TEARS OF THE WIDOWS

When a woman in a developing country loses her spouse, often her whole world is changed, both economically and socially, with the loss of her identity as a wife, affecting her home, family, livelihood, and inheritance rights.

But in African countries, women are faced with stigma and discrimination after the death of their husbands. Often accused of witchcraft and blamed for their husband's death, married women view widows as promiscuous and a threat to their marriage and wider society.

This book, TEARS OF THE WIDOWS, will reinforce the importance of addressing the multiple forms of WIDÖWS discrimination the widows face and empowering Women, especially in rural areas, to become local agents of change to transform their communities.