IN response to the recently inaugurated Dakpema Education Fund to help improve education standards in the Tamale metropolis, the management of Vodafone Ghana has presented a cheque for GH¢3,000 to the fund.
The fund was established during this year’s annual Damba festival by the Chief of Tamale, Dakpema Mohammed Alhassan Dawuni, who was enskinned a couple of months ago.
Another initiative taken by the chief was the establishment of a Peace Fund to promote unity and harmony in the metropolis for accelerated development.
The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Mr David Venn, who made the presentation at the palace of the chief in Tamale, explained that the company took immense pride in contributing to the development of communities.
He announced that the company would soon launch the Vodafone Ghana Foundation in the country to share the benefits of the development in mobile communications technology as widely as possible.
“We will help to protect the natural environment and also support the local communities in which our customers, employees, investors and suppliers live,” the CEO intimated.
According to Mr Venn, an initial investment of £200,000 had already been earmarked for the programme and that the company would be advertising for proposals from the public in due course.
He also indicated that “we have always maintained a special relationship with Northern Ghana. When no network was prepared to serve the people of the north, we stepped forward and provided mobile communication services for the people,” Mr Venn CEO.
He added that the company intended to deepen such special relationship with people of the north by enhancing their services through the laying of a fibre optic cable through some of the major cities in the area.
Mr Venn further stated that from a humble beginning in 1982, Vodafone had now grown to become the world’s largest telecommunications company, with operations in 26 countries and partner networks in 40 countries and over 290 million customers worldwide.
He indicated that the company was also working towards the deployment and introduction of new technologies and world class products on the Ghanaian market.
The Dakpema expressed appreciation to the management of the company for the support and entreated other corporate bodies in the area to also contribute their quota and assist him in his quest to ensure lasting peace in the metropolis.
“This is the only way we can assist brilliant needy pupils and students, particularly the females and also attain permanent peace towards nation building,” he added.
The Dakpema further observed that majority of the energetic youth in the metropolis were without jobs and appealed to the government to consider implementing laudable initiatives that would occupy the minds and energies of the people.
“I am, therefore, using this opportunity to appeal to the government to effectively implement viable agricultural policies that would entice the youth to go back to the land,” he stated.
No comments:
Post a Comment