CFWRI is a non-governmental organization (NGO) established with the sole aim of helping widows and orphans to find sustainable means of income generation so that the widows can take proper care of their children without having to beg from pillar to post and constituting themselves into nuisances. Channel for Widow Relief Initiative (CFWRI) is a prominent women focused voluntary non-profit making,
non-governmental organization (NGO). It is located in Suite B12, Nikem Plaza, Opposite N.N.P.C. Depot, Abeokuta Road, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The organization is a registered body with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja, with Certificate No: CAC/IT/NO 52703. It is also registered with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Abuja, with references FMWASD/WA/1293/1/97 and FMWASD/CD/884/1, the Oyo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare with reference MWACDSW/285/T2 and the National Council of Women’s Societies of Nigeria (NCWS), Oyo State Chapter. The organization admits widows for assistance upon the presentation of late husband’s death certificate. The CFWRI has registered over three hundred (300) widows since inception in November 2011. The CFWRI offers services in the areas of:
Mobilizes widows as a group towards adding value to their existence. Skills acquisition, Vocational Training, Business and job creation for widows and Orphan. Boosting the economic sustainability and well-being of widows and their orphaned children. Provides for the widows, the capacity for economic sustenance towards quality livelihood. Protects widows against gender discrimination and rights abuse. Legal and Sharia services in case of inheritance distribution. Promotes the right of widows to protection of health, especially STD, HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer, malaria and safety in social life and working conditions. Provides for widows and orphan free counseling on personal, educational and career matters. Engages widows in micro credit activities. Provides relief materials such as food stuff, beverages and other health care materials for the widows and their orphaned children irrespective of religion, tribe or race. Developed in orphans the capacity to acquire vocational skills for sustainability after a minimum education. Evolves a Trust Fund where orphans could be advanced with grants to facilitate their education at Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions. The organization’s activities presently cover three states of the federation. These are Oyo, Ekiti and Kwara State. It hopes to extend to other states of the federation in due course. Other networking organizations include: Federation of Women Lawyers, Oyo State Chapter (FIDA); Child Protection Network (CPN), Oyo State; Civil Society on HIV/AIDS (CISHAN), Oyo State; Women Helping Women Initiative Network (WHWIN) and others.
