The McDan Foundation has distributed assorted items to about 5,000 widows in Accra as part of its annual Easter support initiative.
Items donated included bags of rice, cooking oil, clothing, beverages and cash.
The event, held at the McDan La Town Park, brought together beneficiaries and dignitaries from various backgrounds.
Dubbed “McDan Time with the Widows”, the initiative forms part of the Foundation’s efforts to support vulnerable groups in society, particularly widows and elderly women.
Mr Daniel McKorley, Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, said the Foundation remained committed to putting smiles on the faces of widows and improving their well-being.
He acknowledged the challenges many widows faced following the loss of their spouses and emphasised the need for society to support and uplift them.
“God listens to widows, and as a society, we must also show them love, care and support,” he told the Ghana News Agency.
Mr McKorley noted that the initiative had become an annual tradition aimed at sharing with the less privileged during festive periods and encouraged individuals and organisations to extend similar support to vulnerable groups.
He disclosed that the Foundation had in previous years supported thousands of widows, including more than 7,000 beneficiaries last year, adding that the impact of the programme continued to grow.
He pledged his unflinching support to widows at all times and expressed the desire to expand the initiative to other parts of the country.
Touching on healthcare, Mr McKorley said the Foundation would continue to periodically provide free medical services for the elderly and widows.
He also expressed gratitude to the Foundation’s Ukrainian-based partner, RIDNE Food Consortium, and other supporters of the initiative.
Meanwhile, the donation ceremony was used to provide beneficiaries with free medical screening and healthcare services by medical personnel from the 37 Military Hospital, a medical wing of the Ghana Armed Forces.
The medical team, comprising more than 40 health professionals, including 11 specialists, offered services in dental care, eye care, ear, nose and throat (ENT) treatment, and screening for various health conditions.
Beneficiaries were also served breakfast before the distribution of the items.
Among the dignitaries present were Mr Denys Bashlyk, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine; Mr Oleksiy Pinchuk, Director of Rural Development at the Ministry; Mr Ivan Lukachuk, Head of the Ukrainian Mission in Ghana; and Mr Oleksii Khvorostianyi, Chief Executive Officer of the RIDNE Food Consortium.
Some beneficiaries expressed gratitude to the Foundation, describing the gesture as timely and impactful, and said the support would go a long way to ease their burdens.
GNA
