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Loomba Foundation honours widows on International Widows Day (23rd June) and commemorates this important day by organising a special event in Ludhiana in India

June 23, Ludhiana: The Loomba Foundation marked International Widows Day at an event which was held in Ludhiana.  The Foundation, which works to empower disadvantaged widows around the world, commemorated widows, by inviting them to talk about their struggles and how the skills training provided by the Loomba Foundation impacted their lives. UN Secretary-General Ban …

ON ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL WIDOWS DAY, THE LOOMBA FOUNDATION SEEKS RECOGNITION FOR WIDOWS IN UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

~ 2015 Global Widows Report shows number of widows up by 9% since 2010; widows living in extreme poverty down by 22%; India displaces China as the country with largest number of widows ~ ~ Hosts fundraiser charity dinner in London to empower 5000 widows in Varanasi, India ~ ~ Empowers widows and destitute inmates …