From Comfort Asemota
The Adashe Women Housing and Empowerment Society has handed over keys to 100 widows, each receiving a fully furnished two-bedroom flat free of charge, to ease the socio-economic hardships many have faced since losing their breadwinners.
Each housing unit is equipped with solar-powered electricity, borehole water, furnished rooms, and complete kitchen fittings, including cabinets and cooking utensils.
Founder and CEO of the empowerment initiative, Dr. Umma Sani, said her difficult childhood as an orphan and her repeated experiences with homelessness inspired her to build free homes for widows and orphans. She described the project as more than shelter—calling it “a pathway to dignity and stability for widows raising children without financial or emotional support.”
According to her, the project aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, and was made possible through partnerships with Family Homes Funds, the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, the Ministry of Women Affairs, and NASENI.
“Today, 100 women have been given more than a home; they have been given shelter, peace, and a serene environment where they can raise their children,” she said. “Adashe Women Housing and Empowerment Society began the idea, but Family Homes Funds partnered with us. The Ministry of Budget and Planning, under the Honourable Minister Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, also supported us. That is how this project came to life.”
Dr. Sani stressed that the initiative is not a one-off charity project but part of a broader empowerment programme designed to make widows self-reliant.
“We empowered them with starter packs and even provided tools for them to start small businesses. The idea is not just to give houses but to help them stand on their feet,” she added.
The benefactor said her long-held dream came true in Rigachikun, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where she officially handed over the keys and allocation letters to the beneficiaries.
