Our Team

To read more about her experiences in Ghana. 

Jessica is an skilled and capable manager, with considerable experience in an African context and of guiding international NGO’s through times of change. She is an outstanding relationship builder, and is hugely passionate about her work. With international working experience in Zambia, Kenya, France and Belgium, along with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in International Development and Politics, she is bringing energy and value to ATE whilst moving us to an exciting new phase.

Kaamil is a dynamic, young and energetic man from a renowned Muslim family in the Lawra community of Zongo. He has worked at the office of the Lawra District Assembly for the past 10 years as a community information centre manager. Having worked in collaboration with the District Social Welfare and Community Development Office and having been in frequent contact with people living with disabilities, Kaamil was moved to become an advocate for people living with disabilities. When he saw the role of SNAP leader being advertised he decided to apply so that he could contribute to the development of SNAP and ATE’s work, so that ‘together we can put smiles in the faces of the vulnerable in our society’ and grant them their rights free from discrimination.

Tara is a recent History graduate from the University of Exeter, where she specialised towards modern African History. Her dissertation examined girlhood and modernity in South Africa in the 1950s-1970s, analysing the cultural pressures which girls were under at that time and the societal norms they were expected to adhere to. Passionate about International Development, and particularly issues of gender, Tara started off as a Research and Projects Intern with ATE, then working on different projects including our ‘Support for Girls Workshops’ during a month trip to Lawra. In July 2019, Tara became ATE’s Operations and Project Support Officer, a varied role which focuses on project work, communications, fundraising and administration!

I am a born native of Ambori. Ambori is a community in Lawra. I have lived a major part of my life in Lawra. For the sake of schooling, I have lived outside of Lawra in Wa for sometime too. Financial Accounting is what I studied in school. But I have a passion for the less privileged. There has being a question in my mind: “In the future, what contribution can I make in the lives of the poor to put a smile on their faces?” Bridging the gap between the poor and the less privileged has being my heartbeat because I have being though that road. So when I heard that ATE Ghana was recruiting a Project Assistant, I knew this was it.

I am a blood native of the land in Lawra. Growing up in Lawra, where I was born, I had both primary and SHS education in Lawra. I hadso had my Secondary Technical Education in Tamale (in the Northen Region), and was admitted into a Bsc. degree in Automotive Technology Education in 2016 from UEW-Kumasi.

ATE has trained 31 bright, young local people to help work with our businesses. We combine our trustees’ knowledge of business, ATE staff’s development experience and the consultants’ local knowledge and ability to interact with the people we work with. Between them they have a range of valuable skills, qualifications and experience which is utilised across the full spectrum of our programmes. We are extremely grateful for their time and dedication to working with ATE to tackle poverty in their own communities across the Upper West.

Peter is involved in the day-to-day running of ATE. In his working life, he was involved in the operations of businesses so he attends the monthly Operational Management Meetings and gives support in the finance and project areas as well. Peter is a key fundraiser and advocate for ATE.

Charles is instrumental in the planning, execution and monitoring of the BizATE Program, where his extensive business background contributes significantly. Regular trips to Ghana are an important part of his role, where Charles facilitates training workshops for ATE’s Small Business Owners and Consultants. 

Stephanie Green’s expertise is in communication; sales/business development; marketing; leading change; coaching and general management, gained through the publishing, University, natural cosmetics and international development sectors.

Stephanie spent two years in Tamale, northern Ghana through Voluntary Service Overseas. She helped social enterprise SeKaf Ghana to build their marketing and sales department and grow their TAMA natural shea butter cosmetics brand. She is now a UK TAMA distributor.

She also supported women’s shea supplier groups to establish sustainable community savings and loans schemes and contributed to a successful bid for Ghanaian government funding to extend the opportunity to more groups.

Stephanie joins ATE as a trustee in spring 2018 and believes that the most worthwhile development projects are the ones which have a clear long-term impact and build local people’s skills.

Stephanie’s blog from her time in Ghana is at www.stephinghana.wordpress.com.

Peter has had an extensive career as a successful fundraiser, fundraising manager and fundraising director in a variety of charities. He entered academia in 2006 teaching fundraising on the postgraduate programs, as well as researching the nature of philanthropy. This experience and understanding is invaluable to ATE, where Peter’s support and advice on fundraising is vital.