QNet Joins Socially-Responsible Companies

QNet, a prominent global direct selling company, providing a range of products that are offered through its e-commerce platform by Independent Representatives (IRs) in over 100 countries, has joined notable socially-responsible companies in Ghana for this year’s edition of the Ghana Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Awards, GHACEA being organized by the Centre for CSR, West Africa.

GHACEA is Ghana’s biggest platform that showcases and recognizes brands and their sustainable socially-responsible projects and activities over a given period.

It hosts captains of industry, government regulatory agencies, international development partners, civil society organizations, leading local and international companies based in Ghana, the media and other stakeholders.

In 2017, QNet Ghana, through RYTHM Foundation, provided 50 Kindle e-readers which were pre-loaded with 100 culturally-relevant books each for students in Nima, a large slum within the city of Accra, Ghana. It was a project in partnership with Worldreader, a global literacy non-profit organization and Achievers Ghana, an educational social enterprise.

RYTHM stands for Raise Yourself To Help Mankind. It is based on the principle that an individual first needs to raise him or herself to be able to help another in-dividual to rise. The Foundation’s mission is to promote strategic and sustainable development of communities in need through social investment, fundraising and grant-making. The Foundation’s charitable endeavours fall under three focus ar-eas.

They are children with special needs, community development and com-munity wellbeing. The Foundation’s commitment to a better future stems from a strong sense of responsibility and commitment to engage with communities and assist them in developing sustainable solutions in every aspect and element.

According to the Centre for CSR West Africa, GHACEA was launched in 2011 by the former Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon. Hanna Tetteh and President of the Association of Ghana Industries, AGI, Nana Owusu-Afari. Since its inception, the scheme has encouraged and motivated companies to be more socially responsible for the betterment of society while demystifying the misconceptions around Corporate Social Responsibility.

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