NIGERIA + INRI Widows Foundation – Over 250,000 Widows
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: January 29, 2006
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Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
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INRI EVANGELICAL SPIRITUAL CHURCH. It used to be the outlet through which the
church reached out to the widows and their children who are members of the
church. But today, the activities of the foundation is wider in scope.
As
an NGO, it is non-religious, non-tribal, non-ethnic, non-cultural, non-profit
making and a non-political organization. There are no discriminations toward
anyone in the execution of programmes.
The foundation has over 250,000
widows registered with it. It has registered widows in the Republic of Benin
(15,000), and Togo (10,000). IWF was able to touch the lives of these people by
way of Presentation of Working Tools, Payment of Medical Bills, School Fees and
House Rents. In these countries, topical issues on the HIV/AIDS Scourge are
treated. Seminars, Talkshops, Radio, Television Appearances, Lectures and
Workshops for the widows and their children were arranged to broaden their
knowledge on income generation, healthcare, shelter related matters, legal aids
and social security affairs among others. We also have the Monthly Widows
Interactive session – “THE IWF WIDOWS FORUM” where the widows meet to exchange
ideas and share experiences. There are programmes for the widows and their
children at festive periods – Sallah, Christmas and Easter breaks to
collectively share in the joy of the season instead of brooding over the loss of
their family heads.
INRI WIDOWS
FOUNDATION is an organisation that caters for the Widows,
Their Children,
Vulnerable Children, Orphans, Aged Widows, HBC and
HIV/AIDS Positive Widows,
Orphans, Vulnerable Children, HBC and Aged
Widows in Nigeria.
In 2nd
of July, 2005 we organised a programme tagged “SEMINAR /
FUNDRAISING FOR
HIV/AIDS WIDOWS, THEIR CHILDREN, ORPHANS,VULNERABLE
CHILDREN, HBC AND AGED
WIDOWS” But unfortunately for us we televise it
and those of the Widows were
sent out of their houses by their landlords
thus, this has been a burden on
our organisation.
In view of this development, The Organisation has been
meeting
Philantropist, Individuals, Organisations to support us.
We are
fortunate that a Traditional Leader gives us 1 Acres of land free to
build
an Estate for these rejected and dejected Widows, Orphans, Aged
Widows,
HBC,Vulnerable Children that are HIV/AIDS Positive. That is why we
are
reaching a consensor in our organisation to build a MINI ESTATE for
them.
We hereby write to your organisation to support us to assist these
HIV
Positive Widows, Aged Widows, Orphans, HBC and Vulnerable Children who
are
HIV Positive. We shall appreciate if you can give us this support so
as
not to allow these widows to spread this perdemic disease.
Hope to
hear a positive response from you. You can check our website
www.inriwidowsfoundation.com or you can call us on the following
numbers
234(01)7944032, 234(0)8032120635, 234(0)8026993454,
234(0)8023601031,
234(0)8038915244 for your perusal.
Our organisation
has achieved alot for these HIV Positive Widows and their
Family and we will
appreciate if you can as well support this project.
Till we hear from
you, Best Regards.
Primate Elijah
President IWF
I WIDOWS
FOUNDATION
1/2, Primate Ayodele Crescent, INRI B/Stop, Along Ikotun-Egbe
Road, P. O .
Box. 687, Mushin, Lagos-Nigeria, West Africa.
E-mail: inriwidows@inriwidowsfoundation.com
Website Address: https://inriwidowsfoundation.com
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