I was attracted to widows from when I was a very little girl. That passion came from me constantly seeing my mother as a widow go through all the stress of life alone without a husband to help her and also without the help of her husband's family simply because she never had a boy. We were all girls
She lost all her boys months after birth. This hurt me so much but I was still a little girl and I couldn't do anything to help my sweet mother. She had to go from one farm to another pleading to people to give her work to do for them so that she can get paid. That was how she fed all of us and I remain greatfull to God for such a darling as a mother.
My first meeting with the widows.
As a result my elder sisters were scattered across three states. They had to be taken far away from my mom because she could not take good care of us at that time. I was left alone with Mama. Before I knew what was happening I was also asked to go to Jos in plateau state to live with my father's younger sister who was living alone as at that time because her children had all gone out to work in some other states. I was never given the opportunity to bound with my mother. Till she died there as so many things she don't know about me and I can also say the same thing here. I don't know much about my mother. Each time I remember her I cry because I never showed her love as I should as her child. I promised myself that at any point in this life that I have money no matter how little I will show a little love to widows. Especially those who still have kids that they take care of. I don't really care much about the older widows because they already have grown up children who maybe married or working and they can take good care of their old mother.
My first meeting with the widows.
This was how my commitment to widows started. As a way of saying to my mom " sorry" and putting a smile on the faces of the widows around me since I can't have my mom now. She left us since eight years ago and things have never remained the same ever since.
So, ever since I started HIVE and I was making little money out of it, I told myself that this is the right time to fulfill my promise. Two years back I held a get together for widows in my area and lots of things was shared for them. I decided to make it a yearly program so that by the time I gather a little from my hiving I can use it to bless widows. Another one was organized last year to mark the second gathering. This time I did not bring together much widows because things because too expensive in the market and I could only raise a little money for that gathering.
The third meeting I believe will hold this year ending and I am already making preparations for what to buy for the widows that will come. Mostly I prefer giving them food items instead of buying clothes for them. Yes I know that some of them may lack clothes but I keep that aside and make sure to give them food that can last for weeks for them. Those at the end of the day clothes will still be given because some of my friends do bring clothes to share to the widows. But what I focus on is food.
My second meeting with the widows
The last time we gather, rice, salt, Maggi and sweet potatoes was shared to them with some clothes too.
For this year I am making plans to give enough rice, beans, sweet potatoes, salt, Maggi, and cash is possible. I believe that it will help some of them that have kids to feed.
For now I am making plans to register the name of this little group maybe to have a structure. Because I have had people talking about having a structure to give it a good shape and I think that they are right. Though the registration is what I plan to take gradually because it involves a lot of money to register a group with the CAC - Corporate Affairs Commission.
This is my passion and all thanks to HIVE for helping me achieve all of these.
Also I want to specially appreciate the @hive reachout community because is a community that loves reaching out to the needy and I see it as a community for someone like me where aside what I do, we can join hands together to reach out to the needy in the society. The first reachout to the orphanage home is a very good one. I pray that God open more doors for us so that we can reach out to more people and put a smile in their faces together. A big shout out to @ovey10 for bringing out his self out of his tight schedules to visit the orphanage along side with other community moderators.
Kudos to everyone here.
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