Take to the streets! Or even on your home treadmill! - Walk 2.3 miles to join us in solidarity, prayer, & celebration in observance of International Widows' Day!
Take your efforts to the NEXT LEVEL
Become a fundraising walker!
Raise support for your walk & help us reach our goal of $10,000!
Sign up to become a "Fundraising Walker" and we will provide you with an online page that you can share on social media for your friends and family to help support your walk.
Help provide for the urgent needs of widows in India
Funds are going toward the 30 widows in Vrindavan, India we serve and to feed 250 widows in Chennai, India.
In lieu of a large gathering, we are asking individuals to take a solo run/walk for at least 2.3 miles (June 23rd) or join with friends and family in their own local neighborhoods or open parks.
The United Nations annually observes 23 June as International Widows Day, to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows and to galvanize the unique support that they need.
The loss of a partner is devastating. For many women around the world, that loss is magnified by a long-term struggle for basic needs, their human rights and dignity. They may be denied inheritance rights to the piece of land that they relied on for livelihood or evicted from their homes, forced into unwanted marriages or traumatizing widowhood rituals. They are stigmatized for life, shunned and shamed. And, many of these abuses go unnoticed, even normalized.
There are an estimated 258 million widows around the world, and nearly one in ten live in extreme poverty. As women, they have specific needs, but their voices and experiences are often absent from policies that impact their survival.