The family of the late businessman Dr Kenneth Elvis Anewenah has continued a humanitarian tradition he began during his lifetime, marking his birthday by providing food and other support to vulnerable people and institutions across the Upper East Region.
With support from Lesken Enterprise and My Turn Limited, the family visited children’s homes, hospitals, a prison, markets and other public places, distributing meals and making donations in memory of Dr Anewenah, who died in 2022 at age 50.
The family also donated neonatal intensive care equipment to the Upper East Regional Hospital in Bolgatanga and War Memorial Hospital in Navrongo to support the care of newborn babies.
Moses Amoa, head of the Anewenah Foundation, said the initiative was a continuation of a practice Dr Anewenah established while alive, when he used his birthdays as an opportunity to support vulnerable people.
“Dr Anewenah started a humanitarian initiative where every year he celebrated his birthday with the vulnerable and the less privileged in society, and we need to sustain it,” Mr Amoa said.
Dr Anewenah was chief executive officer of My Turn Limited and Lesken Enterprise and was known for supporting children’s homes and people in need.
Rather than hold a conventional celebration four years after his death, his family chose to spend his birthday reaching out to people they said reflected the causes he supported during his lifetime.
The family and supporting team visited the Next Generation Home, Bolgatanga Market, the Upper East Regional Mosque, Hope Children’s Place in Bongo and Mama Laadi’s Children’s Home at Yorigo.
They also visited the Upper East Regional Hospital, War Memorial Hospital and Navrongo Central Prison, among other locations.
Mr Amoa said the family prepared hot meals and distributed them to vulnerable people they encountered during the exercise.
“Anywhere we saw people and the needy in society, we made a stop to share with them sumptuous meals,” he said.
The exercise ended at the Sumbrungu Market, where the family distributed food to residents.
For the Anewenah family, the annual exercise is intended not only to commemorate Dr Anewenah but also to preserve a tradition of giving he established during his lifetime.
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