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Madam Charity, a mother of three, wanted to be a teacher in order “to take care of the little ones and help them to come up like herself”. A local woman of Lawra, she returned to teach in her home town at Karbo Primary School five years ago. She happily describes how...

  Rosemary is very quiet with downcast eyes. She lost both of her parents before she was old enough to crawl, so her grandmother is the one who makes sure that she attends school and pays for the things she needs for her studies. She tells us that her older...

In the weeks leading up to this trip, my mind was filled with many varying feelings; excitement, anticipation, but also nervousness. Overall, I was very much looking forward to the trip, re-connecting with many of the people I had formed relationships and friendships...

Tiereb sits in the shade of the tree outside her compound while two of her daughters play and jostle for attention. She lives with her husband, her mother-in-law and five children. Bekyefu and Yangzanezie are in P4 and P5 at Karbo Primary and Aanuyang, the bigger of...

Bamg-Benibe is a bright, confident 17 year old girl. She is in Form Three and top of her class, preparing to take her BECE exams. She is the last born of five siblings, though having lost her parents some years ago while schooling in Sunyani, she now lives with her...

Raymond Sappor is a smiling, gently spoken, 28 year old teacher of Social Studies and Religious Moral Education at Karbo Junior High School (JHS). He was born and raised in Lawra, attended Karbo JHS himself when he was younger and understands the effects of poverty...

Mary is a lean, strong looking woman with a twinkle in her eye that makes it difficult to determine her age. Her parents died when she was young and she went to live with an older brother in Accra. She didn’t get the chance to go to school. Instead learnt how to cook...

Our fantastic volunteer, Leela, has just started working on an exciting new project investigating iodine deficiency..... Here is a summary of what she's looking into. For the past three years ATE has been successfully running SNAP, a special needs awareness programme,...

Sara Thompson is joining the ATE team as a Volunteer Bookkeeper. As ATE continues to grow, we need more support to keep on top of the day to running of the charity. Sara is working on 'the books' for approximately 2 days a week, helping us to keep track of our...

Paulina Naab Kog Paulina’s family name indicates that she is from a family of twins; she is a twin herself, she married a twin and she has six children. Three of her children, Nonbaar, Maasobangsu and Naamwinum, attend Karbo Primary School in P6, P1 and the day...