We have profiled several widows, and orphans going through untold and unimaginable hardship and over the next month we invite you to join us as we address critical and long standing challenges with their health, general well being and standard of living:
MRS FELICIA GYANG, WIDOW, 52 - JOS, PLATEAU STATE
Mrs F.D. Gyang, 52, who lives in Jos, Plateau State, has been widowed since 2021. She's a mother to 5 children; 2 of whom gave up their dream of higher education to enable the younger ones go through who have not been able to go through higher education. Two graduates currently work menial jobs while her last child is in her final year.
Mrs. Gyang is a cleaner who earns N25,000 (~£14/$18) monthly at a Guest house. She cleans 10 rooms every other day, 5 offices every day, and a mini hall every day. She has no work leave and shows up to work despite her health challenges.
She has been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and became hypertensive after losing her husband in 2001.
7 years ago, she noticed a swelling around her collarbone. Currently, her collarbone has been shifted out of place and she has been living with restricted movement of her hand and intense pain.
We are in the process of confirming her diagnosis from a reputable health facility.
While Mrs Gyang previously received assistance for her children's education from family, it has long become unsustainable due to the increased cost of living and increased financial burden on individual families. She is responsible not just for her immediate family, but also for extended family members.
They live with other family members but are struggling to meet their basic daily needs such as feeding, proper healthcare, and educational needs.
Mrs Gyang, though challenged on several fronts, remains resilient. She desires better healthcare, improved well being for herself and her children. She wants to see them thrive.She also greatly desires to run a provision store and trade grains to better support her family.
We believe that regardless of the tragic events that have surrounded her life, there’s still bright hope for her and her family and we want you to be a part of this.
Meet Sewuese Shuwen, a recent graduate of biochemistry and our inspiring 22 beneficiary who lost her father at the age of 22 and her mother 4 years later.
For the past 8 years, Sewuese who is the first of six(6) children, has been the primary provider and caregiver for herself and her siblings, ensuring that their basic needs: feeding, clothing, and education were reasonably taken care of.
Over the years, Sewuese has navigated various forms of challenges from seasons when she had some support from family, to learning to cater for all her siblings alone, turning down the advances of men who looked to take advantage of her, and so much more.
Sewuese learned skills such as makeup artistry, to raise funds to put herself and her siblings through school. She has watched them go hungry, watched them sent out of school due to unpaid fees amongst others, still, she has hope for a better life; a more stable and productive life for herself and her siblings.
What has inspired us the most about Sewuese is her sense of leadership, her resilience, her creative approach to problem solving, and her selflessness. She has always considered the best interest of her siblings and is very passionate about them getting quality education.
We would be working with Sewuese and her siblings by extension, to ensure that they receive the support that enables them to do more than just survive, but thrive.
We welcome you onboard because we cannot do this without you!
SEWUESE SHUWEN, 22 - BENUE STATE
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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. The King will reply, Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
- Matthew 25:35-36, 40
