CBA Foundation, a Lagos-based Not for Profit organization, has concluded plans to organize a five-kilometer-long walk tagged Walk4Hope in the Lekki area of Lagos on Saturday, November 12, 2016. The charity walk which is the highlight of a series of activities embarked upon by the organization since January 2016 is aimed at raising funds for the protection and support of underprivileged widows and their vulnerable children. Proceeds from this event will go directly to support programs that directly benefit the underprivileged widows and their children.
The Foundation has also identified the five core areas that will benefit from the proceeds of the event. These include areas on Women empowerment/capacity building, health, nutrition, quality basic education and self-employment scheme. Over 100 persons from various walks of life are expected to participate in this walk.
According to the President of the Foundation, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, the Foundation believes that nurturing and caring for the underprivileged are the cornerstones of human progress. “CBA Foundation was created with the sole purpose of working with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, dehumanization, injustice, disease and discrimination placed on a widow and her child’s path”. She further stressed that the foundation launched the #CareIsAction campaign in recognition of the fact that care without action is not care at all.
“Every step counts! Every step you take brings us closer to offering hope to underprivileged widows and their children, she says, adding that CBA Foundation is dedicated to promoting the protection of widows primarily and their vulnerable children in Nigeria, to promote immediate and lasting hope, confidence and courage in their lives.
Registration for the walk is open to all and will start at 7.00am while the walk kicks off at 7.30am at the Maruwa Bustop (second roundabout, Lekki, Lagos)
About CBA Foundation
CBA Foundation is a registered humanitarian organization under the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In 2015 to date, CBA Foundation has reached out to over 2,000 underprivileged widows and 100 children through Skill Acquisition training, Health Intervention, Business Start-Up, Clothing, Nutrition and tuition fees for the children.
Many widows are denied their rights, subjected to abuse and evicted from their homes because they lost their husband, no form of inherit of property or land. Widows are forced into exploitative work to support themselves and their families. According to UN Women during the last International widows day – June 23, 2014 estimated 115 million widows currently live in poverty, and 81 million have suffered physical abuse, some from members of their own family. It has been observed by various studies that widowhood is an issue that affects more women than men.
Widows are more than victims; they are mothers, caregivers and heads of households. Widows of all ages and their children should be treated as full and equal citizens and their rights should be protected.
UN Women advocates for the empowerment of widows everywhere and supports this in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Part of our broader work in CBA Foundation is to set out to work in partnership with widows’ organizations so widows can live free of stigma and discrimination, with dignity, rights and economic independence, and have a voice in decisions that affect their lives in the household and the public sphere.
WHO WE WORK WITH:
- Support group for Widows
- Religious Bodies
- Organizations
- Microfinance
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Agencies
- Private & Public Sectors
- Philanthropist
- YOU….
Through the Walk4Hope, CBA Foundation calls for stronger action to end widespread discrimination against widows.
For more information, please visit www.cbafoundation.org
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