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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....
Eat for ATE
We are lucky enough to receive incredible ongoing support from so many people. One of our generous friends is Karen Barraclough, who has been supporting ATE since the very beginning. As part of her contribution, Karen raises money for us by organising 'Eat for ATE'...
New School Feeding Program!
ATE is extremely proud to have launched a school feeding program at Lawra Girl's Model Junior High School in Lawra today. This brand new girls school, established in September 2017 by Ghana Education Service, is a unique opportunity for 34 vulnerable teenage girls in...
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Let’s keep in touch! Because regulations about how organisations contact supporters are changing, we will be getting in touch to ask for your consent to keep in contact with you in future. So, why does ATE ask to have, keep and use your contact details? The...
Recruitment of a Project 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 Project Assistant. The successful candidate will have...
My week in Lawra, by Adam Quinn
My week in Lawra We are incredibly grateful to Adam Quinn and his family; they have been supporting ATE and spreading awareness of our work in Hungerford for a long time now. But when they told us they told us they wanted to be even more involved, we were...
Musical workshops for SNAP children in Lawra, By Janet Hodgson
Hi, I’m Janet. I work as a piano teacher in two local schools in Highworth and have the privilege of sharing my love of music with my pupils on a weekly basis. So back in November, when Sarah, CEO of ATE asked me to lead a music workshop for children in Lawra, you may...
At a time when international development is under pressure, we're really pleased to have contributed to Uk Parliaments inquiry into the Future of UK Aid.
We welcome this inquiry, and especially the shift towards local provision. Here, we believe, lies not just the path to genuine, long term, cost-efficient change. It is also the path to regaining the British people’s trust in and engagement with international development.
Read our full evidence here, and let know what you think!
ateghana.org/work-with-us-and-well-make-upper-west-ghana-a-beacon-of-development-ate-submits-evid...
Starting the month with joy! We're celebrating the new year with each of our 8 disability groups across Upper West Ghana 🎊
Kogle enjoyed the music, dancing and wearing her beautiful hat she made with her grandmother! A perfect day for these special children, and the best start to another year of helping their families become increasingly accepted, empowered and resilient.
Keep it up
We're on the news!
You can watch Sarah, Tara & our brilliant work here: www.itv.com/watch/news/action-through-enterprise-creates-opportunities-through-education-inclusio...
This is just so amazing, commitment and trust creating real change in the world. So inspired by you Sarah and everyone involved 💜