ATE is wholeheartedly committed to monitoring and evaluating all of our projects in Ghana. Read here to see the latest evaluations of 26 of our small businesses. Their appreciation of ATE’s input and it’s effectiveness is impressive.
Summary of Evaluations of 26 small Businesses
How successful is your small business?
Very Successful: 33%
Somehow Successful: 65%
Not very successful: 2%
Not successful at all: 0%
How much profit are you making in your small business?
A lot of profit: 15%
Some Profit: 59%
Not enough Profit: 26%
No profit at all: 0%
How hard are you working to make your business a success?
As hard as possible: 84%
Quite hard: 16%
Not very hard: 0%
I am not working: 0%
In a normal week, how many days do you work on your small business?
Every day (7 days per week) : 43%
Most days (4, 5 or 6 days per week): 26%
Some days (about 1, 2 or 3 days a week): 31%
I am not working: 0%
How useful is the support from ATE?
Very useful: 92%
Somehow useful: 8%
Not very useful: 0%
Not useful at all: 0%
How useful is the on-going training your receive from ATE?
Very useful: 100%
Somehow useful: 0%
Not very useful: 0%
Not useful at all: 0%
What does ATE do well to support you and your small business?
All feedback forms acknowledge the help from ATE in terms of the money granted, the support and the training they receive e.g. “ATE gives us monetary support and also organises workshops to improve the way of handling our business”. (Hayford – carpenter)
What could ATE do to improve the support that we give you?
All the small businesses ask for the support to continue and increase if possible e.g. “ATE should continue to support us with in-service training, supervision and financially”. (Daniel – Motorbike and car mechanic)
What would you like to say to the people in England that give money to ATE?
All the small businesses express thanks for the help they have received. This is a typical response; “I pray that God almighty should richly bless them for all the help that I have received and continue receiving from them and pray that God grant you people long lives. I will also assure them that I will do my best to make them proud and never let them down”. (Umar Hamza – Electrician)
Hayford completing his evaluation form with an ATE Consultant
By Philippa Gardner