Defending Access to Water
In a community in Rarieda in Siaya County, a Nyanam widow leader, Mama Hellen is defending her community’s right to keep a water dam.
Widows' Actions of Change
The widows have engaged in various activities for their spiritual, psychosocial, and economic development. These activities are initiated, resourced and implemented by the widows.
Celebrating Community
We celebrated the hope that comes from educational achievements and dreams, cross-cultural sharing, and the beginning of new business ventures.
A Widow’s Resilience Story
Change is coming. In Luo, Asiri’s native language, the term widow is ‘chi liel.’ Literally translated, ‘chi liel’ means ‘wife of the grave.’ Asiri and her widowed sisters were not proud of this label.