UN Women estimates that there are more than 250 million widows globally, with one in ten facing discrimination and extreme poverty.
In Kenya, there are approximately four million widows according to the Government census of 2019, who continue to face challenges that involve disinheritance, discrimination and harmful traditional practices that include cleansing rites and sexual violence.
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