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A Day in the Life of Janet
4am – wakes up, prays, cleans house, sets fire. Then, she goes to the well to get water, warms water over fire and bathes her 3 year old daughter Patience. No breakfast. 7am – leaves for work. It used to take 2 hours to walk, but now ATE has helped her buy a bike for...
VocATE Apprentice Janet securing her future as a seamstress
At “something between 25 and 30 years old” Janet is a bit older than most ATE-supported apprentices. But, if anything, that means she’s making even more of the opportunity. Two years ago, she was selected to be the apprentice of Teresa, a seamstress who received a...
Not a Pie in the Sky- Mr and Mrs Abu’s ‘Meat Pie’ Business
Mr and Mrs Abu (Musah and Rahinatu) are a husband and wife team making and selling their famous “Meat Pies” from a mobile stall in Lawra town centre. On a typical day, they sell around 60 pies – which actually contain no meat, but are a local favourite of egg and...
Entrepreneurial Amatus Knows No Bounds
Amatus represents everything that is positive and hopeful about ATE. In less than one year, he has built a thriving business, employed two people, won a scholarship to study at University in Accra – and is planning to open a factory next year. And he’s only 19. It...
Pioneering Headteacher John Bosco
John Bosco has gone a full circle. He was the pioneering headteacher at Dowine Junior High School before, during and after ATE helped establish the school-feeding programme. But now, he’s been posted to a different school – Boo JHS – where there’s no feeding...
A Day in the Life of Christiana
It’s always great to see a business expand and diversify – and that’s exactly what Christiana has done. She’s used her grant from ATE to buy supplies for her hairdressing business, and now also buys and sells maize. In fact, the maize has become a bigger part of the...
Who’s the boss- Businesswoman Cecelia shows us how its done
Cecelia is one ATE’s great success stories. In less than three years, she’s gone from being someone with no business at all to a seamstress with two apprentices and her own property. Back in February 2016, we were so impressed by Cecelia we decided to take a punt and...
Pete is cycling Ireland!
I am one of ATE’s six trustees, as well as a cancer- and stroke-survivor, with a big cycle challenge ahead of me. It will be an epic ride for me, cycling the length of Ireland from its most Southern to its most Northern tip. This is the story of how I arrived at...
Celebrating a life well lived by helping to improve the lives of others: In memory of David ‘Harry’ Greenhalgh
Celebrating a life well lived by helping to improve the lives of others: In memory of David 'Harry' Greenhalgh All of us at ATE are extremely touched by the gesture of Harry's loved ones to have raised funds for ATE's work with disabled children and their families in...
Safeguarding, Scandals and Sexual Exploitation
Safeguarding, Scandals and Sexual Exploitation Charities have come under intense scrutiny since it was revealed earlier this year that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti during a relief mission after the country’s earthquake in 2010. This scandal was quickly...
What a night! 🇨🇳🍚
Our friends at Rotary Club of Swindon have given us unwavering support since the very beginning, helping us change lives in Ghana for 14 years. Last night was no exception! Over 100 people came together for a Chinese Banquet, for brilliant food and atmosphere - and to raise vital funds to transform education in rural Nandom.
We are so grateful for the incredible kindness of this wonderful Rotary Club, standing with us to make the word a better place.
Amazing news!🎉
What an incredible night! Thank you so much to everyone involved in making it such a wonderful success and for the generous cheque which we are so thrilled with. Also thanks to Swindon Rendezvous Old Town for their sensational banquet! I can't stop thinking about that incredible satay sauce!
Congratulations🎉. Great
Last year we had 25000 visits to our Library and Tech Zones! Every day after school, our Lawra and Nandom Inclusion Centres are filled with children.
We love seeing so many children accessing our computers, beautiful books, games & puzzles - all with trained teachers and tech experts to support learning.
Curiosity is nurtured, confidence grows, skills develop - children are reading, researching, problem solving and coding!
This was our ambitious dream, and it is a joy to see it come true.
Such great impact!👍
We have 3 spaces in the Bath Half, and just 2 days left to fill them!
Is there anyone out there who would love a challenge? It's a flat and fast course through beautiful Bath. Free to enter, and by raising some sponsorship you'd change lives in Ghana. What's not to like?!
Please share, and get in touch if you'd like to do this!