MTN Ghana has graduated 80 young professionals from its 2025 Graduate Development Programme, bringing the total number of leaders trained under the initiative to more than 500 since its launch.
The graduation ceremony was held on November 20, 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Accra, with participants drawn from MTN operations across Africa.
Speaking at the event, Acting Chief Human Resource Officer of MTN Ghana, Abdallah Ibrahim, said the programme is being used deliberately to increase the number of women in the company.
“We have leveraged the Graduate Development Programme to drive female representation within the company. About 60% of the graduate delegates are women and a key initiative in our quest to reach 50% female representation by 2030,” he stated.
Ibrahim said the approach is already changing the company’s workforce composition.
“Since we began this journey to increase female representation at MTN Ghana, we have added approximately 5% more females to the workforce since we started monitoring our progress in 2020. Today, we stand at about 43% representation of females within our organization,” he said.
Chief Executive Officer of the Telecoms Chamber, Sylvia Owusu-Ankomah, in a keynote address, highlighted the gender balance in the graduating class.
“It’s exciting to see that over 60% of today’s graduates are women,” she said, urging the graduates to remain authentic as they navigate an increasingly competitive digital environment.
Manager of the MTN Global Graduate Programme, Kagiso Malepe, said managing diversity across markets remains both a challenge and a priority for the programme.
“Our biggest task is harmonizing diverse perspectives and helping participants immerse themselves in MTN’s organizational culture. With MTN operating across multiple markets, the message of one culture, one MTN is fundamental,” he said.
The graduates, drawn from 18 African countries, received certificates and are expected to take up roles across MTN’s operations in support of its long-term leadership, technology, and digital services strategy.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
