SYSTEMATIC MARKETING CAMPAIGN AGAINST TREATMENT OF WIDOWS IN NIGERIA.

On Wednesday August 13th 2003, Nigerians were treated to an absurd drama, which exposed the fragility of our social system and further challenged the rule of law in Nigeria. Ref; www.sunnewsonline.com.

The event no doubt was a brazen assault on the sanctity of the Nigerian constitution unfortunately the response of the civil society was callous luke warm and uninspiring. The plight of widows in Nigeria has always given the organization food for thought more so, the ever increasing brazen acts of society’s inhumanity to women when they loose their husbands to the cold hands of death irrespective of the circumstances leading to the death of their spouses.

We at resources development motivators (RDM) a non- for- profit organization (Non governmental organization NGO) based in Lagos- Nigeria with a proven track record for fund raising has come into this field of endeavor to take up the gauntlet of championing and fighting this social menace affecting the fate of the average female widow in Nigeria and African Woman in Diaspora, suffice it to say that we at RDM also profer advises on how basic developmental projects can be implemented and executed for and on behalf of the beneficiaries thereby making them socially, economically and financially empowered to stand up to there God giving rights as Human beings regardless of there cultural differences and values which after extensive careful evaluation and logical deductions are been considered to be retrogressive, backward and negative inclined.

Resources development motivators with it offices situate at Lagos-Nigeria and working in conjunction with some International/Global community based development agencies has been in this business of raising fund for philanthropic and charitable causes for the past seven years and has on its board of Directors/Trustees Women and Men of integrity and honesty in there respective chosen careers and have considered this honorable duty as there perception of social responsibility to society at large.

We are of the opinion that having fully adumbrated and sensitized you on the adverse effect of widowhood in Nigeria, we are soliciting and Generating funds and resources to help rehabilitate these second classed citizens in our country Nigeria so that they can also appreciate the essence of living as enumerated by our creator and equally bequeathed with a sense of belonging without feeling alienated and disenfranchised.

RDM has been quietly involved in reorientating societies in Nigeria about the treatment of widows and preliminary results from our data base shows our effort has been paying off.

Consequent upon this, we look forward to your willfull donations towards eradicaing this anomally within our system.

Furthermore, we intend to publish your names and addresses in our almanacs and brochure by the end of the year being our usual practise which would be sent to our beneficiaries and partners.

We remain ,

Yours Sincerely

REVEREND .ODUOBI DARLINGTON TOKUNBO
FINANCIAL CONTROL/BOARD SECRETARY
Tel:234-1-7766298

For more information, visit our website @ www.geocities.com/widowsinnigeria2003/widowsinnigeria2003.html

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Last update : 15-11-2007 09:27