7th conference on CSR is scheduled for Friday

Kojo Williams

The Center for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) West Africa, the leading advocacy organization for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability issues in the subregion, badociates with Plan International to host the seventh annual CSR and Sustainability Conference on Friday, July 12th. in Accra.

The conference will focus on mobilizing local partnerships between stakeholders for projects and causes of CSR and sustainable development.

The conference will bring together key players in the CSR spectrum, including speakers and academics, professional badociations, the private sector, regulators, civil society and the media. The conference strengthens and aligns with the 17^th Sustainable development objective: partnership for objectives.

Kojo Williams, co-founder and chief project manager of the Center for CSR in West Africa, said in a statement: "The level of support given to local and international NGOs has globally declined. More importantly, there are stricter requirements for accessing funds or grants to implement CSR and sustainability projects. "

"The trend will continue in the foreseeable future and will spark the need to look inward and leverage the power of local partnership." Some local private sector actors are meeting their expectations by designing and implementing projects that benefit society, other actors in the spectrum of CSR could exploit these existing projects and enhance value for money. humanity and society as a whole. "

According to the statement, Plan International, a humanitarian and development organization that advocates for children's rights and girls' equality, led by its director for Ghana, Solomon Tesfa Mariam, is improving the lives of people, especially children and girls, across his country. many projects.

"By extension, family units and communities benefit from Plan International's plans for economic security, water, sanitation and hygiene, health and education. While the organization does a lot, it is willing to partner with and work with local private sector actors to do more, "he added.

In addition, "the Center for CSR in West Africa has been at the forefront of advocacy for development partnerships between the SDGs and CSR actors in Africa. 39, West, and encouraged and influenced some partnerships and development-oriented projects. "

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