… Speaking during the presentation, Executive Secretary of the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, Abdul-Razak Yakubu, said while discussions continue about the causes of the flooding, the immediate priority should be helping affected families recover. …
… Executive Secretary of the Foundation, Abdel Razak Yakubu, said Gold Fields has invested more than US$110million in community development initiatives over the years. …
… Tetteh, Founder and Executive Director of CEPD and Chamber of Persons with Disabilities, Comfort Ocran of the Springboard Roadshow Foundation, Dr Patrick Ofori, CEO of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, and Executive Secretary of Goldfields Ghana Foundation, Abdel-Razak Yakubu …
… The Executive Secretary of the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, Abdel Razak Yakubu, said the decision to turn the outreach into a quarterly programme, followed growing concern over health conditions within mining host communities. …
… Abdel Razak Yakubu, the Executive Secretary of Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, explained that the outreach programme had become a quarterly exercise because of worrying health conditions being recorded in host communities. …
… Speaking in an interview with journalists, Executive Secretary of the Foundation, Abdel Razak Yakubu, said the recent accusations circulating in sections of the media came as a surprise to the Foundation. …
… Abdel Razak Yakubu, the Executive Secretary of Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, said the initiative is aimed at mobilising communities to take ownership of malaria prevention efforts. …
… The Executive Secretary of Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, Abdel Razak Yakubu, said the organisation partnered the Municipal Assembly and Health Directorate to ensure the district actively participated in the global observance. …
… Speaking at the event, Executive Secretary of the Gold Fields Ghana Foundation, Abdel Razak Yakubu, said the Foundation partnered the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal Assembly and the Municipal Health Directorate to ensure the municipality was fully involved in the global observance. …
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has donated relief items worth GH₵150,000 to households in Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality affected by recent flooding, following an appeal by the National Disaster Management Organisation. The donation includes rice, cooking oil, cement, roofing sheets, raincoats, life jackets and Wellington boots for affected families and emergency responders across sixteen communities.
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Gold Fields Ghana Foundation donates GH¢150,000 relief items to flood victims in Tarkwa-Nsuaem, providing concrete aid to affected communities.
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has donated relief items worth GH₵150,000 to households in Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality affected by recent flooding, following an appeal by the National Disaster Management Organisation. The donation includes rice, cooking oil, cement, roofing sheets, raincoats, life jackets and Wellington boots for affected families and emergency responders across sixteen communities.
Communities hosting the Tarkwa Mine have called on government to renew Gold Fields Ghana Limited's mining lease when it expires in 2027, warning that denial could jeopardise thousands of jobs and disrupt economic activity in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem municipality. Community leaders support increased local participation in mining but say any transition must prioritise technical competence, financial strength and operational experience.
Chiefs and residents of communities hosting Gold Fields' Tarkwa Mine have thrown their support behind the company's application for an extension of its mining lease, citing its contributions to local employment, development, and infrastructure. The residents appealed to the government to renew the lease before its expiry in April 2027.
Telecel Ghana's HR Director Rachael Appenteng advised businesses to make diversity and inclusion permanent parts of workplace culture rather than performative strategies, citing Telecel's SuperCare initiative for Deaf customers and women in STEM pipeline as examples of intentional inclusion.
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation's HEAL outreach programme held a health screening at Brahabobome targeting about a thousand residents of mining host communities around Tarkwa, where medical teams screened for hypertension, diabetes, respiratory infections, skin conditions and other illnesses, with the response described as overwhelming.
Cases of opioid abuse among residents in the mining communities of Tarkwa-Nsuaem in the Western Region have been increasing. A medical outreach initiative organized by Gold Fields Ghana Foundation provided free health screening, treatment, medication, and counselling to residents, identifying chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes as the dominant conditions recorded.
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation has rejected allegations that it has failed to undertake meaningful corporate social responsibility projects in host communities around Tarkwa, describing the claims as inaccurate. The denial comes amid public debate over renewal of the Tarkwa mine lease, which expires in April 2027.
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation held a World Malaria Day event in Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea/Huni-Valley Municipalities, featuring panel discussions on malaria transmission and prevention strategies, including a larviciding exercise at mosquito breeding sites. In Tarkwa-Nsuaem, four out of every 10 outpatient cases are malaria-related.
Gold Fields Ghana Foundation supported the 2026 World Malaria Day commemoration with a community engagement initiative in Tarkwa Nsuaem, where malaria remains a leading cause of outpatient cases. In 2025, Ghana recorded more than 5.3 million malaria cases, with the municipality documenting 160,474 suspected cases and 53,037 confirmed.
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation held a community engagement programme in Tarkwa-Nsuaem and Prestea/Huni-Valley Municipalities to raise awareness and intensify prevention efforts against malaria. The Foundation partnered with local authorities and distributed weed slashers to water and sanitation committees to support environmental sanitation measures that reduce malaria transmission.