MTN GHANA FOUNDATION DONATES 6-UNIT CLASSROOM BLOCK.

By: Francesco Rocco

MTN Ghana Foudation has constructed  a 6-unit classroom block with 20-seater ICT centre for the people of Srafa and Immuna communities.

This projects has been successfully completed and ready to be used by the children and the future leaders of our society.

This huge investment (GHc 180,006.65) consist in 6-unit classroom block with 20-sitter ICT centre, an office and a store, but the structure is nothing without the right parental support!

The Executive Secretary of the MTN Ghana Foundation, Robert Kuzoe noted that one of the objectives of the foundation is to encourage children to develop their own talents and skills, to make them the leaders of tomorrow and to contribute to the future of  Ghana.

“Every child has a special gift and talent and we have the responsibility to discover what is it. It doesn’t matter what they want to do in their life, they will need education to achieve it. What they are learning in school today will determine what they become in future” he said.

He disclosed that the foundation MTN has undertaken several projects across the country, for example some of the infrastructure include the construction of three and six unit classroom blocks in all 10 regions of Ghana, 18 ICT Centres of learning for various schools in the country and the support of Academy of Educational Development (AED) to improve literacy and numeracy skills of children in the Northern Region.

The MTN Foundation is the foremost Corporate Social Responsibility CSR management structure for the MTN Group's related initiatives across its 21 operations.

The MTN Ghana Foundation was established in 2007 as a single purpose vehicle to drive all MTN's Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in the country. The Foundation currently has two focus areas, which are Health and Education. The Foundation is set up as a separate legal entity with its own independent Board of Directors and patrons who oversee the operations of the Foundation. The Foundation manifests its commitment to the socio-economic development of the country by improving the quality of people's lives through appropriate and sustainable Social interventions in communities where it operates.

The MTN Foundation is an umbrella structure established within the MTN Group, and charged with the responsibility of directing and managing the company's Corporate Social Responsibility activities wherever MTN operates. The mission of the MTN Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through appropriate Corporate Social Responsibility interventions in communities where it operates.
As part of its work the MTN Ghana Foundation normally selects projects based on Proposals submitted by different categories of people and forwards it to its Board of Directors for approval. The Foundation wishes to inform the general public about the guidelines on Proposal Submission to facilitate its work.

Its mission is to improve the quality of people's lives through appropriate and sustainable corporate The MTN Foundation is an umbrella structure established within the MTN Group, and charged with the responsibility of directing and managing the company's Corporate Social Responsibility activities wherever MTN operates. The mission of the MTN Foundation is to improve the quality of people's lives through appropriate Corporate Social Responsibility interventions in communities where it operates.
As part of its work the MTN Ghana Foundation normally selects projects based on Proposals submitted by different categories of people and forwards it to its Board of Directors for approval. The Foundation wishes to inform the general public about the guidelines on Proposal Submission to facilitate its work.

social responsibility interventions in communities where MTN operates.

The Foundation aims at having a broad community impact and supporting national and international development priorities. It facilitates partnership and sharing of resources to achieve mutual objectives.

MTN's global policy is to have a proportion of each operating unit's profit after tax PAT dedicated to undertaking corporate social responsibility activities. These funds are what the Foundation uses for its projects.

The objectives of the foundation are to demonstrate MTN Ghana's commitment to, and support for, community empowerment.

To administer social investment programmes as part of the core business of MTN Ghana.

To enhance the image of MTN as a responsible corporate citizen.

To develop a holistic corporate social responsibility CSR programme as part of the reputation management strategy for MTN Ghana.

To improve upon the MTN brand in all operating areas.

To foster teamwork values among MTN Ghana staff through a proactive Employee Volunteer Association supporting the Foundation's activities in consonance with MTN Ghana's HR Division.

To foster strategic partnerships with other national / international partners and stakeholders for good corporate citizenship collaboration.