Global Fund for Widows

Empowering Widows around the World
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OUR IMPACT
29,343
Widows
Empowered
216
Micro-Banks
Built
72,515
Children
Impacted
6,155,292
Meals
Served

Why Widows?

In the developing world, widows suffer 3 main violations of their rights:
Disinheritance
  • Prevented from rightful inheritance, including things brought into marriage or contributed during married years
  • May become part of estate and inherited herself
Discrimination
  • Prevented from accessing rights
  • Prevented government entitlements
  • No access to justice
  • Social stigma, shame, & taboo
Harmful Practices
  • Degrading and dehumanizing cleansing rites
  • Subjected to intense sexual violence
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PROGRAMS

We are Building Banks!

Global Fund for Widows is proud to introduce the WISALA (Widows’ Savings and Loan Associations), bringing innovative community banking solutions to the world’s most marginalized: widows.
Created specifically to offer financial access to widows and female heads of households, the WISALA allows previously unbanked widows to enter into group savings and loan associations by making an initial capital investment into their savings group, which fully capitalizes their small savings and loan institution. In return for the investment, the widows own shares in the bank, granting them co-ownership status.
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ABOUT

Where we work

We are dedicated to empowering widows and female heads of households to overcome poverty, achieve financial stability, self-sufficiency and accountability across the developing world.
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Join the Alliance

Are you a registered non-profit or community group?
The Alliance for the Last Woman First is the ONLY global alliance
working to secure widows’ rights.
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