Some queen-mothers in **Sunyani**, the capital of the **Bono Region**, have used the celebration of **Ghana Independence Day** to highlight the importance of traditional Ghanaian dishes while extending support to vulnerable members of the community.
The queen-mothers, drawn from various ethnic groups including the Kussasis, Grumas, Dagombas and Akans, prepared a variety of indigenous meals such as *Fle, Tuo Zaafi, Etor, fufu, Kokonte, Tubaani, Akpiti, Apepransa* and *Ampesi* during the event.
The meals were later shared with vulnerable groups in the municipality, including head potters and hawkers, as part of efforts to promote unity and community support.
The initiative was organised by the **Stewards Impact Foundation** (SIF), a non-governmental organisation working to strengthen collaboration among traditional female leaders.
Speaking to the **Ghana News Agency**, **Odombarima Baffuor Awuah Akomea Sakyi**, Chief Executive Officer of SIF, said the event formed part of the foundation’s broader effort to empower queen-mothers and enhance their role in community development.
He explained that the foundation had launched a project aimed at building the entrepreneurial capacities of queen-mothers to help them support economic activities within their communities.
According to him, the programme would also train the queen-mothers to become peace advocates by equipping them with basic skills in mediation, conflict management and dispute resolution.
Odombarima Sakyi, who is also a sub-chief in the **Dormaa Traditional Area**, said empowering queen-mothers with these skills would enable them to play a stronger role in maintaining peace and promoting development at the grassroots level.
Meanwhile, **Nana Ama Kyeremaa Adepa**, the Gyaasehemaa (sub-queen) of the **Sunyani Traditional Area**, praised the initiative and commended the foundation for recognising the influence of queen-mothers in society.
She noted that queen-mothers continue to play vital roles in peacebuilding and community cohesion, stressing that their contributions remain invaluable in sustaining harmony within traditional areas.
