‘First Lady Lauds Gold Fields For Positively Impacting Host Communities’ 28 February 2020

The First Lady, Her Excellency Mrs. Rebecca Akufo - Addo, has lauded the mining firm Gold Fields Ghana Limited, for their continuous commitment in developing the communities which host them.The First Lady made this remarks, Wednesday, February 26 at Huni –Valley, a town in the Prestea Huni – Valley Municipality of the Western Region, during the official opening of the Huni – Valley Health Centre. The refurbished health centre which was completed last year and now has 26 beds (used to be 6), Child Health Care Centre, two Consulting Rooms for Doctors and other departments is expected to provide health care to prospective patience than it used to.

…Commending Gold Fields Ghana, she said companies should care about the communities in which they operate in. This is because, development is a shared responsibility and does not only rest on the shoulders of government…The Executive Vice President made it known that, Gold Field’s two out of the six core values, which are Respect and Responsibility have “shifted our focus to shared projects that have measurable sustainable impacts on our host communities”

Although he was worried about how some facilities put up by Gold Fields over the years appear not to have been taken care of, Mr. Baku again counseled community members and other stakeholders, to maintain the eleven projects which were completed in 2019 and being commissioned simultaneously, for generations to come.