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Launch of Hub 5!
ATE is extremely excited to be launching its 5th ‘Hub of Development’ in Lawra! By Sarah Albeboure The new community to benefit from our innovative poverty reduction model is centred around Bagri Junction Junior High School (JHS), which serves the four nearby...
Evaluating the pilot of our vocation learning programme
VocATE: A Pilot Programme Evaluation – November 2018 The single greatest means of transforming a community in a sustainable way is to empower community members to support themselves. VocATE is a vocational learning programme launched by ATE in 2016, as a development...
Recruitment of a Fundraising and Communications Intern
We are excited to be looking for a 3 day per week Intern to join our small, dynamic team based in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. For the right candidate, this could be a wonderful opportunity to gain a wide range of skills and make a positive contribution to a growing...
Independence and Freedom
On this Independence Day, school children in Lawra are proudly marching to celebrate Ghanaian freedom. They wear freshly pressed uniforms, shining white socks and moisturise their skin until it gleams, hold their heads high and march in perfect unison. They are proud...
Trade in your pancakes for Sensen this Shrove Tuesday!
Sensen are savoury pancakes made with bean flour, water and oil. When the Sensen are served, they are torn up into medium sized pieces and mixed into a pot of green vegetables. Deliciously salty, they are eaten with your hands and go perfectly with a bit of chilli...
My visit to Ghana volunteering with ATE
I have just returned from my trip to Lawra in the Upper West region of Ghana. I returned the day the snow came to Hungerford so it was quite a contrast to the 33 degrees I had enjoyed for the past 3 weeks. However being cocooned at home for the weekend looking out at...
A new library at Karbo Primary School!
In January, Kate Regan and Carol Shanahan made a trip all the way to Lawra to help Karbo Primary School renovate their library. Books had been provided by ATE in 2014, but without a positive learning environment and education on HOW to use them, the books were not...
My Trip to Lawra, by Charles Gardner
Highlights of My Visit to Lawra (January 2019) I have just returned from Lawra in the Upper West of Ghana, having spent 2 weeks there. My primary purpose was to work with the ATE Ghana staff on delivering our training to the ATE-supported small businesses, I also met...
Job Opportunity in Lawra!
Recruitment of SNAP Play Scheme Coordinator Do you enjoy working with disabled children and their families? Are you kind, enthusiastic and compassionate? Would you like to help ATE improve the lives of people in Lawra? If the answers the above questions are all YES,...
High-Ho! High-Ho! Off to Ghana I go!
Following a recent talk at a U3A coffee morning by Sarah Albeboure, the Chief Executive, of a local charity ATE (Action Through Enterprise) based in Ramsbury, I am off to volunteer in Ghana!! I met with Sarah a few weeks after the coffee morning as I said I would like...
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.
Reading can and will take them everywhere-Action Through Enterprise - ATE is helping to make that possible!
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/
Happy woman’s day Action Through Enterprise - ATE