World Vision, B&FT to deepen partnership for last-mile communities’ transformation

By Ernest Bako WUBONTO

World Vision Ghana – a non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on relief, development and advocacy for vulnerable groups – and Business & Financial Times (B&FT) held a strategic meeting to deepen their existing collaboration and explore concrete avenues to transform lives of the most vulnerable in society.

The collaboration, among others, aims to amplify voices of the most vulnerable and drive sustainable development across Ghana’s last mile communities, which is the key focus of World Vision.

This significant step toward fostering sustainable development and amplifying impact is to align B&FT’s influential business and economic platforms with World Vision’s new country sustainability strategy.

CEO-B&FT Dr. Godwin Acquaye presented a comprehensive portfolio of the brand’s flagship events and initiatives, highlighting clear synergies where media advocacy can catalyse social change – citing proven impact across multiple sectors over the years.

He outlined key programmes and platforms primed for partnership, including the Women in Business Dialogue Series – an empowerment initiative for women entrepreneurs, with the previous edition held in Kumasi, Ashanti Region.

The Youth Economic Forum (YEF), a week-long festival that focuses on entrepreneurship, agribusiness and green innovation for the youth scheduled for late February 2026, was also discussed.

He elaborated that the YEF was born out of the Ghana Economy Forum (GEF), a premier platform engaging policymakers, government and high-profile development partners as well as the private sector on economic development.

The YEF comes off at February ending and has a strong focus on entrepreneurship, agribusiness and green innovation opportunities for the youth.

He also touched on the Environmental Sustainability Summit (ESS), a platform for actionable change, exemplified by a 2025 Accra street clean-up exercise in partnership with the Bus Stop Boys.

Other specialised initiatives include the Money Summit, Energy Summit and Creator’s Summit, which drive discourse on critical economic pillars.

“Our events are designed to catalyse conversation, policy and action across all stakeholder sectors. We see a powerful synergy between our platforms and World Vision’s grassroots mission to create tangible, lasting change,” Dr. Acquaye said.

A New Strategic Vision for the Last Mile

World Vision Ghana’s National Director, Tinah Mukunda, on her part outlined the organisation’s strategic development plan for the next decade.

Central to this vision is a focus on the total well-being of children through core interventions in education, health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

Mrs. Mukunda emphasised that bringing the last mile into the limelight is not only a moral imperative but a strategic necessity for institutional credibility.

She expressed enthusiasm for operationalising a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to drive sustainable impact. “Bringing the last mile into the limelight is crucial. This partnership not only amplifies vital issues but also enhances our credibility with partners, donors and government,” she noted.

She identified several urgent areas where media advocacy is vital – including water security, child protection by safeguarding young people from online abuse, digital scams and human trafficking, as well as financial literacy.

This will support women farmers in remote areas to move beyond subsistence toward viable agricultural enterprises.

Director of Resource Acquisition & Management, Joseph Appiah, proposed a structured editorial collaboration whereby focal persons from both organisations would co-shape content.

He believes this strategy would ensure that issues affecting remote communities, often overlooked in mainstream financial reporting, gain prominence in national policy debates.

“Our previous collaboration with B&FT was impactful and we are eager to build on this foundation,” Mr. Appiah said.

World Vision also emphasised the brand’s commitment to driving financial literacy, particularly for women farmers and agricultural enterprises in remote areas – a point of strong alignment with World Vision’s field operations.

The deliberation concluded with a mutual commitment to formalise the partnership and integrate World Vision’s grassroots insights into B&FT’s content and event programming, beginning with the upcoming Youth Economic Forum this February.

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