By Ifeoma ikem
A non governmental organization, Happy Moment For Widows and Children Foundation (HMWCF) has put smiles in the faces of no fewer than 100 widows in Ikeja Lagos as they donated items.
The founder and the president of the organization, Princess Adunni Adetona presented the items to the widows at 0shifila street Anifowoshe area of Lagos State.
In an interview with journalists, princess Adunni said she established the foundation in 2011 after she lost her husband during one of the plane crashes that occurred in the country.
According to her, as a single mother she understands the plight widows are facing across the country. Hence, to alleviate their suffering she decided to come up with the idea of the foundation as a platform to help the scores of widow across the country especially Lagos State where she resides.
“As a widow I felt the pain to be a single mother and now I have the opportunity to help and use it as a way to give back to the society. ” In Lagos State alone I have no fewer than 5,000 widows who are benefiting from this foundation “.The founder said,majority of the widows are hawkers in the major market in the state.
Princess told journalists that a major challenge the widows are currently facing is the issue of accommodation and now her foundation has a land and will need assistance from big organisations like Dangote group and state government to develop the site with the aim to give out accommodation to the widows and reduce the pain they are passing through as a result of no accommodation .
The foundation leader said she usually visit the widows in different locations across the state to discuss with them and share word of God together to encourage them.
She noted that the programme is to donate to the widows and children which usually comes up five times every year.
The foundation therefore is seeking assistance from the state government, and cooperate organisation operating in the state to give assistance to the foundation to enable them meet up with the desire to alleviate the plight of teeming widows in the state.
She thank members of Ikeja country club especially the president and other members for the supporting the foundation to help the widows.
She use the event to advise the widows to always help their fellow human being as doing that is what the almighty God bless wants.
The widows were happy at the event after receiving the gift from the foundation. It could be recalled that at most time Princess Adunni had donated cash to some in the past as a way to put smile in their faces and also giving back to the society.
It is on record that Princess Adunni always give out 10% of her proceed to the widows. “when you are alive let your legacy speak for you “. There is non like christ,i decide to give the ten percent to widow because religion has fail,i stop going to church due to the experience I had after my husband died. The so called religion body I believe would have assisted me,want to sleep with me, it is wrong for a Christian or Muslim to do such even as I was still with the mourning cloth, the clergymen were after the ten percent not the welfare of the congregation,said she.
One of the widow who spoke to journalists Mrs Mojisola Ajinoba said she lost her husband twelve years ago and she met princess Adunni her life changed. Mojisola who is 59 years old thank God for the founder and the organization for coming to their aid of widows.
Mrs Aina Akinreti, another beneficiary said princess Adunni has made my family happy through financial and material since over seven years my husband died. I am calling on federal and state government as well as well meaning Nigerians to support the founder who is also a widow.