Our impact
Our work transforms people’s lives and connects communities in Lawra. The people in this film are living proof of that. Their stories deserve to be told, their voices deserve to be heard.
We are incredibly proud to share this new video, celebrating 10 years of Action Through Enterprise.
Change through education
18-year-old Alex is back in Gombile Junior High School, having worked in a gold mine during lockdown. He’s one of almost three thousand young people we’ve enabled to access education by providing school meals, uniforms and learning materials.
Change through enterprise
Patricia was one of the first trainees on our apprenticeship scheme. Today, with the benefit of an ATE business grant, she has a thriving weaving business and two apprentices of her own. ATE has helped launch 127 small businesses like Patricia’s and put 35 apprentices through training.
Change through inclusion
Yelbobre, now 21, was at our first gathering of disabled children in 2012, and he’s been attending our disability programme, SNAP, ever since. With groups now meeting in five villages, over 400 children and parents have built bonds, grown confidence, learnt skills and are now integrated into their community.
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.
13p 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.
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.
What we’ve been up to
Kalsagri Hub Success
We’ve opened a new hub and already the impact is being felt. With lunch now provided in two Kalsagri junior high schools, attendance has more than tripled – from 37 pupils to 128.
Incredibly, we have opened this hub less than four months after our first meeting with local stakeholders. Hub Manager Charity Kyekpo says: “They were so welcoming and that gave me some confidence that everything will go on smoothly.”
The EducATE program will now roll out with educational materials and also sanitary products to help girls stay in school. Later this year, they’ll be projects with dry season farmers, small businesses, apprentices and disabled children.
Read the full story of the launch, as told by Country Director Gabriel Maanibe, here.
Nandom, here we come!
Our expansion to a new district has begun, as Country Director Gabriel Maanibe spends a productive week in Nandom. Meeting with community leaders, assemblymen and traditional elders, he talked to them about our work and discussed possible strategies for their district.
Gabriel visited six of the 84 communities in Nandom. “Poverty is real and visible. You can see hungry children. There is a lack of opportunities and no certainty about where help will come from. Everywhere I visited, I could see the excitement on their faces after I spoke about Action Through Enterprise.”
Our move to Nandom will be life-changing for people there – read more about our plans here.
Our latest posts
Amazing to connect with the inspirational women of Miss Ghana Uk (missghanauk.co.uk) today to explore opportunities for collaboration. Our shared values and passion was exciting…. watch this space! The jollof at Blooming Scent was great too- we recommend it for great Ghanaian food in north London 🍛
”BizATE has put fire in my heart that makes me be up on my toes for my business.”
Margaret has a disabled child and has been a member of SNAP for many years. In 2021, we gave her a small grant to build a business and become more independent. She is a huge success and has more than doubled her profits in the last 12 months! She said “It’s not just the money, it’s what you have taught me. I used to just sit, put my items on the stall and wait for customers to come to me. Now, you’ve taught me to reach out and look for sales.’
Margaret is a shining example of our BizATE Programme – a strong woman who needed some support. She had a cash grant, a mentor and targeted training and is now thriving!
Keep up the good work!
God bless ATE to do more for Lawra Municipal
Keep up the good work!
We are so proud of Lucy and Betty, sisters from remote Biro, the first girls in their family to go to Senior High School. They are both super bright and diligent, determined to do their best. Lucy sits her final exams this year, Betty has just began her 3 year SHS journey. They are absolutely amazing young women.
Our Girls to School project makes it possible for girls from incredibly poor homes to complete education. Girls like Lucy and Betty who have grown up without eating every day, with long walks to school, and have achieved good enough grades to go on to senior high school against all odds.
It's just £300 a year to get a girl to school, and it completely transforms her life and future opportunities. We have 29 girls in this programme and hope to significantly expand it later this year - so many children need support at this stage of life.
If you can give £25 a month (or £300 a year!) to make it possible for girls like Lucy and Betty to get to school, please get in touch. Without your donations, none of this is possible.
Click here for a fantastic report on this project in full: ateghana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Girls-to-SHS-Report-FINAL.pdf
Keep the good works for the betterment of lawra municipality and Ghana as a whole. Thanks
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Good works God bless you