Ghana’s Lottery Authority uplifts two million citizens through social initiatives
From healthcare and education to youth empowerment, the NLA Good Causes Foundation transforms communities.
Ghana.- Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) has benefitted more than two million citizens in the last four years. This achievement has been delivered through the Good Causes Foundation, funded by lottery revenues and corporate partnerships.
The foundation, since its inception in 2001, has been responding to urgent community needs across all 16 regions, “focusing on healthcare, education, youth unemployment and cultural programs”, according to an NLA press release.
Among its most recent projects in 2025, under Director-General Mohammed Abdul-Salam, the NLA allocated GHS100,000 (€10,000) to fight a meningitis outbreak in the Upper West Region and an equal €10,000 to support Volta communities hit by coastal flooding and tidal waves.
The foundation also presented GHS100,000 (€10,000) to Blind Support to fund a skills training program for persons with disabilities, and GHS50,000 (€5,000) to the National Youth Authority.
Director-General Mohammed Abdul-Salam emphasised the foundation’s mission. “We remain committed to reforms and projects that will directly improve communities across the country.”
Abdul-Salam’s leadership was recently recognised when he received the Gold Award at the 8th Ghana Business Leaders Excellence Awards in Accra, highlighting his contribution to boosting national revenue through the lottery.
Impact now, plans for tomorrow
Over the past four years, the foundation has carried out a wide range of projects, including building classroom blocks, refurbishing schools like Mamfe Presby Primary School, and supporting scholarship programs and technology labs for remote schools.
Healthcare initiatives included medical equipment donations, psychiatric facility upgrades and community medical outreach. Sports initiatives featured GHS60,000 (€6,000) for Real Tamale United’s premier league campaign, while cultural support extended to various festivals.
The foundation also contributed GHS20m (€2m) to the government’s YouStart program over two years, a flagship initiative aimed at addressing youth unemployment through entrepreneurship and skills development.
Looking ahead, the NLA Good Causes Foundation plans to expand water and sanitation projects, enhance healthcare facilities, strengthen educational infrastructure in underserved regions and support new community development initiatives across Ghana.
