Following the corona virus lockdown in the greater kumasi by the Government over the spread of the virus,
The President of sompahemaa Foundation , Mrs Irene Kyei Mensah, the wife of Majority leader in Parliament has donated to over 500 widows and Aged within suame Municipality.
The donation was sponsored by Mrs Irene Kyei Mensah,(sompahemaa) the wife of Majority leader in Parliament through its ‘Widow’s Smile Project’ donated assorted items to widows and the aged at 30 electoral areas in the suame Municipality in the Ashanti region.
The donation of the items was in the light of the Easter festivities and the lockdown directives by the government.
The items running into millions of Ghana cedis included, 5kilos bags of rice,Litres of cooking oil,Indomie, bottles of soft drinks,Tin tomatoes and others donated to help the beneficiaries cope with life due to the lockdown.
Presented the items to the widows and Aged the president Mrs Irene osei kyei mensah bonsu (sompahemaa) said as Foundation they believe everybody must enjoy this Easter and the lockdown in our homes, we must share with our widows and the Aged if their husband were alive they would be smiled particularly during the yuletide festivities.
The president of the Foundation mrs Irene Osei Kyei mensah (Sompahemaa) used the opportunity to urged all Ghanaians to abide by the restrictive measures put on place to fight against the covid 19 .
She ended by urging the widows to remember the foundation in its prayers to do more for them.
However the widows who received the item thanked the sompahemaa foundation led by mr Irene Osei Mensah Bonsu for the kind gesture done.
They wished them well and urged them to do more for the needy in society.
Describing the gesture as a dream come true, for them,