child in Upper West Ghana, life is relentlessly hard. When children become too heavy to carry, these women face an impossible choice - leave the child home alone, often locked inside to keep them safe, or stay at home with them. This makes it impossible to work or to farm, they become increasingly vulnerable and poverty deepens .
For the children, stuck at home they are lonely, isolated, bored. Excluded.
A bike means they can get out of the house together. They can go to the market or meet friends at church, they can grow food at their farm, children can get to school. Life is so much better for them both.
£80 per bike gives the gift of freedom, and we are so grateful to Fidelity Energy for making this work possible.
This is so lovely
This is so beautiful!🎉💚 Thank you Fidelity Energy for funding this!🙏
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