Tuesday, 31 May 2016

ACHIEVING IN HUNGER





The hunger for a plate of food can make a virgin become a prostitute over-night, a principled person become a thief and even a man of ideas to become a fool.  The  need for food has driven most people at the rural areas to the point where they have lost faith in

Friday, 20 May 2016

BEYOND WIDOWHOOD



No one desires to be a widow, with the exception of those couple of insane individuals who are doing it for the cash or some other insane reason. A great many people would prefer not to be a widows.  Yet, it is a sad reality. The terrible side of a relationship is

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES




Comfort, when you have a girl as big as this and you don’t have money to send her to university get a suitor for her and after marriage let her continue the school in her husband's house. That was the opinion of my uncle to my mother when he was called to

Wednesday, 11 May 2016

CULTURE: ENEMY OF GENDER EQUALITY IN AFRICA


When I hear people ask men, organizations and even government to give women a chance to get involved in issues that concerns them, I simply empathize with them because that only prove their ignorance of the history of gender inequality in Africa.

Saturday, 7 May 2016

TRAINING OUR TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS



'For children are His reward! They are His reward!!! Brethren prayers, prayers!!!'
That was the sound I heard when I visited the birth center of a Traditional Birth Attendant. Later, I heard the groaning of a woman in labour followed by a cry of a newborn baby as the shout of 'praise the Lord' filled the air.

Thursday, 5 May 2016

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG

 


This is welcoming you to our unique blog WIDOWS WITHOUT CHILDREN. Here we discuss about the issues that concerns this unique people in our society such as their fears, deprivations, struggles and achievements.
Join us and feel free to send your articles, comments and advice as we stand as one to make an effort in reaching out to them. You can also email us at widowswitoutchildren@gmail.com today.