Accra, Jan. 12, – MTN Ghana
Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MTN Ghana, has been
adjudged ‘Foundation of the Year’ 2017 at the Sustainability and Social Investment
Awards held in Accra.
A statement issued by Mr Robert
Kuzoe, Acting Corporate Services Executive, said in a citation, MTN Ghana
Foundation was eulogised for its achievements during the year under review
coupled with its enormous impact on society.
It said MTN Ghana Foundation also
won two awards namely: Best Company in Partnership for Community Development
and Project of the Year.
It said the awards were in
recognition of MTN Ghana Foundation’s initiatives in the areas of corporate
social investments, impact of projects in the communities and focus on
achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development.
Mr Kuzoe said: “The mission of
the MTN Foundation is to improve the quality of lives of people through
appropriate and sustainable corporate social responsibility interventions in
communities where MTN operates.”
He said these awards testified
that MTN Ghana Foundation had positively impacted a number of communities in
Ghana.
“The Foundation will continue to
brighten the lives of the people by investing in impactful and sustainable
projects and ultimately be the benchmark of Corporate Social Responsibility in
Ghana,” he added.
He dedicated the awards to the
Board Members of the Foundation, Management and staff of MTN and to all the
beneficiaries across the country.
The Sustainability and Social
Investment Awards is an annual event organised and hosted by Ion Africa Business
in partnership with FIRMUS ADVISORY, a leading research company in Ghana.
The awards identify and publicly
recognise the exemplary success of all companies operating in Ghana who are
engaged in voluntarily improving the quality of life of the people through
impactful and sustainable social investment projects and programs in
communities.
The event was on the theme:
“Investing in people, impacting lives”.
GNA
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