MTN Commits GHC 10M To Help Grow Female Participation In ICT Industry
Leading Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has as part of its 25th Anniversary celebrations, committed Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHc10million) to support the Ministry of Communication’s Annual Girls in ICT Initiative over a three-year period.
By this laudable gesture, MTN Ghana has pledged its commitment to the advancement of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Speaking at the presentation of the cheque, Mr. William Tetteh who represented the CEO of MTN said MTN is very pleased to once again demonstrate its support for Government’s efforts to address the female participation gap within the Ghanaian ICT sector.
“The MTN Group is a signatory to the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles. Our core belief as a business is that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern, connected life. We therefore strive to ensure that men and women benefit equally from ICT,” he emphasized.
Association With President Akufo Addo’s Statement
On Tuesday (yesterday), His Excellency President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo received the Robotics team of the Methodist Girls High School from Mamfe, Akuapim who won the World Championship in Robotics and Coding Competition in December 2020. He told the Girls “The people who began Silicon Valley were very young at the time. Not much older than you are, and they’ve changed the way our world works, so you have it in your power to come and change the way Ghana works, and change it for the better.”
According to Mr. Tetteh, MTN associates itself with the Presidents sentiments adding that Gender Empowerment is a key strategic component of MTN’s Corporate Social Investment and over the years MTN has made significant contributions in this regard.
“We however do not wait until precocious young girls become seasoned women professionals before taking an interest in them. Our contributions start from the grassroots level. This is why, as part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations, MTN Ghana is committing Ten Million Ghana Cedis (GHc10million) to support the Ministry of Communication’s Annual Girls in ICT Initiative over a three-year period,’ he reiterated.
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu who received the cheque was full of commendation for the MTN’s gesture.