Widows Plight: Mrs. Perpetua Okeke

“My name is Perpetua Okeke. I am here to testify about the goodness of the founder I.G. Newman to me and in the lives of other widows. I don’t even know what to say. This cake in my hands was as a result of the founder’s influence over my life. I’m just...

Widows Plight: Nwokedi Fidelia

“My name is Nwokedi Fidelia, a.k.a. Mama Kuje. When my husband died, I lost all hope in life. But I was fortunate to join Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation (RAEF) in April 2016 and I was empowered on June 23, 2016 with an oven, a frying pan and one big spoon. After...

Widows Plight: Nkiruka Umeh

Nkiruka Umeh is a widow from Imo State, Nigeria. Prior to his death, her husband had engaged in land agency as a source of livelihood. He had pending contracts and was in particular, entitled to the sum of N500,000 as commission for sale of a plot of land valued in...

Widows Plight: Helen Onuka

Helen Onuka, another Rock of Ages widow, suffered a crushing blow when her husband died. Suddenly, relations and ‘friends’ suddenly started dropping heavy hints of lustiness and amorous intentions towards her. Helen’s husband had a protracted illness from diabetes...

Widows Plight: Linda Ali

Linda Ali narrated an unending litany of ill-health. She stated that she had been bedeviled by mysterious and often inexplicable ailments off and on over the course of her marriage and into the years of her widowhood. Her husband, a policeman, died in 2012 leaving her...

Widows Plight: Amina Abubakar

Amina Abubakar is one of the widows of Rock of Ages. Her husband died in 2013 of HIV and given that they are practicing Muslims, he was buried the same day without any fanfare whatsoever. For her, the discrimination started even in his lifetime as they were abandoned...