A message to all donors from Lucy, aged 13

‘I thank you for helping me and my family, I thank you for helping me in school, I think you for buying me a uniform, I thank you for giving me a bicycle, I thank you for giving a me food in our school, Last year I went to school hungry, but now you have stopped...

Newbury Soroptimist’s Support ATE

CHILDREN in a poverty-stricken community in Ghana were left “smiling with delight” following the donation of handmade dresses, crafted from pillowcases by Newbury and District Soroptimists recently. The group donated 50 of the dresses to children in Lawra,...

Susan’s Visit to Lawra

Recently returned from a visit to Lawra in North West Ghana.. my first since becoming a Trustee just over a year ago. What an experience…challenging in many ways, but very interesting and inspiring to see ATE’s work on the ground. So what did we do? On the education...

A Personal Letter from Sarah Gardner

Dear Friends of ATE, On Saturday morning at 5.30am, tired from a 40 hour journey to Heathrow, I returned from Lawra. It was freezing cold (it had been 38C in Ghana and was snowing in London), my feet were rather dirty, I was dying for my bed, and I was feeling...