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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...
Saviour Domoyaga
Each Tuesday and Thursday morning, the ATE team in Ghana are greeted by various children with their mothers and grandmothers- the occasion being our weekly SNAP PlayScheme. Children and their guardians will walk many miles often to make it to our 8.30am PlayScheme,...
Recruitment of Hub Support Assistant
ATE is a young and dynamic charity that is making a significant impact in Lawra, Ghana. As a result of significant growth, we are looking for a capable, enthusiastic and hardworking person to become an ATE Hub Support Assistant. The successful candidate will be...
As well our 2 beautiful community libraries, we provide books to all of our partner schools. Rotational book boxes, with a range of books to support learning, plus support from our trained librarians (who are also qualified teachers) to help schools make great use of them.
It's a small part of our education programme, and one that makes a big difference. When children have access to books, they gain more than literacy. They gain hope, confidence, and the freedom to imagine a different future.
Grateful to work in partnership Book Aid InternationalionalGhana School Aid UKid UK to make this work happen.
I can't imagine life without books! Grateful to be able to enable these children to enjoy them.
Today mums, dads, grandparents and disabled children gathered under the mango trees in Basebele for a historic moment – the first ever meeting of our newest SNAP group. In a place where disability can be seen as a curse, the fantastic turn out – 23 children and 65 adults – was a real statement of how life can change for the better.
This is our 9th SNAP Group. We reach nearly 900 people each month, making a profound difference to the lives of disabled children and their families.
“As a grandmother caring for my granddaughter, I worry a lot about her future. Today I feel very happy seeing this program come to Basebele. I hope it will help her develop her abilities and live a confident and happy life.” Helen (in the top picture)
Read all about it here: ateghana.org/new-snap-disability-group-launches-in-basebele-im-hopeful-my-child-will-learn-grow-a...
Inclusion!
Happy International Women’s Day to all the amazing women out there 💪🏾
We're so proud to celebrate a fantastic new generation of young women who are attending Senior High School. They demonstrate resilience and strength every, against all odds, and they can change the world!
Read about these inspirational young women here: ateghana.org/international-womens-day-you-are-capable-of-achieving-great-things/
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