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Recruitment of a Hub Manager and two SNAP Coordinators in Nandom
Action Through Enterprise (ATE) was established in 2012 and is now a well-respected, fast-growing charity, aiming to transform communities and create opportunities in Upper West Ghana through key initiatives in education, enterprise and inclusion. We are excited to...
Soup for SNAP!
Our wonderful volunteer Dee Anderson has been a huge support to our with disabled children ATE since the very beginning. She first came to Lawra in 2014, when we had 30 children gathering in a rented room once and month, and now, with her help, we run a vibrant...
Recruitment of Nandom Inclusion Centre Security Guard and Cleaner
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. Information about the work of ATE can be found...
“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...
2 weeks today - Join us for a mince pie and a celebration! 🎄
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of information and celebration, as we mark another incredible year of partnership between our wonderful community here and our friends in Upper West Ghana.
Action Through Enterprise has achieved so much in 2025, and we couldn’t have done it without you. We can’t wait to tell you more – over a glass of wine and a mince pie!
Blessing is a talented weaver. She also has a learning disability, and was born into a life of poverty. Against all odds, at 22 years old she has a life long skill, confidence - and the ability to make an income.
We've just supported 20 more young vulnerable women into our vocational training programme. We're enabling them to develop life long skills to earn an income - but our programme achieves so much more than just the ability to sew/weave/hair-dress. It completely transforms their life.
For girls locked out of education, we give them what they need to achieve their dreams. Our VocATE Programme provides:
🧵 All costs of a 3 year apprenticeship with an accredited trainer
🚲 The extras to make their training possible - e.g. a bike, uniforms
🧼 Soap and sanitary pads, to learn with dignity
🍚 Food packages for those who need it
🦸🏿 A mentor, training and ongoing support
And at the end of 3 years, when they pass their exams with pride, we support them into work.
This programme is wonderful, and we're so glad to see these amazing young women thrive! Blessing is a hero, she's a trailblazer! She proves that with the right support, anything is possible.
Wow! She is such an inspiration, and kudos to the good work Action Through Enterprise - ATE(ATE) is offering the people of Lawra and Nandom. We are grateful for the support.
Am so proud and happy to see Blessing make a life through the VocATE program, thanks you Action Through Enterprise - ATE. Long live Ghana 🇬🇭, long live Lawra, long live ATE
The future is promising with Action Through Enterprise - ATE. This vocational training will go along way to transform young girls to be engaged in economic activities both Nandom and Lawra.
Starting the week full of gratitude for the incredible support of Your One Wish who have so generously funded school lunches at Bagri Junction JHS this year - already an amazing 15330 meals!
A school meal is so much more than just a bowl of food. It's education, it's the ability to concentrate in glass, it's a future - it is hope.
We are so grateful to everyone at Your One Wish for their commitment to these amazing children, enabling them to break the cycle of poverty and look towards a life of opportunity ❤️