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Zupuo Karbo
Throughout her life Zupuo has sold millet, maize and beans. She travels to Hamale, an hour or two away, to buy stock from her regular suppliers and then sell in Lawra. In the past, without the business capital to buy stock she has taken loans of 1,000 Ghc from money...
Mr Alfred
Sitting under a large mango tree while weaving a basket of his latest design, Mr Alfred explains that he learned his trade as a basket weaver from his mother when he was still in primary school but only recently realised he could make money from this skill. He has...
Sara’s trip to Ghana with Action Through Enterprise
One of our fantastic volunteers, Sara Thompson is coming out to Ghana in January 2016 to work on some specific projects in Lawra. She is looking for support to enable her to cover her costs. Read about it here........ Background As many of you are probably aware I...
Solomon Tiernye – Electrician
Solomon is a young electrician in Lawra. He learnt his trade in 2009 when his friend opened an electrical shop and took Solomon on as a sales boy. He started learning some basic electrician skills and going out on contracted work, picking up knowledge as he went. The...
Investigation into Iodine Deficiency – An UpdATE
Leela and Eric have been working hard on this project, trying to move things forwards as quickly as possible whilst ensuring we are operating with government services. We are happy to have gained permissions from...
Evaluating Success – a Summary
ATE is wholeheartedly committed to monitoring and evaluating all of our projects in Ghana. Read here to see the latest evaluations of 26 of our small businesses. Their appreciation of ATE’s input and it’s effectiveness is impressive. Summary of Evaluations of 26 small...
Asaana Liebar – 13 years old, P4, Karbo Primary
“It is always hard to study on an empty stomach” says Asaana, which she feels shortens her breath and sometimes when very hungry she has to look around for food. When she wakes up she sometimes gets breakfast, but not today. If it is a school day rather than the...
Madam Charity – 38 years old, P5 teacher, Karbo Primary School
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 Muole – 11 years old, P2, Karbo Primary
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...
My Week in Lawra: Trip Three – by Luke Hodgson
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...
One year of support to Nassal Paul and we've received a wonderful letter of thanks. We're really proud of how well he's doing at school and the role model he is for other children with disability. And we love seeing him so happy and empowered.
This is a simple solution - a taxi to and from school each day, total cost £8 per week. And for this, Paul gets a future.
Access to education changes everything.
You can read his letter below and his story here:
ateghana.org/13038-2/
Great. May he make it to the top. Action Through Enterprise - ATE you are doing a wonderful job. May God bless you🙏
Very touching write-up The Lord grants you wisdom to go higher in your education. Thank you ATE God bless
Good job 👍, May your dreams be fulfilled as ATE continues to touch more lives
Thanks for the lovely letter Nassal Paul. Really glad you're having such a great experience at Lawsec! Keep studying hard, we're proud of you.
Thank you for believing in my dreams💫 and helping me to make it a reality 🌟
This is great!👍
At a time when international development is under pressure, we're really pleased to have contributed to Uk Parliaments inquiry into the Future of UK Aid.
We welcome this inquiry, and especially the shift towards local provision. Here, we believe, lies not just the path to genuine, long term, cost-efficient change. It is also the path to regaining the British people’s trust in and engagement with international development.
Read our full evidence here, and let know what you think!
ateghana.org/work-with-us-and-well-make-upper-west-ghana-a-beacon-of-development-ate-submits-evid...
Starting the month with joy! We're celebrating the new year with each of our 8 disability groups across Upper West Ghana 🎊
Kogle enjoyed the music, dancing and wearing her beautiful hat she made with her grandmother! A perfect day for these special children, and the best start to another year of helping their families become increasingly accepted, empowered and resilient.
Keep it up