The District Director of Ghana Health Service at Birem North District in the Eastern region..
The Newmont Akyem Development Foundation has been working over the past 5 years in 9 Newmont Akyem Mine communities towards socio-economic transformation of the lives of the people.
The first five years of the Foundation’s operations was devoted towards provision of basic infrastructures and human capacity development interventions aimed at addressing the pressing basic infrastructural deficits within the catchment communities.
and creating partnership, relationships with relevant stakeholders and consistently monitoring and evaluating our performance for continuous improvement.
Our vision is being realized through the discrete activities undertaken by the Foundation on a daily basis, with the support of our stakeholders.
Majority of the needs of the communities as expressed in the Foundation Agreement and confirmed through needs assessment are related to education.
Know more!Prior to the Mine’s operations, the affected communities were known for their agrarian activities. Encouraging improved agriculture production was therefore critical to the sustainable development of the communities.
Know more!Health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Know more!Following section 11 of the Foundation Agreement, NAkDeF is mainly funded by Newmont’s contribution to the communities; US$1 per ounce of gold sold each quarter and 1% of Newmont Akyem Mine’s profits before tax each year. The Foundation Agreement also allows for the Foundation to solicit for funding from government and other sources to augment the main sources of funding from Newmont Akyem Mine.
The thematic areas of sustainable development projects include the following: Education, Agriculture, Health, WATSAN, Enterprise Development & Promotion, Natural Resource Conservation & Protection, Sports, Youth Development & Voluntary Organizations, Safety and Security, Support for Cultural Heritage, Other Sustainable Development Projects.