Abuja, Nigeria
Widows who were counted out,rising together.
20 women. Every tribe in Nigeria. Each names her own figure — from ₦500,000 to ₦800,000 — to restart a trade and raise her children. Watch her tell you why, in her own voice, and give what you can.
- Raised
- $0
- Givers
- 0
- Women
- 20
The whole circle
₦11,800,000
to fund all 20 women, at the amount each one asked for
$8,310 still needed
Every gift splits in two. Half reaches her hands as cash. Half buys her the training, financial literacy and counselling that means she never has to ask again.
Choose a woman to walk with
Each profile is one woman, in her own words, filmed in Abuja in July 2026.
Watch her storyChinyere Samuel
4 children · widowed 14 years · Anambra State
She asks for ₦500,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Watch her storyMercy Bako
4 children · widowed 28 years · Nasarawa State
She asks for ₦500,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Watch her storyGloria Thamos
4 children · Nasarawa State
She asks for ₦500,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Watch her storyAfuniki Auta
2 children · widowed 16 years · Plateau State
She asks for ₦700,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Watch her storyLiatu Samuel
widowed 15 years
She asks for ₦800,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Watch her storyAziki Adamu
2 children
She asks for ₦500,000 to restart her trade. Hear it in her own voice.
Where things actually stand
The full measure →$0
Given so far
₦0 · 0 givers
₦0
Into their hands
Unconditional cash grants
₦0
Into the Empowerment Fund
Counselling, literacy, schooling
0 of 20
Women fully funded
0 have received something
Where your money goes, to the naira
50%
Straight to her hands
A cash grant, paid to her directly. She decides: stock for her stall, school fees, a sewing machine, rent. She is an adult and she knows what her family needs.
50%
The Empowerment Fund
Career counselling, financial literacy, education and personal development — the things that turn one gift into a livelihood. This is the investment that moves her off the bottom of the pyramid.
Why this exists
This work is named for a mother.
Mrs. Kate Ezeani of Agukwu Nri, Anambra State gave her life to caring for widows, orphans and the destitute. Her daughter, Lady Anne Ngozi Nworah, founded the Kate Ezeani Memorial Foundation in her memory — to carry on that work in Abuja, and to reassure every woman it reaches that hard circumstances do not define her worth or limit her purpose.
Lady Anne Ngozi Nworah, Founder & Visionary
Restoring hope, preserving dignity, and empowering widows, orphans, the destitute and vulnerable people.
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