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Support Esther: A Young Widow Fighting for Her Family’s Future

Esther, a 30-year-old widow and mother of three, is working hard to provide for her family by running a small food business in her community. However, due to rising costs and a lack of customers, she’s struggling to make ends meet.

With your help, Esther can expand her business by purchasing much-needed supplies and equipment. This will allow her to better support her children’s education and secure their future.

Donate today to help Esther grow her business and provide for her family!

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Esther’s world changed forever when she lost her husband in 2023, leaving her to care for their three children on her own. At just 30 years old, she now shoulders the immense responsibility of providing for her family in the small Ighekpe community of Edo State. Her children—aged 13, 10, and 9, are still in school, but with each passing day, keeping them there becomes more difficult.

“My eldest is in Junior Secondary School 1,” Esther shares. “The younger ones are in primary school. It’s hard to provide everything they need for school, even though my sister and my late husband’s relatives help out when they can.”

Earlier this year, Esther began selling cooked food in her community to support her family. Despite her hard work, her business is struggling due to the rising cost of raw materials/supplies in Nigeria. “I make around N7,000 to N9,000 on a good day, but I can only cook in small quantities because I don’t have enough customers and prices keep going up,” she explains.

Esther’s hope is simple: to expand her business and move to a better location where she can attract more customers. But to do that, she needs support. “If I had more rice, beans, spaghetti, cooking oil, yam, and plantain, I could meet the demand better,” she says. “And new cooking equipment, like big pots and gas for cooking, would make a huge difference.”

Right now, Esther is doing everything she can to keep her children healthy and educated. With your help, she can take her food business to the next level, giving her family the stability they desperately need. “With this support, I could provide more for my children and start saving for our future,” she says, her optimism shining through despite the hardship.

By supporting Esther, you are not just helping her expand a small food business, you are giving a mother the chance to build a better future for her children. Every contribution, no matter the size, helps her take a step closer to stability. Let’s come together to empower Esther and ensure that her family’s dreams don’t fade away.

Donate today and be part of Esther’s journey towards a brighter future for her family.

*Esther is not her real name.