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Lucy says her four daughters, Christina, Celestina, Augustina and Gifty “are always happy to come to school because of the free meals”. Lucy can be very proud of this as she is one of the cooks preparing the school meals every day since the ATE feeding programme...

Akose is one of ATE’s most successful small businesses which have been granted a BizATE grant to help their businesses grow. She sells tomatoes, gari and sugar. Akose has six children aged between three to eighteen years old. Her husband is a farmer and grows peppers,...

Maasuoto loves school, where she says that she learns a lot and feels loved by the people from ATE who come to support her in her studies, giving her books, pencils and uniforms. She lost her her mother but still lives with her father, two younger and two older...

As part of his role managing the EducATE program, Luke spent his two recent trips to Ghana collecting data from Karbo Primary and Junior High Schools. This process included recording attendance records from the previous term, and measuring the height and weight of...

Luke had the opportunity last week to visit the Bristol Inner Wheel club and give an update of our work, as well as sharing his experiences of life in Lawra. Around 50 people attended the coffee morning, which included a cake and card sale, raffle and a...

Haruna is a mobile vulcaniser, fixing tyres for motorbikes. His father taught him the skills of his trade when he was still in school and he took over the business when his father died 6 years ago. He has built the business up by buying modern tools, a new pump, and...

Peace’s daughter, Blessing, was just two years old when she started having convulsions. Over time the full extent of Blessing’s disabilities became apparent. They visited many hospitals over the next few years and Peace became increasingly engaged in Blessing’s care,...

Recruitment of Project Assistant ATE is a young, dynamic charity which is making a significant impact in Lawra, Ghana. As a result of significant growth, we are looking for a Project Assistant. The successful candidate will have responsibility for the monitoring of...

Recruitment of a Fundraising Officer and an Operations Officer ATE is a young, dynamic charity which is making a significant impact in Lawra, Ghana. As a result of significant growth, we are recruiting both a Fundraising Officer and an Operations Officer. These are...

Over the past month, Luke has spent some time looking at the UN Human Development Report from 2010 in order to provide some background information about the area of Ghana that ATE works in. He has been able to pick out some particularly interesting facts that the...