Muntaka launches 3M Foundation to sustain 21-year humanitarian support beyond Parliament

The Member of Parliament for Asawase and Interior Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has launched the 3M Foundation to sustain and expand his humanitarian interventions beyond his years in Parliament.

The foundation is expected to provide a structured and sustainable platform for continuing support for vulnerable people, particularly in healthcare, education and livelihood empowerment.

For more than two decades, Muntaka has supported constituents with personal resources, helping patients access medical treatment, students remain in school and individuals improve their livelihoods.

What began as a modest medical outreach has since grown into a broader humanitarian initiative reaching communities across Asawase and parts of Greater Kumasi.

The launch of the foundation is intended to ensure that these interventions do not depend solely on the MP's personal finances or political position.

The Asawase MP says the need to secure the future of the initiative beyond his parliamentary career informed the decision to establish the foundation.

The move is expected to create opportunities to mobilise resources, attract development partners and strengthen the delivery of assistance to people who need it most.

At the launch, President of the 3M Foundation, Dr Kamil Mohammed highlighted aspects of the initiative's humanitarian work.

"The program in 2025 expanded its reach to 33 electrical areas across 8 constituencies within Greater Kumasi. It facilitated and paid for 225 cataract surgeries, 77 mammograms and 5 breasts cancer surgeries and screened more than 11,000 people", President of 3M Foundation, Dr Kamil stated.

Healthcare is expected to be the foundation's immediate priority, with other interventions to be expanded as funding becomes available.

The initiative has supported people facing medical challenges, including patients requiring cataract surgery, as well as individuals seeking access to essential healthcare services.

Education scholarships and livelihood support have also formed part of the interventions associated with the Asawase legislator.

"Looking at the interventions we have initiated over the years, I have come to realise that unless we put sustainable measures in place, all these efforts could be lost when I leave office. A new person may come in and have to start everything from scratch,” Muntaka said.

The Foundation plans to attract partnerships and investments to establish a more reliable funding base for its activities.

This approach is expected to reduce reliance on the founder's personal resources and create room for the humanitarian programmes to reach more beneficiaries.