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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...
ATE teams up with the Village Bicycle Project to bring bikes to school children and apprentices in Lawra
ATE teams up with the Village Bicycle Project to bring bikes to school children and apprentices in Lawra. The Village Bicycle Project (VBP) is an NGO that couples quality subsidised bicycles with hands-on maintenance training for new owners. In 2018 alone they have...
ATE’s Summer newsletter
Summer newsletter 2018 Newsletter No: 9 – Summer 2018 A message from ATE’s Chief Executive: What a great year we are having! ATE now feeds nearly 1000 children at 6 schools, has set up 74 businesses and 5 large farms, supports 10 young female apprentices, works with...
VocATE apprentices are making leaps and bounds in their training.
VocATE is our apprenticeship scheme that supports young women, with little education or opportunities for training, to learn valuable vocational skills. Traditionally apprenticeships in Ghana take three years and are very difficult to access without family connections...
Call for Children’s Books!
Launch of ATE’s 6th School Feeding Program!
Earlier this year, I spent several days riding around the district searching for the next community for ATE to work with. We found Biro - a village, an hour from the center of Lawra, inaccessible by car with no electricity, no mobile phone network and extreme poverty....
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!