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Pip’s Lawra trip. 8th November to 22nd November 2015
This was my 4th trip to Ghana to visit Lawra District and see how our ATE projects are going. With each trip it has got less challenging in terms of adjusting to the heat, the change in diet and learning more about the local customs. It has also got more and more...
Lamissi Karbo
Lamissi started trading in small dried fish known as “keta boys”, onions and palm oil in October last year with the help of a small business grant from ATE. Before this she had only made small amounts of money from irregular work in chop bars where she would wash...
Zambo Weavers
Portiru, Vida and Nteryne have a business together weaving and selling traditional cloth. The three of them were part of a women’s association in Zambo which met once a month when ATE attended to discuss opportunities for support with enterprise. Portiru has been...
St Mary’s Infant School raise £217 at their Harvest Festival
St Mary’s Infant School in Marlborough raised a fantastic £217 for ATE at their Harvest Festival. In the spirit of this ancient festival, the children gave thanks for a successful harvest, sang and danced, and shared with others by donating money to feed school...
Exciting Opportunity for Sponsor
We have exciting news! In January Asif Noorani (founder of Epiphany Productions www.epiphany-productions.co.uk) and Graham Tilley (cinematographer) are coming to Lawra to film ATE’s work. This is to create film footage of ATE’s story with a view to helping the charity...
Lord Joel Joffe Sets ATE a Challenge
‘It is remarkable to have achieved so much in such a short time and to have already made a difference to the lives and future of so many children’. These are the words of one of our major supporters, Lord Joel Joffe, former Chair of Oxfam and passionate campaigner for...
Webmart donates to ATE!
The children of Karbo Primary School in Lawra, Upper West, Ghana say a massive thank you for the £100 donation from Webmart to Action Through Enterprise (ATE). Webmart's support has provided a school meal for the 464 pupils at Karbo Primary for one day, plus an extra...
Mercy Urfa
Mercy has been a cook at Karbo primary since the ATE school feeding programme began three years ago. She was volunteering as the treasurer of the PTA but was not working until she was informed about the programme and put forward as a cook. Mercy lives with her four...
EducATE at Dowine!
In January we begin providing free school meals to 211 students at Dowine Junior High School! Free school meals are a vital support for a child’s education. Families in this area experience five months of food insecurity every year and for three of those months, most...
Fundraising at Thatcham Festival with the Trinity Community Choir
Trinity Community Choir gave a heart-warming concert as part of Thatcham Festival on Saturday 17th October at the Baptist Church, Thatcham. Directed by Ann Wright, the choir of 80 men and women performed a mixed programme from Eric Clapton’s Tears in Heaven to...
⚽️🏆 ATE Schools Football Cup! 🏆⚽️
To celebrate Ghana's qualification for the World Cup, our partner schools in Lawra and Nandom are taking part in an exciting football tournament, with the final on the 23rd of June, when Ghana plays England in the group stages.
We love seeing the competition heating up, and the children having a wonderful time.
The semi-finals take place on Wednesday ……
⚽️ Biro JHS play Dowine JHS
⚽️ Koro JHS play Tuopare JHS
Good luck to all them all!
🌟 WE ARE HIRING: HUB COORDINATOR – NANDOM 🌟
Are you passionate about community development and creating opportunities for others?
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and community-minded individual to be at the forefront of tackling poverty, expanding opportunity and creating lasting positive change for some of the most underserved communities in Nandom Municipality.
Action Through Enterprise is looking for a dedicated Hub Coordinator to help launch and deliver our poverty reduction programmes across communities in Nandom. In this role, you will work closely with schools, small business owners, farmers, children with disabilities, community leaders and local stakeholders to strengthen education, livelihoods and inclusion.
We are looking for someone who:
• Is fluent in Dagaare and English
• Has strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Has a valid motorbike licence and access to a motorbike
• Is organised, honest, hardworking and passionate about community development
Find out more information, and how to apply, at this link: ateghana.org/recruitment-of-a-hub-coordinator-in-nandom/
The application deadline is 24th June 2026 📅
Please share this opportunity with your networks and help us find the right person to support communities across Nandom - thank you!
I will repost it for you I wish I was in Nandom at the moment I would have taken the offer myself, unfortunately for me I'm in sunyani
That's great
Great 👍. You're Sarah Annable-Gardner putting smiles on so many life's . God bless you.
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Children in Nanyaare were learning hard today, focused and engaged thanks to their school lunch provided by @yowfoodbank 💚
A daily meal makes all the difference.
Amazing! A good meal truly makes such a difference in preparing children for the classroom ⭐️
Thank you @yowfoodbank for supporting these children to stay and learn effectively, and not worry about hunger.🙏