Despite stigma and disinheritance, widows are finding hope, leadership opportunities and pathways to financial stability.
By Francis Orieny
Subeditor, Gender
Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
Across Kenya, widows are overcoming pain and hardship through empowerment programmes that restore dignity and opportunity.
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