NYANAM 2024 INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY CELEBRATION
International Widows Day occurs annually on June 23 and it is a day deemed by the United Nations to recognize and address the "poverty and injustice faced by millions of widows and their dependents in many countries.”
This year, we are hosting our second large celebration with approximately 1400 widows from Kisumu and Siaya counties in Kisumu on International Widows day.
DATE: JUNE 23rd
VENUE: Kisumu West-Sub County
TIME: 10:00am -4:00pm
THEME:
Equitable Land Rights
Kenya has an estimated 4 million widows, many of whom find themselves left in extreme poverty when their husband dies. Often, widows are denied inheritance and land rights, evicted from their homes, ostracized and abused. Their young children also find themselves affected, withdrawn from school and more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation leading to school dropouts, teen pregnancies and cycle of poverty and sexual violence.
Sponsorship can be done via:
M-PESA: PAYBILL 4044517
PAYPAL
Zelle: info@nyanam.org
Bank: Equity Bank Kisumu Branch, Account name: Nyanam International; Account number: 0290279761496
HOW TO SUPPORT:
In 2024, Nyanam will mark International Widows Day with a celebration including 1400 widows from Kisumu and Siaya Counties. We invite you to partner with us to tell our forgotten mothers that we see and love them, and to bring joy to their hearts. Details on how you can be involved are highlighted below.
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Platinum Sponsor (Ksh 80,000 and above or in-kind contributions of the same value)
Logo placement on Nyanam website and social media spaces and event banners
Exhibition table
A speaking opportunity to 1000 widows and partners
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Gold Sponsor (Ksh 50,000 or in-kind contributions of the same value)
Logo placement on Nyanam website and social media spaces and event banners
Exhibition table
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Silver sponsor (Ksh 30,000 or in-kind contributions of the same value)
Logo placement on Nyanam website and social media spaces and event banners
NYANAM’S CELEBRATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY
Starting from 2019, we have hosted annual International Widows Day celebrations in Kisumu Kenya. In addition to our first celebration dinner in Nairobi, we will have a one-day celebration of widows in Kisumu on June 23rd.
Each year, the celebration is acknowledges remarkable widows we serve, who embody resilience and strength, and will highlight their positive social transformation within their communities.
Widows are visible, resourceful and resilient!