INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY

International Widows Day occurs annually on June 23 and it is a day deemed by the United Nations to recognize and address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries.”

This year, we are hosting our first celebration dinner of widows in Nairobi on the eve of International Widows day.

DATE: JUNE 22,2023

VENUE: Gem Suites Hotel in Nairobi,

TIME: 6:00 pm- 9:00pm 

This dinner serves a triple purpose: to introduce you to the impactful work of Nyanam; to celebrate the remarkable widows who embody resilience and strength, and to raise funds to extend our support to more widows.  

 

CHIEF GUEST- EVA MURAYA 

Founder and CEO, BSD Group

Eva Muraya is the Founder and CEO of BSD Group, a regional award-winning brand strategy and communications company. It comprises four companies: Brand Strategy & Design Limited, Avid Public Relations Ltd, Whiteboard Advertising Limited and Brand Quad Africa Limited, a knowledge-sharing and talent development consultancy. Eva, a serial entrepreneur, also co-founded Color Creations Ltd, the first advertising and branding business to gain the global quality management systems standards ISO 9001:2001 Certification, in Sub-Saharan Africa, in 2007. Eva has more than 20 years of industry experience in brand communications, having managed brand development, refresh and launch programs for local, regional, and global companies.

 

HOW TO REGISTER:

The registration cost for an individual guest is Ksh 15,000, and includes a donation to our work. If your company is willing to support our work, please see below for the corporate sponsorship packages. If you are unable to attend, you can donate to support our work. Thank you!

  • Table for 7 guests + 1 Nyanam widow 

    Name recognition at the celebration event 

    Cocktail hour sponsor signage 

    Name Recognition on Nyanam Website 

    Corporate Brand Signage in Ballroom

  • Table for 7 guests + 1 Nyanam widow 

    Name recognition at the celebration event 

    Cocktail hour sponsor signage 

    Name Recognition on Nyanam Website

  • Table for 7 guests + 1 Nyanam widow 

    Name recognition at the celebration event

Sponsorship can be done via:

M-PESA: PAYBILL 4044517

PAYPAL

Zelle: info@nyanam.org

Bank: Equity Bank Kisumu Branch, Account name: Nyanam International; Account number: 0290279761496

 

International widows day 2023 Nyanam celebration media coverage

 

NYANAM’S CELEBRATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY

Starting from 2019, we have hosted annual International Widows Day celebrations in Kisumu Kenya. In addition to our first celebration dinner in Nairobi, we will have a one-day celebration of widows in Kisumu on June 23rd.

This Kisumu celebrations will bring together over 500 Nyanam widows and will be implemented in partnership with and Kisumu County Department of Social Development and Ministry of Health Kisumu West sub-County. The MoH will bring preventative reproductive health services to the widows in attendance. The Kisumu event is funded by Women In the Window International and Imago Dei Fund.

This event will celebrate the remarkable widows we serve, who embody resilience and strength, and will highlight their positive social transformation within their communities.  

Widows are visible, resourceful and resilient!

 

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