MTN Foundation intensifies activism against gender-based violence
By: tntnewspapergh.com
MTN Ghana Foundation has intensified its 16-day activism against gender-based violence with engagement with students of Asokwa Basic School in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital.
The engagement with the students and holding of debate on Tuesday, 9th December, 2025, forms part of activities to mark 16-day activism.
A section of the students
The engagement with the students aimed at creating awareness about the need for them to guard against violence, especially gender-based violence.
The global annual campaign dubbed “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” usually starts from November 25, which falls on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, to December 10, which is Human Rights Day.
Mr. George Kyei Frimpong donation to the female team
The initiative is part of the MTN Foundation’s contribution towards the prevention of all forms of gender-based violence, especially against women
.In an interview with journalists, Mr. George Kyei Frimpong, Education Portfolio Advisor for the MTN Foundation, said they used the occasion to advise the pupils to cultivate the needed respect and support for each other irrespective of their gender, devoid of violence, especially against the girl-child.
He explained that “this 16 Days of Activism campaign is intended to create awareness amongst pupils so that they will grow to abhor and actively oppose such violence, just as MTN does.”
Mr. George Kyei Frimpong presenting reward package to the male team
Mr. Frimpong expressed deep concerns about what he termed “cyberbullying due to increased use of the internet by students.”
According to him, the online abuse often spills over to affect the students’ behavior as well as their emotional upbringings.Mr. Frimpong said, “Most of these gender-based digital attacks are disproportionately targeted at females or the girls.”We (MTN Foundation) are committed to halting this creeping canker, including digital violence, which seems to flood the internet and social media pages,” he emphasized.
According to Mr Frimpong, the main feature of the awareness creation was an engaging debate competition between the students.
Three (3) female Junior High School (JHS) students debated against their three male JHS student counterparts on the motion: “Teaching boys and girls the same content will prevent violence.”The contestants were:Precious Amoako, Freda Adomako, and Bridget Yeboah argued strongly that educational equality in content would significantly contribute to instilling discipline and preventing gender-based violence by fostering mutual respect and equal understanding of roles.Whilst their male counterpart comprisesDesmond Owusu Kakari, Lucky Asafo Agyei, and Nowell Ayiyona Abugre, who were against the motion, maintained that while content equality is important, it does not automatically translate to effectiveness in preventing violence.
They, therefore, proposed a number of trainings to help address the challenges of their female counterparts.At the end of the three rounds of intellectual arguments, the female team scored 842 points, with their male contestants scoring 820 points.
Both contestants were appreciated by the MTB Ghana Foundation with goodies including tablets, computer lab equipment, etc.
