MTN, Ghana’s leading telecommunication company, has been crowned the Overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year for the second consecutive time.
The telecom company was also adjudged the CSR Telecom Company of the Year at the 6th Ghana CSR Excellence Awards (GHACEA) held in Accra recently.
The citation presented to MTN reads…“MTN Ghana, over the past 20 years, has consistently contributed to national development through job creation and social investments.
“MTN provides over 500,000 direct and indirect jobs across the country and for about ten years, MTN keeps supporting diverse social investment projects spending in excess of GH¢22 million.”
The citation continued…“MTN Ghana’s relentless financial inclusion drive has enabled over six million subscribers in the remotest part of the country have access to funds when they need it.
“MTN Ghana’s Heroes of Change project, selecting and equipping change makers across the country, has caused positive ripples of change across the country and in many aspects of the human life. For these and many other social investment projects, MTN Ghana is the CSR Company of the Year 2016.”
Commenting on the award, the Corporate Services Executive of MTN Ghana, Cynthia Lumor, said, “We are excited to have received these two awards in the year we celebrate our 20th anniversary milestone.”
She said contributing to national development has been a hallmark of MTN’s operation in Ghana, stating, “Our core operations as well as the impactful and sustainable projects in which we invest speak to our commitment to Ghana.”
Mrs Lumor dedicated the awards to all MTN Foundation stakeholders for partnering MTN to become the Overall Best CSR Company in Ghana.