This is one of the reasons that pushed four widows to form a group that empowers women, and especially widows, by helping them to earn an income. Their move had two aims: to counter that perception that being inherited was the only option for widows to survive and to contribute to environmental conservation. So, 12 years ago, Ms Unita Jacob, Ms Mary Otieno, Ms Peris Apunda and Ms Petronilla Okello, formed Nyamarandi Caring Mothers Women Group, through which they intend to reduce environmental degradation. “We’ve installed such stoves in over 100 homes in Mbita and over 2,000 homesteads in Homa Bay County,” Ms Otieno offers. Their project has inspired other women and especially widows to shun the practice and instead see this as a means of earning a living.

Source: Daily Nation April 18, 2018 04:41 UTC