Foundation trains widows on how to be self-reliant
July 1, 2022
Foundation trains widows
on how to be self-reliant
A Number of widows in West Kenya region have been undergoing
trainings on how to be self-reliant while taking care of their families.
Springs Community Empowerment Foundation has been running trainings
of widows within Siaya, Kisumu and parts of Western Region while sensitizing
them to engage in income generating activities so as to take care of the family
as sole bread winners.
Addressing about 200 widows within East Kano/ Wawidhi ward
in Nyando Constituency, the Foundation’s Director Reverend Canon Margaret Auma said a number of widows across the country
have not been empowered hence the need to ensure that they are on the know on
how they can survive.
Auma says most widows have been neglected and lack
information for empowerment making a number of them to depend on other people
for their survival.
Rev. Canon Auma has underscored the need to keep on empowering
widows across the country on various issues that include succession of their
late husbands’ property.
The Director says the Foundation has been organizing a one
day conference for the widows, adding that already seven of them have been conducted in various parts of
Siaya, Kisumu and parts of Western Kenya particularly Butere area.
She says a number of widows who have been trained now have a
changed mind where they have embraced that they should not be depending on
someone for their survival.
“A number of widow whom we have trained now have positive
mind and they now agree that they can also get to do any income generating
activities for their survival and not to depend on other people for the
survival of their family,” Rev. Canon Auma says.
She says it is possible for the widows to get into organized
groups and access various funds like women enterprise funds so as to be
financially empowered while carrying out income generating activities within
the community.
Auma says the Foundation has also been getting some lawyers
to offer free legal services to some widows who have been having various disputes
that include their land taken by relatives after the death of their spouses and
they have gotten help on such matters.
Wilfrida Auma Bwana says the trainings she has received has
been an eye opener to her as a widow, adding that it has given her opportunity
to be in an organized group with other fellow widows to champion for their interest
in the society.
She says through their Kadika Widows Self Help Group, they
have been engaging in a number of meaningful activities that include farming aimed
at improving their livelihoods.
She says their aim is to empower those who have been widowed
at tender age so as to cope up and survive within the community.
Josiah Adiema Adiema, Programs Coordinator for a Community Based Organization Known as Community Podium Initiative says
empowering widows is a very noble initiative which should be encouraged at all
cost.
Adiema says a number of widows have been neglected and their
issues not being tackled within the Community hence the need to scale up their
empowerment.
Adiema has encouraged the widows to be together and pull up
resources altogether to be self-reliance.
The training has been a partnership between Springs Community Empowerment Foundation and the Community Podium Initiative.
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Very awesome work done yesterday...Thanks to all that were able to attend
ReplyDeleteBravo Rev. Margret Auma, You have been doing wonderful and also very focused to our community. Yes We Can 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
ReplyDeleteAm so happy coz someone somewhere has come to our rescue,may God bless you more
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