Housing Security

According to our internal data, only 11% of Nyanam widows own houses. Many of them are forced to leave their marital home because they have no house to live in, no capacity to build one, and no one to support them in housing construction. For example, Alice, a widow suffering with undiagnosed mental illness. Alice lives with her children in a small, dilapidated house in a swampy area. The walls of her house are falling apart because of dampness. We have established our first housing project in partnership with Onsite-ICF, a social enterprise founded and led by Steve Ross that aims to put good housing within reach. Our goal is to build 58 three-roomed houses for Nyanam widows in 2023. Onsite-ICF is donating 29 houses to Nyanam widows, one house per leadership circle. We (the widows, Nyanam and Onsite-ICF) will pull our resources to build another 29 houses for a total of two houses per leadership circle. 

Widows participation

Nyanam widows in their groups are encouraged to contribute both financial and in-kind support geared towards supporting the project. The money and resources contributed by the widows, are pulled together and used to build additional houses for widows with great need. 

Budgeting and fundraising

As an organization we continue to resource mobilize for this project through proposal writing and donation through the website. You can support the project by donating here:

Health

Good housing has proven to improve individual mental health. By supporting this project, we are ensuring Nyanam widows enjoy good health and wellbeing.