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From Ghana to Godalming: A Democratic Disease
Covid-19: An International Struggle Covid-19 has affected countless lives in more ways than we realise. Especially those who live in regions less privileged than that of the UK. Imagine how this pandemic must be affecting families in areas such as Lawra in Ghana. How...
Recruitment – SNAP Coordinator
Action Through Enterprise (ATE) is a small, dynamic charity making a significant impact in Lawra Municipal, Upper West Region of Ghana. ATE has a long-term commitment to end poverty in Lawra, leaving no one behind. We are looking for a kind, enthusiastic person to...
New Director of Operations!
We are excited to announce that we have a new Director of Operations in Lawra! As of the 1st January, Gabriel Maanibe now heads the operations of Action Through Enterprise (ATE). With considerable working experience in community development, the nonprofit and NGO...
Happy Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you all! This year has been extraordinary: challenging, exhausting, heartbreaking, with moments of overwhelming joy. Our work has been more vital than ever, as hunger and poverty spiralled. ATE has been there for the people of Lawra, providing...
Chief Executive trains for Santa Run!
Sarah Gardner, ATE's co-founder and Chief Executive, is in training for our 5km Santa Run on 20th December. 'Having spent Lockdown #1 eating Twirls and drinking Sauvignon blanc, i'm determined that #2 will be better for my health! I've started the Couch to 5k with the...
Recruitment of an Interim Director of Operations
This is a really exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the work of a fantastic small international development charity. Action Through Enterprise (ATE) is a looking for an outstanding candidate to direct and manage our vibrant programmes and...
Celebrating Black History Month – Who was the real Lion King?
You’re likely to be familiar with Disney’s Lion King – the animated film, musical and more recent remake – but take a closer look at the history of African empires and African kings and you will see it parallels a true African legend. The story is very similar to a...
Educational Inequalities in Ghana
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark regional, social and economic inequalities in Ghana's educational system. On 16th March, days after Ghana confirmed its first case of coronavirus, President Nana Akufo-Addo announced indefinite closure of all schools to curb...
Winner of a Global Good Award!
ATE is delighted have won a Global Good Award in the Community Partnership category for our innovative BizATE work carried out in partnership with Commercial Education Trust. BizATE is a small business development training programme which tackles deepening poverty in...
The Plight of a Disabled Farming Group in Lissa
I had the unique privilege to visit some farmers who are into Dry Season Farming. Spending time with farmers, on the farm, learning about their work was an eye-opening experience. Lissa farming group was one of the farms I visited. This is a farming group of disabled...
Summer News: Ambition and Hope becoming a reality! ☀️
Our year of Ambition and Hope for the people of Upper West Ghana has been full of challenges and triumphs. As we head into summer, here’s a taste of what’s been happening...
Summer News: Ambition and Hope becoming a reality! ☀️
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It's a massive thank you to everyone – without you, we can’t do this work. With you, we CAN be there for Evans and Lucy, we CAN get children into school, we CAN transform communities. With you, th...The people of Upper West are grateful
We are recruiting!
We are SO excited to be recruiting for three new roles in our new base in NANDOM! We are looking for three passionate, enthusiastic and hard-working individuals, who will be responsible for launching and delivering our programmes across the municipality:
🌟 2x SNAP Coordinators to launch and run our disability and inclusion programme
🌟 1x Hub Manager to lead our launch in our first community Hub of Development in Nandom, and manage our education and enterprise programmes
To find out more and to apply, go to bit.ly/ATEnandomrecruitment
Please do share this with anyone you think would be interested in the role.
We can't wait to get started. Let's do this!
Eggs!
One of our ATE traditions is giving our children an egg with their lunch on the last day of every school term. It’s a big deal for our kids, and for many of them, these are the only 3 eggs they’ll eat all year. It’s the small things that make a big difference 🥚
Huge thanks to our staff to getting raw eggs safely out to very rural schools on the back on motorbikes on dirt roads!
"egg day soon"🎉🙏