Top Charity Gala Auction Raises €20 million at 2026 Edition Graced by Asantehene

The Top Charity Gala Auction 2026, graced by the King of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, as the guest of honour, raked in €20 million.

This is up from €14million raised during the 2025 edition.

This brings to approximately €55million total funds raised across five editions of the event.

The high-profile charity event organised by Omenaa Mensah and her husband, Rafał Brzoska, took place on May 30, 2026, while marking its 5th Anniversary in Warsaw, Poland.

Funds raised through the auction power the Consortium’s Grant Programme, supporting high-impact social and educational projects in Poland and internationally.

TOP CHARITY is a fundraising gala and a year-round platform for social impact, connecting business, culture, diplomacy, and philanthropy.

Commendation
Addressing the audience at the Gala commended the organisers of the charity event and its sponsors, while underscoring the importance of prioritising the needs of the underprivileged in society.

The King affirmed that it was imperative for the privileged to help the underprivileged.

“Because when we get to positions where we know we’ve made it, we have to think about the people that haven’t. How best can we help the underprivileged?” he asked.

His Majesty stated that the privileged in society will bear the brunt of the impact of not helping the underprivileged in offering them a better life.

“I know that they are doing it for humanity, and if we don’t support those who are not privileged to have access to education, health and everything else, it turns around to affect us,” he said.

The Monarch added that the next generation is his priority in every decision he makes, drawing a sharp line between political cycles and national development.

Otumfuo noted that while politicians plan around elections, his focus has always been fixed on the welfare of the next generation.

“I’ve always said that the politician will think about elections; I have to think about the next generation. So if a President, or whoever, serves for four or eight years and fails to deliver education and health to the people, he leaves the scene, and I’m still there with the people,” His Majesty added.

Burden
Otumfuo recalled how this conviction became his burden, inspiring him to pay the tuition fees of 600 students in three public tertiary institutions just three months after ascending the Golden Stool in 1999.

“We started with education. In 1999, universities increased fees, and it became mayhem. I had been the King for only three months, so I took it upon myself to offer scholarships to 600 students in, at the time, three public universities — 200 students in each university,” he said.

The Monarch said this intervention restored sanity and calm, enabling the students to pursue their studies without disruption.

“Some of them have become doctors, lawyers, high court and appeal court judges. That is the essence of philanthropy. That is the very sense of having a feeling for people from where we stand, so that we also think about them,” he said.

His Majesty added that this conviction encouraged him to expand philanthropy in education, health and other sectors.

“I took the same decision I took in 1999 when I was brought to this position. I asked myself what I could do for my people, and I thought about education, I thought about health, I thought about industrialisation in my kingdom,” he said.

Just Cause
Otumfuo, therefore, described the Top Charity Gala as a just cause, emphasising that his participation was intended to contribute to humanity.

“When Omenaa came to Ghana some time ago and said she was starting a charity, and on the fifth anniversary, I received an invitation and was briefed about it, I decided to leave everything and come because it was for a just cause. Having gone through what she’s done so far and looking at the eminent people here who are supporting her cause, with my son-in-law, I felt I had made the journey to Poland in a way that helps develop humanity,” His Majesty said.

The Asantehene also used the occasion to appreciate Omenaa Mensah, founder of the Gala, and her husband, Rafał Brzoska, as well as their sponsors.

“I am here to support a good cause and to say I admire what they have done. I thank them and everyone who has been there for them,” he said.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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