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Raymond Sappor – 28 years old, student teacher, Karbo JHS
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 Salamatu Dery
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...
Investigation into iodine deficiency in Lawra
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,...
Welcome to the team – Sara Thompson!
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’s Story
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...
The Castle School Fundraising Evening!
Last Thursday, the 11th June, Sarah and Luke were invited to and attended a fundraising event at The Castle School in Newbury. The event was organised to raise money to support the students carrying out the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and for ATE. During the evening,...
Yangzanezie’s Story
Yangzanezie Waarkw – 15 years old, P5, Karbo Primary 15 year old Yangzanezie, whose name means 'the place where you attain knowledge', lives with his mother and father, 3 sisters and 2 brothers in Tuore, Lawra. His grandfather is the one who provides for the family,...
Leela Shanti Joins the ATE Team
Yesterday morning, Leela Shanti arrived in Lawra, after a very long bus journey from Accra. We are delighted to have Leela volunteering for us for the next 6 weeks. Leela is an experienced and competent development professional, who will add tremendous value to the...
Team of Ramsbury Cyclists achieve their 1000 mile challenge
On the Sunday 7th June, the community of Ramsbury, a small village in Wiltshire, celebrated the return of their cycling heroes. Peter Willets, Charles Gardner and Steve Tippins raised an incredible £13,669 cycling the long, hilly 1000 miles from Lands End to John...
The Greatest Physical Challenge of my Life, by Karen Gardner
This weekend I completed the greatest physical challenge of my life, all to raise money for the charity founded and run by my family – ATE (Action Through Enterprise). As a founder member, ATE is very close to my heart and I was thrilled to be able to take part in...
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!