Leadership, graduation, and county-wide gathering
International Widows Day 2025
The 2025 campaign invited supporters to a June 23 gathering in Kisumu County for 3,300 widows from Kisumu and Siaya counties, centering widow leadership as a force for positive community change.
Why this year mattered
The campaign presents widows as leaders who turn challenges into opportunities, advocate for other widows, and catalyze lasting change within their communities.
Annual theme
The Power of Widows' Leadership in Catalyzing Positive Community Change
Date
June 23, 2025
Venue
Kisumu County
Time
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Expected reach
3,300 widows from Kisumu and Siaya counties
3,300
Widows invited to the 2025 county-wide celebration.
521
Widows graduating from 20 leadership circles during the event.
20
Leadership circles referenced on the 2025 campaign page.
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Widow leadership is the central frame of the 2025 page
The 2025 page opens by describing widows as women who often take on significant responsibilities for their families and communities, turning challenges into opportunities and advocating for other widows.
That framing carries directly into the year's theme, presenting widows as catalysts for lasting community change rather than as passive recipients of help.
The event invitation then builds on that idea by asking supporters to celebrate widows' leadership and support their continued impact on community transformation.
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A graduation milestone was built into the celebration
The 2025 page states that the event would celebrate the inaugural graduation of 521 widows from 20 leadership circles.
The campaign describes that moment as both the beginning of the widows' journey in community transformation and part of Nyanam's Jubilee-year milestone.
That makes the event more than an annual commemoration. It becomes a public marker of formation, leadership development, and local organizing.
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The page paired celebration with service delivery goals
The page lists four objectives: host a one-day celebration in Kisumu County, celebrate widows' leadership and community contribution, provide free eye clinic and legal aid services, and harness partnerships for widows' support and development.
That objective list keeps the campaign anchored in both recognition and practical access to care and justice.
The page closes by looking back to 2024, noting that legal aid, mental health services, and partnerships helped demonstrate widows' ability to overcome obstacles and uplift others.
- Host a one-day International Widows Day celebration in Kisumu County
- Celebrate widows' leadership, resilience, and contributions
- Provide free eye clinic and legal aid services
- Harness partnerships for widows' support and development
Support the day
2025 support levels
The 2025 page invited supporters to partner with Nyanam so widows from Kisumu and Siaya counties could gather, celebrate, and access practical services on the day.
Ways to give
M-PESA
Paybill 4044517
PayPal
Available through the campaign page
Zelle
info@nyanam.org
Bank
Equity Bank Kisumu Branch, Account name: Nyanam International, Account number: 0290279761496
Platinum
Ksh 80,000
For sponsors contributing Ksh 80,000 and above, or in-kind support of the same value.
- Logo placement on the Nyanam website, social channels, and event banners
- Exhibition table during the celebration
- A speaking opportunity to widows and partners during the event
Gold
Ksh 50,000
For sponsors contributing Ksh 50,000 or in-kind support of the same value.
- Logo placement on the Nyanam website, social channels, and event banners
- Exhibition table during the celebration
Silver
Ksh 30,000
For sponsors contributing Ksh 30,000 or in-kind support of the same value.
- Logo placement on the Nyanam website, social channels, and event banners
Gallery
Campaign visuals from 2025
Every image still available for this campaign year is kept here, with layouts that adapt to the artwork instead of forcing the same crop every time.
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