The company has so far executed more than 170 infrastructural projects and economic empowerment projects which are benefitting millions of Ghanaians.

At least 90 of these are in the education sector, and include ICT centres, libraries, classroom blocks and dormitories.

In the area of health, 57 projects have been constructed, including hospitals, health centres, maternity blocks, refurbishment of existing health facilities and supply of medical equipment.

The Senior Manager in charge of Corporate Communications of MTN, Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, disclosed this during the 2025 MTN Editors and Stakeholders forum in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. 

The forum, which brought together more than 40 media practitioners and some senior management members of MTN, provided the opportunity for them to deliberate on how they could effectively collaborate for mutual benefit.

Mrs Fiagbenu said under the economic empowerment project, MTN was supporting 500 small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) in the next five years to expand their businesses towards the growth of the informal sector.

Under the now christened MTN Bright Scholarship project, Mrs Fiagbenu said the company had, since 2018, supported over 1,000 beneficiaries in the education sector, adding that “this year, we will support 500 people made up of 300 students and 200 teachers”.  

Digital skills

The Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer of MTN Ghana, Adwoa Afriyie Wiafe, during a panel discussion, said the foundation was establishing artificial intelligence (AI) digital skills academy nationwide to provide the youth with the needed skills to remain competitive in the ever-changing technological world.

Additionally, she stated that in partnership with the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Ghana, the foundation was working to pilot the smart farms which had greenhouses in line with efforts aimed at taking advantage of technology to shore up agricultural production.

She said: “The whole idea behind the concept is to get unemployed youth into farming as it is also a means and a source of livelihood for them to live dignified lives in the society”. 

On network connectivity, she said the company was working hard to ensure its expansion while making it robust, explaining that it was fundamental to the operations of the institution.

She further stressed that “we are looking at making it more secure and accessible when needed to boost transactions within the Ghanaian economy”.

Investment

For his part, the Ashanti Regional Operations Manager of MTN Ghana, Dickson Amoung-Yam, disclosed that MTN Ghana was investing $245 million in 2025 to enhance its network infrastructure across the country. 

In the region, the company was extending coverage to new sites to meet the demand for reliable connectivity, especially in new areas.

“As an institution, we are committed to improving our infrastructure to serve customers better,” Mr Amoung-Yam said.

In a welcome address, the General Manager of MTN Ghana Northern Business District, Nii Adotey Mingle, said the forum was not only designed to update the media about the company’s operations, but that the feedback from the forum would enable the company to improve and innovate to serve clients better. By Gilbert Mawuli Agbey, Graphic Online