Global Fund For Widows

Global Fund For Widows Advancing the rights of widows through entrepreneurship, access to capital and legal literacy.

Celebrate DAF Day 2026 by advancing widow's economic empowerment!Your DAF gift to Global Fund for Widows helps widows be...
10/08/2026

Celebrate DAF Day 2026 by advancing widow's economic empowerment!

Your DAF gift to Global Fund for Widows helps widows become bank owners, business owners, and advocates for their rights. Widows build lasting financial independence for themselves and their families.

Here's how to give to GFW this DAF Day:
✅ Choose Global Fund for Widows as your DAF grant recipient.
✅ Give through DAFpay at https://app.dafday.com by searching "Global Fund for Widows." Your gift counts toward today's impact.
✅ Share GFW's work with your network so more donors can stand with widows.
💜 Your DAF grant goes to work today in widow-owned WISALA banks across seven countries. Join us.
💜 Give now: https://www.globalfundforwidows.org/donate-donor-advised-fund
Learn more: https://www.globalfundforwidows.org/news/daf-day-2026-turn-your-donor-advised-fund-into-lasting-impact-for-widows-worldwide

Support widows’ futures. Reserve your spot today. 💜On October 29, 2026, the Global Fund for Widows will host its 18th An...
09/17/2026

Support widows’ futures. Reserve your spot today. 💜

On October 29, 2026, the Global Fund for Widows will host its 18th Annual Gala in New York City.

Join us for an evening dedicated to investing in widows’ futures. Capital, entrepreneurship, and legal education are what GFW puts in widows’ hands, and widows do the rest: businesses that hold, savings that grow, and families and communities that rise with them.

📅 October 29, 2026
🕕 6:00PM
📍 The Edison Ballroom, New York City

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available at the following link: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/globalfundforwidowsgala2026/

BIG NEWS! 🎉 We are a finalist in the Hunger and Poverty category for the 2026 ! The awards highlight mission-driven org...
08/11/2026

BIG NEWS! 🎉 We are a finalist in the Hunger and Poverty category for the 2026 ! The awards highlight mission-driven organizations for their dedication to making the world a better place.

Established in 2008, GFW builds permanent, widow-owned micro-banks that combine savings, lending, business training, and legal literacy in a single integrated model. Through its award-winning WISALA program, widows don’t just access the bank; they own it.

368 WISALA banks. 38,509 widows and 98,272 children supported across eight countries. $32M in loans, repaid at 99.8%. Income up 1,321% after one year. 5,375 widows trained as community paralegals.

Winners will be announced on October 6. Learn more about the awards at orgimpactawards.org.

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Meet this year’s honoree, Praise Nyokabi. 🌟Praise grew up watching her widowed mother rebuild with strength and resilien...
07/17/2026

Meet this year’s honoree, Praise Nyokabi. 🌟

Praise grew up watching her widowed mother rebuild with strength and resilience, an experience that shaped her lifelong mission. As a dedicated advocate and youth leader, she has championed the rights and dignity of women, widows, and marginalized communities through policy advocacy, grassroots engagement, and mentorship. Her work reflects a deep commitment to creating opportunities, advancing inclusion, and empowering future generations.

At the Global Fund for Widows’ 18th Annual Gala, we are proud to recognize her leadership and her contribution to building stronger, more equitable communities.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available via the link: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/globalfundforwidowsgala2026/

Meet this year’s honoree, Liev Schreiber . 🌟An acclaimed actor, humanitarian, and advocate, Liev has used his platform t...
07/14/2026

Meet this year’s honoree, Liev Schreiber . 🌟

An acclaimed actor, humanitarian, and advocate, Liev has used his platform to advance humanitarian causes and support communities affected by conflict and displacement. Through his work with BlueCheck Ukraine and broader advocacy efforts, he has helped mobilize critical support for those facing crisis.

We are proud to recognize his leadership, commitment to human dignity, and dedication to creating meaningful impact around the world at the Global Fund for Widows’ 18th Annual Gala.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available via the link: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/globalfundforwidowsgala2026/

A night to celebrate impact. A commitment to create more of it. 🌟Join us for the Global Fund for Widows’ 18th Annual Gal...
07/06/2026

A night to celebrate impact. A commitment to create more of it. 🌟

Join us for the Global Fund for Widows’ 18th Annual Gala on October 29, 2026, in New York City, as we come together to advance economic empowerment for widows worldwide.
For nearly two decades, GFW has worked alongside widows to build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen financial independence, and create lasting pathways out of poverty. This evening celebrates that progress and the women leading it.

Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are now available: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/globalfundforwidowsgala2026/

06/23/2026

This International Widows Day, we celebrate the power of widows to lead, build, and transform. 🌟

Through WISALA, known locally in Tanzania as Sara Bank, women come together to save, invest, grow businesses, and build sustainable livelihoods. Their success extends far beyond themselves, strengthening families, creating opportunities, and driving community-led development.

Because widows are not waiting for change. They are leading it. 💪

Celebrating widows today and every day. 💜Widows are entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers. Across the world, they are...
06/23/2026

Celebrating widows today and every day. 💜

Widows are entrepreneurs, leaders, and changemakers. Across the world, they are building sustainable livelihoods, creating opportunities, and strengthening the communities they call home.

This International Widows Day, we honor the courage, determination, and leadership that transform lives and shape a more inclusive future. 🌟

Khudi (خودی) means selfhood, inner strength, and the power to shape one’s own future. 🌟That is the spirit behind the new...
05/29/2026

Khudi (خودی) means selfhood, inner strength, and the power to shape one’s own future. 🌟

That is the spirit behind the new partnership between the Global Fund for Widows and Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, bringing the WISALA model to Pakistan to support widows through community-led economic empowerment.

Thank you to The Washington Informer for highlighting the vision behind Khudi and the importance of expanding sustainable economic opportunities for widows. 📈

Read the full article here:
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/gfw-kcf-women-rights/

We are proud to launch Khudi, a partnership between the Global Fund for Widows and Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, bringing t...
05/26/2026

We are proud to launch Khudi, a partnership between the Global Fund for Widows and Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, bringing the WISALA model to Pakistan.

Through WISALA, widows come together to build women-owned micro-banks where they save, access loans, support one another, and grow their businesses as co-owners.

By combining access to capital, financial and legal training, entrepreneurship support, and digital tools, the program helps create sustainable economic opportunities led by widows themselves. 🌟

We are also deeply grateful to Christine Dawood for her generous support in helping bring this initiative to life. Through both her advocacy and her memoir Ninety-Six Hours: A Wife and Mother’s Desperate Search for the Lost Titan Sub (available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ninety-Six-Hours-mothers-desperate-search-ebook/dp/B0GXLBZGP2 ), Christine continues to share a powerful story of resilience, loss, and human strength.

Together, we are expanding community-driven economic empowerment in Pakistan.

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