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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...
Young Fundraisers
A HUGE thank you to one of our youngest fundraisers, five-year-old Francesca Hamilton, who donated the contents of her piggybank to ATE’s school feeding programme. Last week, Franki, a pupil at Speenhamland Primary School in Newbury, gave us £1.65 which is enough to...
Our Big Ride – Update and Pictures!
One Lung Pete and his team are making great progress on their ride of epic proportions! After reaching their overnight stop in Truro in great time yesterday, and competing in the local pub quiz, the team set off at 8am again this morning. Todays route takes them...
Bookkeeper Required
Bookkeeper Required ATE is looking for a volunteer to take responsibility for keeping the monthly books. Candidates should have experience of bookkeeping and be competent with Excel. This approximately 2 day per month role can be completely flexible, and be based...
A Weekend of Fundraising – World Wide!
There were many fundraising events for ATE taking place this weekend and each event proved to be a great success raising vital funds for our work in Upper West Ghana. Fundraising events took place locally in Ramsbury and London, and as far around the world as Sydney...
Ramsbury Street Fair – a great day!
Saturday 9th May was The Ramsbury Street Fair. The village was full of life, with the entire community coming together. Luckily, despite a dodgy forecast, the weather held out well and there was even a glimpse of sunshine in the afternoon. ATE had a busy day, with...
New Trustee – Alice Delemare
ATE is pleased to announce the appointment of a sixth trustee Alice Delemare first became connected with ATE when she lived in Upper West Ghana for 18 months from 2012-2014. She worked as a Community Advocacy Support Officer in the district of Jirapa, next to Lawra....
Give a Child a Pencil
It’s National Stationery Week! Did you know, it costs just 8p to buy a pupil at Karbo Primary School a pencil, 12p for a pen and 30p for a school exercise book? In the UK and across the western world, we often take the availability of stationery for granted. Pens are...
Newbury and District Soroptimist Lunch
THE 59th annual charter lunch was held by Newbury and District Soroptimists on Sunday 12th April. The group, which meets twice monthly, comprises 21 women who strive to support charitable causes, and the annual charter lunch provides a chance for all the members to...
Stephen Hodgson – Reading Half Marathon
HUGE congratulations to Stephen Hodgson, who completed the Reading half marathon on Sunday, with a fantastic time of 1hour, 33 minutes and 30 seconds! Stephen put in a great deal of training and was determined to not only achieve a fantastic finishing time, but also...
⚽️🏆 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.🙏