More than 700 widows met at a church in Kangaru, Embu County marking the start of the widows and orphans program under the office of Pastor Dorcas Rigathi.
Pastor Dorcas Rigathi on 16th January 2024 met with widows in Embu during her three-day working stay in the county.
During the meeting, Pastor Dorcas and Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire promised the widows that they would initiate programs for their empowerment.
During the Wednesday meeting, Pauline Gichovi, Director of Social Development in Embu County spoke to the hundreds of widows on how they would organize themselves into groups and work towards improving their lives and families.
A team from Pastor Dorcas's office, led by the Director of the Widows and Orphans Program, Esther Waiganjo was also present and shared with the widows of the OSDP touching on the lives of the widows and orphans.
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Ms Waiganjo guided the widows in the formation of groups, which cut across different parts of the county, through which different seminars, and programs would be rolled out.
“We shall have sessions for capacity building, social development, and economic empowerment,” said Ms Waiganjo.
Bishop Harrison Kingangi hosted the meeting and encouraged the widows to remain strong and steadfast for the development of their lives, and families.
Pastor Dorcas has widows programs in Nairobi, Nakuru, and Narok Counties. In Nairobi, the widows are establishing a tree nursery of approximately 300,000 trees. In Kajiado, the widows also have a tree nursery and months ago sold seedlings worth Sh500,000.
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