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ATE Inclusion Centre Stakeholder Event
On a hot, sunny Wednesday morning in Lawra, Upper West Ghana, our ATE Inclusion Centre was host to our ATE Stakeholder Event this January. Along with our ATE Ghana Inclusion Centre team, we were joined by Charles Gardner, ATE Chair of Trustees and 40 key stakeholders...
SCATE: Shaw Community link with Action Through Enterprise
We are excited to announce that St Mary’s Church Shaw is hosting a community event to celebrate Shaw’s on-going link with Action Through Enterprise (ATE). Information and Networking Evening Thursday 12th March, 6 – 7.15pm St Marys Church, Shaw, RG14 2DR Drinks and...
My trip to Lawra, by Dee Anderson
This is the second time I have visited Lawra. The first was in 2014 when ATE was in its infancy. It has been wonderful to see how ATE has grown and developed since then. I had the great privilege of working with Ernestina and Kaamil, the SNAP staff. They both made me...
In the blink of an eye, we can change a life, or two
Recently, I was pottering around Lawra Town and a sweet young boy came over to me to tell me he was hungry. Despite the poverty we see across Upper West Ghana every day, it isn't often I am asked approached in this way by children, which shows the desperation of this...
Creating Magic
ATE are extremely fortunate to work with the supporters, staff and volunteers that we have as part of our wider organisational family. Donors and supporters provide us with the funds vital for our programmes, whilst staff and volunteers drive the impact forward. When...
An UpdATE, from Sarah Gardner
I am proud to be the Chief Executive of Action Through Enterprise, a small charity doing brilliant work in Lawra, Upper West Ghana. We empower communities and individuals to better their lives, we give the support that’s needed for bright motivated people to meet...
Change happens one person at a time
Each month ATE hosts three SNAP (Special Needs Awareness Programme) meetings across the Lawra District; the first Wednesday of each month, the Inclusion Centre hosts Lawra SNAP meeting. The second to last Saturday of the month, one of our partner schools, Dowine JHS...
What a day!
This week I shared the Iceberg Theory with the team in Ghana. It’s an interesting concept that can be transferable with its use. Its main message is around what you do versus what others see- often a job, a project or an outcome is seen by many (the visible), yet the...
ATE’s Christmas Card Competition!
ATE is looking for talented young artists to create our 2019 Christmas Cards! We are taking entries from children in Ramsbury (and surrounding areas) and in Lawra, and will select at least one winner from each place. As well as being beautiful and Christmassy, we’re...
Akwaaba to Lawra!
In June I hopped on a 6 hour plane, and a 17 hour overnight bus, to work with ATE in Lawra, Upper West Ghana for a month. Having worked for ATE for six months as a Research and Projects Intern, supporting the team with the variety of projects which the charity runs, I...
82 young women are now in our vocational training programme!
When we found them, 100% of the group were unemployed, 83% had considered marrying in order to survive - all of them were worried about their future.
Now, they have hope, they have ambition, they are empowered - they have a life of opportunity ahead.
We're so grateful to be able to do this brilliant work, changing the world for girls who need us the most.
Amazing work!
Fantastic work
Unbelievable change indeed; it's a testament in our community to the unwavering support Action Through Enterprise - ATE has been providing.
Sarah Annable-Gardner was the guest on the Art for Art’s Sake radio show last night. Tune in to hear honest emotional chat, and some brilliant music - including 2 songs by the incredible Wiyaala.
www.mixcloud.com/kennetradio/art-for-arts-sake-13th-november-2025/
Thank you Kennet Radio 106.7 for having her!
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!