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Women and Widows' Business Set-Up
Helping widows and low-income women start a small business of their own — with opening stock, equipment and the guidance to keep trading.
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Our Programmes
Our programmes address the practical barriers that keep a widow from earning, a child from staying in school and a family from recovering after a crisis.
What We Do
Each programme below sets out its objectives, the people it is intended to benefit and the outcomes we expect to see. Areas marked as active initiatives are the focus of current work; areas marked as proposed are under development and will be confirmed as they are resourced and approved.
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Helping widows and low-income women start a small business of their own — with opening stock, equipment and the guidance to keep trading.
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Practical business training, savings groups and mentorship that help a woman's business survive its difficult second year.
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School fees, uniforms, books and examination support for children from the poorest households — with a particular focus on the children of widows.
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Tailoring, catering, hairdressing, ICT and craft training — with the tools to practise — for women and young people who need a skill to earn from.
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Practical charity for widows in crisis: food, medical help, school basics for their children and someone to stand with them.
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Relief distribution, medical outreach and seasonal support for households facing hardship — delivered with dignity.
Learn moreProgramme availability is confirmed by the foundation. Proposed areas of focus are shown for transparency and are not presented as active initiatives.
Our Commitment
Our support is designed to strengthen what already exists — a woman's trade, a household's routines, a child's place at school and the community structures that hold them together. We do not replace local effort; we build on it.
Get Involved
Sponsor a child's schooling, fund a widow's first stock, or join an outreach. Whatever you are able to give goes to a household that will feel it.