In 1996, Late Venerable (Dr) Babatunde Oluyemisi Abisoye.. A wonderful husband, Consultant Physician and
Support for Widows Day 2017
Our Dearly Beloved Helper, Be the Miracle! May, 2017
RE: SUPPORT FOR WORLD WIDOWS DAY 2017: “NIGERIA’S REFLECTION”
Over 3,847,000 widows in Nigeria; often hungry, disadvantaged, insecure and living in filthy apartments NEED YOUR HELP. Their over 8 million fatherless children are seriously affected too by the trauma of their mother’s widowhood stigma. Boldness becomes a spirit they must acquire not to walk away from their pain. They seek all the help they can get from people like you and I…will your heart be moved to be their M-I-R-A-C-L-E?
SERENDIPITY HOUSE & GODS WIVES INTERNATIONAL (GWI) MANDATE:
Every Tuesday each week, third (3rd) Saturdays of every month and 4 BIG EVENTS yearly namely – February 14 tagged “Valentine’s Day Caring Hearts”; April Easter Picnic/Retreat tagged “Recovery Time”; June 23rd tagged “WORLD WIDOWS DAY” and December 13th tagged “End of Year Party” GWI fulfills its mandate to all widows under our canopy and other such organizations in Nigeria caring for widows.
The 1st World Agenda on Widowhood Development in Africa 2017 – Tuesday 4th of April
WIDOWHOOD:
There are 258 Million Widows and 584 Million fatherless children in the world over.
Nigeria has an estimated 3,531,682 Million Widows according to the 2015 World Widows Report by the Loomba Foundation. In Nigeria, there are about 3.650,000 (three million, six hundred and fifty million). The numbers keep rising by the minute. More widows are dying for lack of support to continue, leaving their children orphaned, homeless, uneducated and without adequate security.
Worst affected by conflict and insurgency are widows in Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Syria, northeast Nigeria, southeast Niger, west Chad and north Cameroon. In Sub-Saharan Africa the worst conditions are faced by evicted and abandoned widows with dependants and by those caught up in Ebola areas, exacerbated by traditional ‘cleansing’ rituals.
Widows with only female children and child widows aged between 10 and 17 face severe discrimination in many developing countries. Social norms around sexual behavior remain counterproductive with extreme poverty as a driver of ‘exchange sex’ and ‘survival sex’ relationships and poor quality healthcare.
Widows in developed countries are also affected by welfare cuts and increased insecurity.