Kibada Widows' Voice Kibada Widows' Voice
Justice for Widows. Let's build a community free from humiliation and indignity for widows. Join us to support our mission.
Who We Are
Kibada Widows Voice (KWV) was founded in 2017 in Arusha, Tanzania. This is a community based organisation comprising of young lawyers who felt the need for an organisation that could provide free legal services, combat humiliation of and injustice to widows especially in land matters and cultures that prohibits widows especially in land matters and culture that prohibit widows from inheritance of their husband’s property.
Our Mission
We exist to serve today’s community of women whose husbands have passed away to implement the word of God in Isaiah 1:17 “learn to do right, seek justice, defend the oppressed, take up the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow”. Our passion is for the widow — to meet her where she is, on her terms, in meaningful ways, at appropriate times, and to expect nothing in return.
What We Do
Guidance
We provide comprehensive widows’ guidance services through KWV team of experts in clinical psychology, special education psychiatry and rehabilitation.
Projects
We work and communicate with various government institutions, public and private organizations, international communities, religious institutions, various CBO, volunteers, statesmen, and individuals internally and externally; and seek advice and donations to implement various projects for Widows’ development.
Jobs
We help widows build their resumes and job search by registering them with job agencies across the country.
Help us make a difference.
Your support is critical to our work at Kibada Widows' Voice. It takes a community to support a community.
Why widows?
In Tanzania, widows suffer 3 main violations of their rights:
1
Disinheritance
- Prevented from rightful inheritance, including things brought into marriage or contributed during married years
- May become part of estate and inherited herself
2
Discrimination
- Prevented from accessing rights
- Prevented government entitlements
- No access to justice
- Social stigma, shame, & taboo
3
Harmful Practices
- Degrading and dehumanizing cleansing rites
- Subjected to intense sexual violence
Refer a Widow
Do you know someone who recently lost their spouse? Would you like to help them cope with the trauma that usually follows this overwhelming loss? Refer them to us, and we’ll take it from there.
