A chance to help an earthquake widow

We thought you would be interested to read this story of a woman WWR has just started to help, thanks to your generous donations following the earthquake we have been able to help her already. This is her story, more than anything we ask you to please pray for her. Sumitra used to live in […]

New referral

If you are interested in sponsoring a woman for either £15 or $30 per month then we have several women who need sponsors. Swasthani is the latest woman to be referred to us. She is a widow and has three daughters to support, one of whom is often sick. She says “Seeing my daughter sick I […]

Moving words

These moving words (that I hope can be read) record the way a new lady called Chanda feels about her life. She is in her 30s and was married for just one year before her husband died. She has no children and faces a life alone as a widow. Already a member of a low […]

Social stigma of being a widow in Nepal

Great article explaining the social stigma of being a widow in Nepal. Many of the women we help are treated like this by their family and community. http://www.trust.org/item/20140613072813-71xlf/?source=gep

Meet Janaki

This lady, Janaki, has been referred to WWR in Nepal. She is 60 years old, has been a widow for a long while and works selling vegetables on the street. She can not afford to pay her room rent so WWR will be supporting her; please let us know if you would like to sponsor […]

Some sad and shocking news

Please pray for Gyanu, one of the older ladies we support. She was returning home on Wednesday and some boys stopped her to rob her. She did not have any money to give them so they made her hand over her gold earrings – an heirloom. Gyanu, a widow, was deeply upset over this and somewhat traumatised. […]

The Living Dead – Channel 4 highlights the plight of widows in Nepal

If you have a spare 25 minutes please make time to watch the latest edition of Unreported World on Channel 4, it is available to view at the ‘4On Demand’ website for the next 27 days (until 13th December 2009). I warn you though, it will make you cry. The presenter Yemi Ipaye visits a number of […]