Positively impacting society in Ghana

The National Lottery Authority (NLA), Ghana, Good Causes Foundation was launched in October 2021, with the purpose of providing care and protection for the physically or mentally afflicted, the needy, the aged, orphans, and destitute children, as stated in the Authority's National Lotto Act, 2006 (Act 722).

Projects supported in 2025

Throughout 2025, the NLA supported diverse good causes, to the benefit of many communities, including:

• ‍Healthcare & Disaster Relief: Allocated GHS 100,000.00 to the Upper West Region to combat meningitis and GHS 100,000.00 to the Volta Region for tidal wave victims.‍
• Education & Infrastructure: Completed and commissioned an ultra-modern 3-unit classroom block—complete with a kitchen, offices, washrooms, and a mechanized borehole—at Akanteng in the Eastern Region.‍
• Culture & Heritage: Donated GHS 50,000.00 to refurbish the Gbewaa Palace in the Northern Region, and provided cash and drinks to various palaces for the Kwahu and Homowo festivals. ‍
• Youth, Sports & Social Empowerment: Supported Real Tamale United (GHS 60,000.00) for Premier League playoffs and the National Youth Festival (GHS 50,000.00). Additionally, it gave Blind Support NGO GHS 100,000.00 to fund skills training for persons with disabilities.

How the NLA supports four key areas

The Foundation spearheads the Authority's Corporate Social Responsibility and works to develop four key pillars to provide:

Health

• Infrastructure support
• Training mental health workers
• Hospital supplies
• Expanding nationwide medical outreaches on specific ailments

Education

• Educational support to brilliant but needy students.
• Support for educational institutions with the necessary logistics and sponsors programs and projects that meet the Foundation’s objectives.

Youth and Sports Development

• Capacity building for the youth and supports sporting activities, focusing on developing lesser-known sports.
• Assistance to SMEs owned by young people with technical and skill support to help them be innovative.
• Assistance to entrepreneurial people with disabilities and special needs.

Arts and Culture

• Support for projects that safeguard and protect Ghanaian cultural events and educational programs.

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