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“We are the voices for the people” – Helen Gala, SNAP Coordinator
“My social work experience has brought less discrimination and more love and acceptance in the lives of mothers and children.” Supporting disabled children and their carers – who often face horrific abuse and discrimination - has always been a vital part of...
Lawra in the House of Lords
Historic, heart-lifting night, as Minister of State Andrew Mitchell MP and former Hub Manager Julius Maaire join forces to support Action Through Enterprise. “I am really, really impressed by what you are doing.” Andrew Mitchell MP “I'm not speaking for me. I'm...
11 go to Lawra
By Charles Gardner – January 2024 Since 2012 many friends have had to put up with me talking about Action Through Enterprise, Lawra and the Upper West of Ghana. Many a conversation ended with an invitation to join me on my annual visit to Lawra. This led to six...
A busy start to the year!
After a much needed two week break for all ATE staff, we’ve flown into 2024 with excitement, big plans and a LOT to do... We were so pleased to see our 857 children return to school after their break. School holidays always make me anxious – it’s a time when...
Recruitment of a Hub Manager
Action Through Enterprise (ATE) was established in 2012 and is now a well-respected, fast growing charity aiming to reduce poverty in Upper West Ghana by delivering key initiatives in education, enterprise and inclusion. We are excited to be recruiting for a...
Learning, Growing and Succeeding through Determination and Resilience
Inspiring Stories of Young Women in Lawra, Learning Vocational Skills through ATE’s VocATE Programme By Kakpe Clement Imagine being a young woman, struggling to make ends meet, with no means of supporting yourself. You have dreams and aspirations but no one to...
Kanyiri Kuube-issan – Rising star of ATE!
“Sometimes it feels impossible to make a difference. Kanyiri is living proof we can.” Sarah Annable-Gardner, Chief Executive He’s only 23, but Kanyiri Kuube-isaan has already been working with Action Through Enterprise for over a decade – and is truly one of...
“The baton is now in my hands” – An Interview with Kaamil Issahaku
“My favourite part is us enabling underprivileged children to access education and healthcare - and you see them smile. Many times I sit at home and think about it, and say ‘wow, this is amazing’.” Kaamil Issahaku, Lawra Manager Kaamil Issahaku turned down a plum job...
An Interview with Sir John Sawers
During a successful career as a diplomat, head of MI6 and permanent British representative at the UN, Sir John Sawers travelled the world. Today, as a long-standing ambassador for Action Through Enterprise Ghana, he knows good international development when he sees...
ATE Voice Heard Across Parliament
“Innovative and entrepreneurial ATE promotes sustainable solutions.” Lord Paul Boateng It’s been a busy few months getting our message out to Parliamentarians. As a result of tremendous support from Lord Ian Austin, we’ve had productive meetings with some...
We're still celebrating the Third Sector Awards!
Read all about it here: ateghana.org/action-through-enterprise-wins-big-at-awards/
A huge round of applause for your achievement Ernestina Gan 👏👏
Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈
You did great job, congratulations! 🎉
Congratulations 🍾🎊
Whoop whoop - so well deserved
Congratulations to you Sissy 🙌🎊❤️
Congratulations 🎉🎉
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We’ve won! 🏆🎉❤️
We are absolutely delighted to be named Small Charity Big Achiever at the Third Sector Awards 2025! This is truly wonderful recognition of the huge impact we make on our small budget.
Plus, our amazing Ernestina Gan was Highly Commended as an Unsung Hero - so well deserved and incredibly special.
We’re raising a glass across two continents. A huge ‘cheers’ to Action Through Enterprise, to Ernestina Gan (who will always be our Hero), to our team and our beautiful work.
Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉
Congratulations 🎊
Congratulations
Well done!!! 🤩🤩🤩
Congratulations to Us and a HUGE ONE to you Ernestina Gan-well deserved!🎊🎊🎊
Huge congratulations - well deserved ✨ and well done Ernestina Gan
This is well Deserved 👏 congratulations to everyone!
Congratulations 👏
Beyond proud of Action Through Enterprise - ATE, our incredible team and our wonderful work. Two awards is completely beyond expectation and overwhelmingly wonderful! Such fantastic recognition of our impact 💚
So pleased for you all hard work paid off. Congratulations all 👏👏
Congratulations everyone at ATE Such an achievement. Well done Sarah. So well deserved. Xx
How fantastic and so utterly well deserved xxxx
💕💕we’ll done ATE, lots of love Sarah xxx
Huge congratulations to the whole ATE team! Well deserved. So incredibly proud of you Saz ❤️
Wow that is amazing and so well deserved. And special congratulations to Ernestina who has made such a difference to so many.
Congratulations! Incredible work xxx
Amazing Sarah Annable-Gardner. I’m so happy for you and your wonderful charity. A well deserved award and well done to Ernestina x
Fantastic , whoop whoop hooray. Couldn’t be prouder, just shows hard work and dedication and a great team what you can do ❤️❤️❤️❤️😊
Wow amazing!! Huge congratulations and so well deserved xxx
Congratulations to the whole team at Action Through Enterprise - ATE and a big one for Ernestina. Well deserved 🎊
Congratulations 🎉 Action Through Enterprise - ATE and to Gan Ernestina
Today is the awards ceremony for the Third Sector Awards where we are shortlisted in TWO categories! Whether we win or not, we are incredibly proud to get so far in the process, of this fantastic recognition and (most of all) of the outstanding work we do every day. We already feel like winners.
In the Small Charity Big Achiever award, we can’t imagine a better candidate for first place. By global standards we are a tiny organisation, but the impact we have is truly gigantic. For every disabled child we enable to thrive, every entrepreneur that can run a successful business, every school girl who can continue her studies, every farmer who can grow crops all year round – our support means everything, and it makes us so proud. We’re a small team punching well above our weight, reaching many thousands of people on a small budget, and making real, long term change.
And in the Unsung Hero category….. Ernestina Gan, we are so incredibly proud of you. From the moment you came to your interview for SNAP Coordinator back in 2018, you have been dedicated to the disabled children of Lawra. That day, you blew bubbles and laughed with the children, you were so kind to the parents, you were confident that you could make their lives better – and you have done exactly that. You have worked tirelessly, always with such passion, empathy and commitment. You have grown your skills, battled through difficult situations, spoken up when you have needed to, and been kind and calm throughout. The milestone of getting 100 disabled children into school is a miracle, and you have made it happen. You are an inspiration, and we are so lucky to have you. In our eyes, there is no better candidate for this award - you are our Hero.
We feel like winners every day. We’re bursting full of hope & ambition for our wonderful charity, and gratitude that we’re able to do what we do. Award winners or not, here’s to an exciting future of change ✨
Congratulations,award well deserved 🌹
Congratulations to her. Hard work really pays.
Congratulations 🎉👏
Congratulations ! Huge impact and achievement
Congratulations in advance 🎊🎉🎈
Congratulations for the opportunity. I wish you the best of luck you deserve it all.
Good luck you all deserve it. The hard work you put in is amazing 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks so much! I'm grateful for the recognition and support.
Congratulations
So proud Action Through Enterprise - ATE. Congratulations to us for this huge recognition ❤️
Congratulations
Huge congratulations to Action Through Enterprise - ATE and Ernestina Gan on the well-deserved recognition!🎉🎉 Fingers crossed for a win 🏆
Love this 💚 So proud of Action Through Enterprise - ATE and especially our wonderful Ernestina Gan.
Congratulations 🎊
Congratulations 🎊