MTN Ghana Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of MTN has been presented with a platinum award by the Golden Hearts Trust for its benevolent contributions towards the corrective heart surgeries of a number of Ghanaian children. The Platinum Award category which is the highest is reserved for companies with minimum support of GHS10, 000.00. In a colourful and well attended event at the State Banquet Hall in Accra, recipients of the Golden Hearts Trust Partnership awards were treated to a mixture of spectacular activities some of which included raffle draws and lucky wins. The event was graced by C.E.Os and MDs of leading Ghanaian and foreign companies. Ghana’s finest performer, Kwabena Kwabena who was the main artist of the night treated the guests to a non-stop live band performance. There were other activities such as cat-walks, fashion shows etc. In an interview with the media, Mr. Robert Kuzoe, Senior Manager for MTN Ghana Foundation who received the award on behalf of the C.E.O expressed his delight for the award. He said that “MTN is happy to be associated with such a noble cause because children are the life-blood of every progressive society and it is very important that all of us work towards ensuring their survival and growth for the country,” he added. Golden Hearts Trust is a registered charity in Ghana committed to improving the quality of life and socio-economic well being of children living with congenital or acquired heart conditions. Its main mission is to enhance the opportunity of life and education for all children and this it does by providing the financial needs in support of the open heart surgeries of children with congenital heart disorders. MTN has been a long standing partner with the Golden Hearts Trust. Last year, the company supported the Trust with GHS33,000.00 to cater for the heart surgery of a number of children. This year, MTN is contributing another GHS10,000.00 to be used to cater for the medical expenses of children with congenital heart disorders to undergo corrective heart surgeries.