This
website of the Widows Development
Organisation (WiDO) has been published
in order to share our activities with a
wider audience.
We invite you to send us your comments
through the details on our contact page.
We also invite you to join hands with us
in alleviating the sufferings of widows.
Dr.
Eleanor Nwadinobi
President Widows Development
Organization
STRATEGIC PLANNING
To provide educational support programmes
for children
of widows.
To provide counseling and
support centers.
To sources for funds
and mobilize resources for the organization.
To lend support to and cooperate with local,
national and international
organization with similar purpose
LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
The Committee on Non-Governmental
Organisations of the Department of
Public Information granted
WiDO Association
with DPI on the 30th of
June 2010. This brings to 15 the
number of NGOs registered with DPI.
www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/index.asp
Our
Solutions
To sensitize the general public on the plight of widows
To bring about change in the social status of widows
To create awareness on the rights of widows and other women
in the areas of basic education, legal awareness, income generating
activities: (small scale industries, trading arts and crafts), health
and population, agriculture and environment.
Our Partners
EU
UNICEF
BRITISH COUNCIL
WHO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT
ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT
Book titled “Widowhood: A Natural
or Cultural Tragedy “by Pat Okoye
Book titled
“Widows and Daughters “by
Patience Ifejika
Book titled
“Customary marriage Laws &
Rights of widows “by Angela
Otaluka
Book titled
“Widowhood Practices: The case
of Enugu State”
Book titled
“Summary of Enugu State of
Nigeria, 2001 Bill No. 3-The
Prohibition of
Infringement of a widow’s and
widow’s fundamental rights law
2001
of widows. 
