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‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.’ Margaret Mead   Last Wednesday saw the launch of the Shaw Community link with ATE. Before Sarah Gardner, Founder and Chief...

We are excited to be working with My Apple Juice (http://www.myapplejuice.co.uk/) to be producing Action Through Enterprise apple juice. We have an exciting plan to make the most of our supporters windfall or surplus apples, turning them into pure, delicious...

Recruitment of an Office Manager   Established in 2012, this dynamic, fast growing and well-respected charity requires a competent, detail focused individual to play a key supportive role within the team to help drive the organisation forward. The Office Manager...

It's been a very busy and productive year so far for ATE. You can read about our achievements and plans for the year in our fantastic Summer Newsletter! Click on the link below to read it: ATE Newsletter - Summer 2016  

ATE is delighted to be able to announce the recruitment of Ernest Tampouri as our new Project Assistant in Lawra! Ernest has been a key member of the ATE team as a volunteer, Consultant and ambassador since 2014. He then became a Small Business Owner in July 2015....

There  has been a long standing history of keeping bees in Lawra where the climate and vegetation are sufficiently fertile to produce the right conditions for beekeeping to survive successfully. For the past few years, beekeepers  in Lawra have been few and far...

Luke Hodgson, who had been involved with ATE both as a volunteer and employee for just over 2 years, leaves today for pastures new in the USA. Sarah and her team are immensely grateful to him for his dedication both to ATE and the people of Lawra. The depth of his...

I went to the movies last night. When I say 'movies', it was in Ramsbury's village hall. I saw a short film (twenty minutes?) about a local girl, a primary school teacher, who'd gone to work for a year in a remote community in North-western Ghana. I will confess to a...

'An empty sack cannot stand.' With those words Habib Albeboure captures the reasons why ATE was founded in 2012. He is the main narrator in the recently released and much anticipated documentary, highlighting the work of ATE in Lawra, Upper West Ghana. The film was...

Dry-Season Gardening    The following article is a summary of a feasibility report produced by Gabriel Maanibe outlining the issues with, and support needed to encourage dry season gardening. Gabriel's brief was to examine the desirability and usefulness of ATE...