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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...
Peace Zobasegh
Peace has been making Kenkey, a popular Ghanaian staple made from fermented maize, for many years but her business collapsed in 2012 when her husband had a serious accident. She used all her savings to pay for his medical care and had no capital to continue her trade....
Yesterday our wonderful young volunteers shared the ATE story in Chilton Foliat. Izzy Tolputt was inspired by ATE at just 7 years old in her primary school assembly. She remembers hearing about our very first school feeding programme, and last night she talked about how it felt to be in Ghana for the launch of our 13th!
Our work is only possible with the support of communities in the Uk, and we’re so glad to have such dedicated young people on the team. Hearing them talk so confidently and emotionally about the impact of ATE on their lives was very special.
The next generation of change makers….. we can’t wait to see what they achieve.
So inspiring to see Izzy Tolputt carrying the ATE story with such passion and authenticity.🎉🙏
Huge congratulations to Izzy Tolputt and Brodi Andrew - shining examples of ATE's impact!
It was a really great evening. Well done Izzy and Brody.
In 2021 Bertha was in an extremely challenging situation. She was pregnant, caring for 3 younger siblings, hungry and sad - there was no income to the family home. We had won funding to enable her to go to senior high school with her peers, she was devastated to not be able to go. We were devastated for her, it felt hopeless. Rexford Benon wrote this moving article about her dire situation: ateghana.org/no-wonder-she-gave-up/
We supported her throughout her pregnancy, helped her take care of her baby, and when she was ready - we enrolled her into our VocATE programme where she worked so hard.
And today we are so incredibly proud of Bertha, who against all odds, has qualified as a seamstress. She is skilled. She is empowered. She is building a good life for her baby. She is amazing.
Bertha's story is beautiful. It is a stark reminder of how tough life can be for the young women we support. And it is a profound reminder of the impact we can have, when we are kind, flexible, and there for the long run.
We can't wait to see what she does next ♥
Truly inspiring.❤️ Bertha should be given the chance to train and mentor other young girls as well. This will broaden the empowerment scope, letting each girl own their story. Congratulations to her, though 🎉
Congratulations Bertha!🎉
Great.
An inspiring meeting at The Ghana High Commission 🇬🇭 We are so grateful for the passionate support of Her Excellency Sabah Zita Benson and The Honorable Mawutor N.K. Alifo who wholehearted celebrate our work and encourage us with so much kindness and enthusiasm.
It was a pleasure to also meet with Bola Ray to talk about exciting media opportunities for the future!
We’re so grateful for the support of the Ghanaian community and the beautiful friendships we have.
Sarah Annable-Gardner
This is fantastic news! Action Through Enterprise - ATE is truly making a significant impact on disadvantaged communities. Great to see you meeting such inspiring individuals!