MTN Ghana has received acknowledgement for its Corporate Social Investment projects at the 2020 edition of the Sustainability and Social Investment (SSI) Awards for the transformational Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) initiatives it has implemented over the years to promote social change and positively impact lives in the country.
MTN Ghana Foundation received massive recognition taking home the following awards: Sustainable Scholarship of the year, Best company in Supporting National Projects, Best Company in Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation, Best COVID-19 Awareness Campaign (Wear it for Me) and Best COVID-19 Employee Volunteering Initiative (21 Days of Y’ello Care).
Also, the Executive Secretary of the MTN Ghana Foundation, Mr. Robert Kuzoe was adjudged the SSI Personality of the Year.
Mr. Robert Kuzoe upon receiving his award pronounced that “Personally, I am humbled by this award. My award and the others received are an assurance that our interventions are not in vain, we are indeed impacting lives.”
Corporate Service Executive of MTN Ghana, Samuel Koranteng speaking at the ceremony commended the MTN Ghana Foundation team and Board members for consistently implementing life changing projects in Ghana.
Sharing his thoughts on the awards, Mr. Koranteng intimated that “I am excited with the awards received and we dedicate it to our development partners and the beneficiary communities. The MTN Ghana Foundation will continue to invest in communities through the implementation of meaningful and sustainable projects.”
The Sustainability and Social Investment Awards seeks to create awareness, encourage and award companies, CSI/CSR Foundations, NGOs and other implementing agencies in delivering high impact CSI/CSR projects that aligns with Government’s focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and also adopt multi stakeholder approach leading to excellent outcomes.
The MTN Ghana Foundation since its establishment in 2007, has implemented over 150 projects in its focus areas of Health, Education and Economic Empowerment in communities across the country.
In era of crises where significant resources are being directed towards the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the MTN Ghana Foundation has been at the forefront of its business counterparts in supporting the Government of Ghana to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Key among such interventions are the donation of GHS 5 million worth of medical supplies, PPE and other essentials to National COVID Trust Fund, the distribution of 85,000 face masks to various hospitals and clinics nationwide and the donation of digital equipment to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research.
