INSTEAD of giving fish to 30 widows among them, Mainland Deanery of Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) recently opted to empower them for life by teaching them how to fish. For two weeks the widows given tutorials on baking, soap making, interior decoration amongst others, reports OLAYINKA LATONA.

According to the Deanery Director, Mrs. Theresa Ohamaegbulem, the empowerment project is the first of its kind in the deanery, adding that it has always been the dream of  CWO to put a smile on the faces of the less privileged among them.

Mrs. Ohamaegbulem charged multinational companies in the country to direct their corporate social responsibility towards the hapless women in the society.

Speaking during the programme, Monsignor Peter Okoduwa urged the widows to be strong and not be waiver by various challenges confronting them, reminding them that Christ is the husband of all widows.

He also called on government to invest more in the area of women empowerment.

Speaking on behalf of the widows, Mrs. Joy Ikpatem,  in her early 30s, described the gesture as laudable, adding: “We learnt a lot during the training and we can now boast of a worthy handiwork. The materials they brought are those that can help us greatly in our various businesses.”