MOA  PROJECT ORIENTATION AND FOCUS

-Intensifying and raising awareness on the plight of widows with effective collaboration of other voluntary agents in Africa.

-Ensuring integration and enhancement activity for acquisition of skills

-Raise greater alertness on HIV/AIDS prevention among the widows

-Lobby for the protection and preservation of the  rights and privileges within their communities

-Empower the widows through micro-financing schemes to become self employed after receiving skills acquisition

-Establish workshops and training centres where this groups will acquire different skills

-Campaign for the annulment of customary laws depriving widows of their inheritance rights.

TARGETED AREAS &        Past Activities

Activities have been carried out in Mbaise in Imo state of Nigeria, Venlo in Limburg province of Netherlands.

*Based on the fact that everyone irrespective of social status, religion, race, color, age or privileges, is entitled to equality in areas such as     good health, social care, housing and employment, the stakeholders of MOA have contributed immensely to the welfare of poor widows

*MOA has maintained regular and open dialogue with local heads in the focused areas with a view to promote awareness of the trauma these people are being confronted at the death of their spouses. This approach has been helpful but continuous communication and well coordinated efforts are still needed to achieve meaningful results.

*Meeting forum on monthly bases in the Netherlands to acquaint the Africa community of the problems of the widows and brainstorm on solutions.

CURRENT INITIATIVE OF MOA  2015

As a way of supporting the course of very poor widows in Nigeria and giving them an upliftment in life, MOA has entered into a shipping partnership with a logistics company in the Netherlands. This venture enables MOA and prospective clients to ship cargo to Nigeria at a very affordable rate. The proceeds from this transaction are channelled into MOA in support of its various charity projects.