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Widows' Farm Enterprises is a Community Based Organization (CBO) headquartered in Kadawa, near Kisumu Kenya, on Lake Victoria; certified by the Kenyan government.  The organization, helps this needy community and  surrounding areas in Western Kenya. It oversees:  
     

                           THE WIDOWS' FARM
      Established to grow crops to feed destitute, elderly widows  
      who have no family and no means of support.

                                        A CREDIT UNION
      Government approved SACCO (Savings & Credit Cooperative   
      Organization) established to encourage saving money and to 
      provide loans for individuals and groups to establish small 
      micro-finance businesses or to further develop established 
      businesses. 
                             A MEDICAL FUND
        Established for eye clinics and subsequent treatment or 
     operations; transportation to and from medical treatment 
     facilities; minor surgery and to pay for necessary medication.
                                                                                                                                 
                    INCOME-GENERATING PROJECTS
     Such as:  A Tractor Business, vegetable sales and shelling 
     maize for local farmers for medical needs of destitute widows.
                                                                                         
                                 SPONSORSHIP  
     The farm is a base for the organization of several projects 
     and the distribution of food and other items that are intended
     to improve or enhance the lifestyle of men, women and children
     in Kadawa and surrounding areas.  The distribution is made 
     possible by sponsorship raised through the ministry of the 
     founders.

The Widows' Farm was established in 2009 by John & Marty Smith, followed in 2013 by the establishment of the CBO.