By Adnan Adams Mohammed
In a moving display of enduring legacy and community devotion, the Dr. Kenneth Elvis Anewenah Foundation, supported by Lessken and Enlightened, hosted the fourth consecutive edition of its annual Hot Meals on Wheels initiative, touching lives across orphanages, hospitals, prisons, and local marketplaces in the Upper East Region.
The outreach, organized in solemn celebration of the memorial birthday of the late Dr. Kenneth Elvis Anewenah, saw the foundation scale up its operations significantly. Expanding beyond its traditional footprint in Accra to the Upper East Region for the second year, the foundation delivered over 2,000 hot meal packs, critical medical supplies, baby cots, and educational materials to those in need.
The outreach caravan swept through more than ten selected locations, bringing relief to marginalized groups while confronting severe infrastructure deficits across public institutions in the region.
Reflecting on the emotional journey, Harriet Anewenah, sister to the late philanthropist and Board Member of the Foundation, shared her deeply felt observations after touring local prison facilities and health centers.
“Every year on his birthday, Dr. Kenneth Elvis Anewenah went out, mingled with the needy and the poor, shared hot meals with them, and gave support in whatever form was required,” Ms Harriet Anewenah stated during the outreach. “The family and the foundation thought it worthy to continue this tradition. As you can see, our foundation is growing; every year we are adding on to what we give out to the poor and the needy.”
Speaking on the foundation’s evolution and unwavering commitment, a Board Member Mr. Moses Bamideke Amao highlighted how the annual project continues to honor Dr. Anewenah’s personal habit of mingling directly with the poor and vulnerable on his birthdays.
“Almost every stop had something unique. At the orphanages, hearing that some of the children we met last year had passed away really broke my heart,” Mr. Moses reflected. “What struck me most was the deplorable conditions at the prisons. Their kitchen is virtually a garage with cracked walls that might collapse, and the yard floods whenever it rains. It is shocking that the government still allocates only 5 Cedis per inmate per day.”
Beyond immediate food aid and medical equipment, foundation executives pledged to leverage their broader networks to advocate for institutional upgrades, including improved theater changing facilities for local healthcare staff and structural renovations for correctional facilities.
“We are looking to impact lives as much as we can,” Mr. Moses added, calling on media partners and community leaders to help highlight areas of urgent need. “As a foundation, we might not be able to do it all, but we can put our voice to support and use our networks to push these projects forward.”
The day-long exercise concluded with intercessory prayers led by local clergy and community partners, cementing the foundation’s commitment to making Hot Meals on Wheels an even larger beacon of hope in the years ahead.