Oheneba Foundation

On the anniversary of his enstoolment in 2019, H.M. Oheneba Nana Kwame Obeng II stated, "I am Tufohene (Warlord). We fought wars for territorial expansion to gain more land and resources for use by the people. Sometimes we waged wars to control trade routes and gain access to important markets, while other wars were to secure the boundaries of the state. Today, there are no more wars. I, therefore, declared war on illiteracy, poverty, disease and unemployment to promote development in my Kingdom and beyond, calling for the needed support in this regard. I am committed to fighting a different type of war in the 21st century, a war in the form of development." Under the Republic of Ghana law, The Companies Act, 1963, Act 179, H.M. Oheneba Nana Kwame Obeng II, Chief of Sefwi Obeng-Mim, created and registered with the Republic the Oheneba Foundation as a Community Development Fund to help finance development initiatives, projects, and programs in the stool lands under his care. The Foundation focuses on five key areas: Education, Health, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, and Infrastructure. The Foundation has a formalized governance structure and funding mechanism. The Foundation has a 7-member Board of Trustees. The Board meets once a year to review projects and programs, as well as approve the Foundation’s budget and expenditure. The accounts of the Foundation are audited annually by an independent financial auditor. Sefwi Obeng-Mim is composed of numerous farming communities in the Juabeso District in the Western Region of the Republic of Ghana. The Obeng-Mim Stool lands have about 1,500 people, many of who are subsistent cocoa farmers. The primary development area is located in the middle of the Krokosue Forest Reserve under Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area, one of the largest forest reserves in Ghana. Due to the location of the community, it is difficult in accessing the most basic developmental project by the central government and government funding.