Our News
Applications open for apprenticeship programme!
We are thrilled to be supporting a new group of apprentices in Lawra, as well as our first cohort in Nandom! This summer, we are excited to open applications for another round of young women to join our apprenticeship programme in Lawra, and our first ever cohort in...
New round of businesses in Lawra!
We are excited to be launching a new round of businesses in Lawra! This summer, we are excited to open applications for another round of committed, hardworking entrepreneurs to join our enterprise programme, BizATE. As always, to be eligible for our business grants:...
Hilldrop charity event a triumph!
It’s a huge thank you to Tim Eliot-Cohen for organising the Hilldrop Charity Clay Shoot and Festival on May 25th, which saw over a thousand people gather in the sunny, windy Wiltshire countryside to have fun – and raise vital funds for Action Through Enterprise....
Switching on Hope!
We’ve just connected Lawra and Nandom with the whole world – by switching on the wifi at our two Technology and Learning Zones and giving people free access to the internet for the first time. 19th May 2025 will go down in history in Lawra and Nandom as the day...
Raising our voice in the Commons
It was a huge day for Action Through Enterprise yesterday, as we gave oral evidence at the House of Commons contributing to an inquiry on value for money in international development. It was a real first for us, to be invited to such a prestigious table, and although...
‘Truly a game-changer’ … Michael’s journey from Accra to Lawra shows the best people want to work with ATE
“ATE is truly a game-changer. If someone else from Accra saw a job posting I’d say, just come and be a part of this amazing thing.” Michael Frimpong Gyimah, Lawra Technology and Learning Coordinator Michael was almost 500 miles from Lawra when he saw a job ad for the...
Putting ‘value’ into ‘value for money’ – Action Through Enterprise to give oral evidence at Select Committee Inquiry
We’ve always known that we deliver transformational change in Upper West Ghana on a very modest budget – and we're delighted that the House of Common’s International Development Select Committee Inquiry on Value for Money has invited us to share our thoughts. At this...
Recruitment of a Finance Manager!
We are excited to be recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our team. This exciting new role is crucial in enabling our wonderful small charity to thrive. The Finance Manager will be responsible for developing and strengthening our financial systems at an important...
From school girl to intern… Olivia Saa proves our work really does change lives, forever
“Olivia is an inspiring example of everything Action Through Enterprise stands for. From hungry schoolgirl to thriving senior high school student to becoming our new library intern in Lawra, Olivia shows that with the right support and personal determination, great...
ATE Launches Library and Computer Suite at Lawra Inclusion Centre: A Milestone for Digital Literacy and Children’s Education
Action Through Enterprise (ATE) is thrilled to announce the official launch of its new library and computer suite at the Lawra Inclusion Centre. This initiative, which aims to enhance access to digital literacy and foster a love of reading, is a transformative step in...
The most brilliant week at ATE, delivering wonderful work across Lawra and Nandom, and putting plans in place for so much more! From teaching the next generation to code to cooking eggs for our 1100 children as they finish their school year. Our work brings us joy every day.
And to top it all off, our wonderful supporter base have come through with funding for ALL of the girls in Gombile to go to school in September. Donations that will completely change lives.
We love our work, we love everyone who helps make it happen.
Bring on next week! Hopefully it'll be even better....
Thank you everyone ❤️
Impactful project
Can you help us give these girls a chance?
Blessing, Nancy and their 13 friends have just finished junior high school in the remote village of Gombile – and we would desperately like to support them to go on to Senior High School.
If they don’t go, they could end up migrating south and working in illegal mines – or staying at home, where they could become pregnant or married while still teenagers. The thought of it fills us with dread.
But if we can keep them in school, they can be safe, educated and become independent, self-sufficient young women. If we don’t raise the funds needed by August, it will be too late for them.
It costs £700 to change the trajectory of a girl’s life, and provide everything she needs for her three years at senior high school. Please get in touch with us ASAP if you’d like to help – you could make a one-off donation of £700 or a set up a monthly payment of £20 for three years. We’d be delighted with either!
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.
Sarah Annable-Gardner I will Support one of these girls 👍
Thank you so much to the 4 amazing people who have already been in touch about this project, and funded 5 girls to go to SHS in September ❤
Just 4 girls to go now ♥️ thank you to everyone who’s got in touch. If anyone else can help please let us know x
8 girls now funded ❤ 7 to go x
⭐️ Our 2025 Annual Report is here ⭐️
What a year! 2025 was truly a year of switching on hope. Across Lawra and Nandom, through a million small but thoughtful acts - a school lunch, a book, a wheelchair, a bag of fertiliser, an IT session, a business grant - we are enabling people to change their lives, to support their families and uplift their communities.
In the hardest of places, we are making miracles happen.
Thank you to everyone who made 2025 our best year ever. We couldn't have done it without you.
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