SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

The Plight of Widows. Africa Women's Experience

This book is a reflection of Dr Nwanne Onyemenem's research which was inspired by the sad experience of his widowed mother as well as those of other widows worldwide. This book goes a long way to reveal the traumatization, culture bound gender bashing, the feminization of poverty, alienation, torture and sundry human rights infringements that widows experience on a daily basis. Hi hopes that the several organisations and agencies now speaking in Nigeria and the rest of Africa and the world are sustained long enough to create the change needed to help the widows and their families.

About the author

Dr Nwanne Onyemenem was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where he received a degree in Theatre Art. He attended California State University, Fresno and received a Masters in Education-Curriculum and instruction, Pacific University Fresno a Masters in in Education-TESOL. He obtained his doctorate degree in Multicultural Education and Language Acquisition from the University of San Francisco.

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