The African Chamber of Content Producers (ACCP), an accredited Civil Society Organisation of the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), has partnered with Humserve Africa Foundation to develop a practical implementation plan for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ghana. This move follows a call made by Mr Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam/Adoagyiri, on the floor of Parliament on 27 March 2025.
Mr Annoh-Dompreh argued that CSR in Ghana had remained fragmented, inconsistent and largely discretionary, and called for legislation to make it transparent, accountable and measurable. He stated that more than a year on, no legislative or policy framework had followed, prompting the ACCP to develop a practical implementation plan. The plan aims to demonstrate, with evidence, what a structured CSR regime would look like in practice.
The ACCP has formally communicated its plan to Mr Annoh-Dompreh in writing, along with its endorsement of his call and offer of partnership. The naming of Humserve Africa marks a shift from advocacy to implementation, with the Foundation serving as the vehicle through which a structured CSR model will be demonstrated and documented. Humserve Africa has operated in Ghana’s health space since 2022 through its Surgical Aid Programme.
The Surgical Aid Programme supports patients living with hernia, fibroid, hydrocele, lymphoma and other conditions who could not otherwise afford treatment. The Foundation has announced plans to facilitate 500 free surgical procedures between 2026 and 2027, expanding its scope to include ovarian cysts and ganglion cysts. This initiative aims to provide sustained corporate support to those in need.
The Director of Operations of Humserve Africa Foundation, Mr George Egeh, stated that the partnership would allow the Foundation to prove what sustained corporate support could achieve. He added that the Foundation sees women who have carried fibroids for years because they could not afford the operation, and aims to document these cases properly to show corporate Ghana the impact of their support.
The ACCP will document the Foundation’s existing surgical interventions, together with the support already being provided by corporate Ghana, to generate verifiable impact data. The Chamber will use its media production capacity to create awareness around the interventions and the role of corporate partners, with the aim of moving corporate Ghana from ad hoc philanthropy towards sustained, measurable engagement.
The ACCP will, following the initial phase of the collaboration, seek the opportunity to present its documented findings and impact data to the relevant Parliamentary Committee. This will allow evidence gathered on the ground to inform the legislative process initiated by Mr Annoh-Dompreh, ensuring that any CSR framework eventually enacted rests on practical experience rather than theory.
Key points
- The ACCP has partnered with Humserve Africa Foundation to develop a practical implementation plan for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Ghana.
- The plan aims to demonstrate, with evidence, what a structured CSR regime would look like in practice.
- The ACCP will present its documented findings and impact data to the relevant Parliamentary Committee to inform the legislative process.
