Foundation establishes businesses for widows

A non-governmental organisation, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, has revealed that 70 per cent of its proceeds go towards setting up businesses for widows and meeting some of their other needs.

This was disclosed on Saturday at the road walk tagged Walk4Hope2024 in Lagos, where the government was also urged to introduce different economic issues and reforms to make life easier for widows and the less privileged in society.

The CBA Foundation was founded to promote support of widows and disadvantaged children in society.

Speaking during the road walk, the founder of the CBA Foundation, Chinwe Bode-Akinwande, said that since 2015 till date, the foundation has been touching lives positively.

Bode-Akinwande said, “Approximately 70 per cent of our proceeds go towards setting up businesses for underprivileged widows, skill acquisition training, medical outreaches, food distribution, educational support of children, and advocacy. Our audited books are up to date and readily available to be shared upon request.”

She lamented the maltreatment of widows and called on the authorities to put an end to it.

“These widows are dehumanised painfully. Nothing happens because they are vulnerable. These widows are maltreated, and nothing happens. This is the time to speak up, listen, represent right, and see through the solution we seek. We need to hear the plans, see actions, and see what timelines are in place.

Be bold to ask the public to track and hold those in authority accountable.

“Empowering the voice and position of the underprivileged widows in the society through partnerships, empowerment, and capacity building has been our core mandate. We reach out to the widows through medical outreach, skill acquisition training, food and clothing distribution, and one-on-one counselling,” she asserted.

Since 2015 to date, the CBA Foundation has consistently engaged in outreaches, which are embedded in its five-point agenda.