AMWeF supports ageing musicians in Kumasi
The Ageing Musicians Welfare Fund (AMWeF) of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has presented cash donations to 23 ageing musicians in the Ashanti region as part of its programme of support to its members. In an address, the 1 st Vice President of the Union, Bessa Simons indicated that the donation is part of the Union’s support for ageing and incapacitated musicians and called on the current generation of musicians and corporate Ghana to support the fund to ensure that it grows to support more musicians as they age. The Secretary of AMWeF, J.V Owusu on his part described AMWeF as a laudable initiative by the leadership of MUSIGA President Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour during his tenure and assured the veterans of continued support from AMWeF. He said the fund has supported numerous ageing or incapacitated musicians since its inception in 2011 with the election of Obour as the MUSIGA President. Some of the beneficiaries included octogenarians and septuagenarians su