The Telecel Ghana Foundation has reinforced its commitment to digital inclusion by commissioning a fully equipped ICT Lab at Etsiapa Memorial Methodist KG & Primary School in the Central Region.

Initiated under the Foundation’s Red Hearts Employee Volunteering Program (EVP), this project addresses the school’s critical need for digital learning tools, ensuring students gain essential skills for today’s technology-driven world.

For years, ICT lessons at Etsiapa Memorial have been theoretical, with over 500 students depending on a single laptop owned by their ICT teacher.

This project marks a significant turning point, providing a modern ICT lab equipped with computers for hands-on digital learning, a projector and whiteboard to enhance interactive lessons and 12 months of data support to enable research and global connectivity.

The project was championed by the Legal and External Affairs team and the Enterprise Business Unit under the Telecel Red Hearts program, which empowers employees to conceptualize and implement meaningful community projects each fiscal year.

While this is the first Red Hearts project executed by the departments this fiscal year, five other departments have successfully implemented projects, including:

• A 30-seater ICT lab for Anfoega Akukome E.P. Primary School
• A mechanized borehole providing clean water to over 600 residents in Akohia, Asesewa
• A fully renovated CHPS compound in Kongo, the Upper East Region, is improving healthcare access.

These initiatives highlight Telecel Ghana’s employee-led approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), where employees take an active role in designing and executing impactful projects in education, health, and digital inclusion.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Rita Agyeiwaa Rockson, Head of the Telecel Ghana Foundation, Sustainability, and External Communications, emphasized the organization’s commitment to leveraging technology to drive educational equity.

"Access to technology should never be a privilege of the few. Every child, regardless of location, deserves the opportunity to develop the skills necessary for the digital economy. This ICT lab is a bridge to endless possibilities for these students," she stated.

The Headmaster of the School, Mr. Peter Woode, expressed profound gratitude to Telecel Ghana for the transformation.

"For years, our students have only seen computers in textbooks. Today, they can finally touch, explore, and learn in real-time. This ICT lab will change the way we teach and the way our students learn. We are grateful to the Telecel Ghana Foundation for making this a reality," he said.

With this latest initiative, Telecel Ghana, through its Foundation, continues to champion digital inclusion, ensuring that no one is behind in the rapidly evolving digital world.