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Celebrating International Women’s Day
An important day to celebrate, promote and fight for the equal rights of women across the world! Here at Action Through Enterprise we deliver programmes that work with and for the people of Upper West Ghana helping to reduce barriers to education or access to a...
To Ghana with Love…. An invitation to Aldbourne Memorial Hall
BizATE: The Sub-Saharan Incubator by Asif Noorani
The technology boom has seen a huge rise in the number of business incubators in the UK, Europe and United States. Incubators exist to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies, through an array of business support resources and services. A...
A Case Study on Teresa by Stephen Hodgson
Teresa the Seamstress Teresa is a young lady who works in Lawra. She was awarded a grant by ATE to develop her seamstress business in a steel container unit on one of the main roads in the town. She qualified as a seamstress two years ago and now has...
A Case Study on Dakura Kyalepuo by Stephen Hodgson
Dakura Kyalepuo the subsistence farmer It was inspiring to meet Dakura a year ago. He is a subsistence farmer, in his seventies, living in a very remote area south of Lawra. Last year he applied for a grant from ATE in order to buy sheep with a view to rearing...
A Case Study of Comfort by Stephen Hodgson
Comfort the Weaver I had the privilege of meeting Comfort a year ago when she was applying for a grant from ATE. She was delighted to receive the gift of a framed photo of her taken during that visit. Comfort is a young lady who lives (with her family) in a...
Reflections on CET Funded Business Training in Lawra – By Charles Gardner
I spent 2 weeks in Lawra in mid-January – my 6th visit to Lawra. My focus was to lead the training of the ATE staff, 23 consultants and 55 of the small businesses (SBO's) that ATE has granted, mentors and trains. The objective was to make them profitable enough to...
Jonathan’s Creative Arts In Lawra – Week 1
A long distance bus journey in Ghana is an insight into the resourcefulness of the Ghanaian people and also the limitations of their bureaucratic systems. First up are the frustrations of buying a bus ticket from Accra to Lawra (a 14 hour overnight trip): you must...
ATE seeks support with local office space
We have thoroughly enjoyed the past few months of being lucky enough to have a "pop-up" office space at no. 7 The Square, Ramsbury. Recognising that so much of the charity's achievements would not be possible without the loyal and dedicated support of our own local...
The 2,800 mile challenge
From ATE's head office in Ramsbury to the Lawra District in Ghana where we deliver our programmes, it is 2,800 miles as the crow flies. That's a long way but we'd like you to help us reach it and fundraise as you go! For 2017, we have decided to set ourselves and our...
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