After Rhoda’s husband passed away, she was thrown off the land and endured seven tough years living in an outdoor market with her children. Many women in rural Kenya meet the same fate when deeply rooted patriarchal cultural traditions and discriminatory practices deny widows their rightful share. Often, they are evicted by their own in-laws. Determined not to let others repeat her story, Rhoda joins KELIN, the NGO that helped her win back her land, and becomes a courageous advocate to help other widows reclaim their rights to land and to be able to provide a roof over their children’s heads, supported by the mediation of the elders and other widow champions in the community. Widow Champion is a testament to the power of resolute women who rise up against patriarchal traditions to claim the piece of the pie that is rightfully theirs, because every woman should have the right to land of her own. Lucila Moctezuma.
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