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The impact of COVID-19 on school children
Education forms an essential part of our everyday life, which goes beyond what takes place within the four walls of the classroom – it could be formal, informal or non-formal. These different types of education sometimes take place in varied ways, and in varied...
World Humanitarian Day – Rexford Benon
On this World Humanitarian Day, 19th August, members of ATE team give their thoughts on what it means to be a humanitarian aid worker. Here are the thoughts of Hub Manager and Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation Leader, Rexford Benon, here: We are living in a...
World Humanitarian Day – Kaamil Issahaku
On this World Humanitarian Day, 19th August, members of ATE team give their thoughts on what it means to be a humanitarian aid worker. Read the thoughts of ATE's Special Needs Awareness Programme Leader, Kaamil Issahaku, here: I have been an aid worker for some two...
World Humanitarian Day – Sarah Gardner
On this World Humanitarian Day, 19th August, members of ATE team give their thoughts on what it means to be a humanitarian aid worker. Here are the reflections of founder and Chief Executive, Sarah Gardner: The founding principal of ATE was to directly respond to...
World Youth Skills Day
In light of World Youth Skills Day on 15th July, we want to take a moment to reflect on youth in Lawra Municipal and the importance of equipping youth with entrepreneurial skills, now more than ever. There are some very sobering facts reported globally on the high...
United Against Racism – #BlackLivesMatter
Like many people around the world, we are deeply shocked and outraged by the recent racially motivated events in the United States. The murder of George Floyd (as well as Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and too many others), the subsequent state-sanctioned violence...
Fear, Pride and Heartbreak – by Sarah Gardner
The last 2 months have been a whirlwind. A rollercoaster of emotions, and (another) steep learning curve. In the days that followed my realisation of what the pandemic could mean for ATE, I was deep in fear and anxiety. I was kept awake at night with a series of...
ATE’s COVID-19 Response Timeline
For so many of us around the world, we have been faced with unprecedented challenges in a turbulent and scary time as we enter the fifth month of the global pandemic, COVID-19. Our work in Upper West Ghana was immediately threatened when the cases of Coronavirus...
INCREDIBLE! HOW DID HE DO IT?
Started in 2012, ATE is a charity organisation with the goal to reduce, if not to eradicate, poverty in Lawra. A number of programs were strategically put in place in order to tackle this old and well known issue. Among the programs is the one we call BizATE which...
ATE’s Covid-19 Response: Standing Together
Together we are facing a truly unprecedented situation. The Covid-19 crisis is bringing about huge change to all of our lives, to our work here at ATE and the charity sector, whose role as society’s lifeline is now more vital than ever. With coronavirus being a truly...
We're excited to have an event in Chilton Foliat in a few weeks, to share and celebrate the impact of our wonderful work. Everyone is welcome! Including older children. Please come along and join us if you can 😊
Nandom People - join our team!
We're seeking someone kind, friendly and well-organised, who enjoys working with children and loves books. This is a part time role which would be perfect for a retired or yet-to-be posted teacher.
All info is here: ateghana.org/13893-2/
Please share widely to help us find a wonderful new team mate, to work with us to change the lives of children in Nandom.
An egg-cellent end to the term for all of our children as 1200 eggs are boiled to celebrate the Easter break!
It's just 16p per child to give them all a well deserved treat, & some protein. One of our favourite ATE traditions 🐣