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...

Action Through Enterprise – thanks and welcome!

“Our strength is our people, and our current team is really, really strong. My biggest achievement has been putting that group together.” Charles Gardner, ATE Chair of Trustees 2012–2023   From small beginnings to the successful charity we are today – and looking...

We’re leaving our Ramsbury Office

We are really sad to announce that we are vacating our Ramsbury Office on 1stSeptember 2021. Due to financial pressure, we are simply not able to afford a a UK office at this time. We love having a workspace in the middle of this wonderful community, and being able to...

The story of ATE in Biro

In 2017, I spent several days riding around Lawra, searching for the next rural community for ATE to begin working in. It was a boiling hot day in November when we came across Biro, a very rural community, an hour from the centre of Lawra, impossible to access by car,...

No Wonder She Gave Up

It is often perceived that the northern part of Ghana is the poorest among all the regions. Hailing from and living in the north, specifically in Lawra in the Upper West, I have found it difficult to accept how the conditions in the north are often described in the...