WiDO was also represented at the United Nations 2014 Universal Children’s Day Celebrations at Medgar Evers College, CUNY on November 20th and at the United Nations Headquarters’ Trusteeship Council Chamber on November 21st honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
WiDO had a panel in partnership with Lehigh University at the UNDPI annual conference New York on August 26th through August 30th at the UN . Dr. Marie Umeh attended this forum where Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi gave a presentation on the tragedy of the Chibok School Girls who were kidnapped in Nigeria while preparing for exit exams on the school grounds. After her speech, Dr. Nwadinobi entertained all questions and comments from the audience.
WiDO participated at the 2014 FIRST LADIES HIGH LEVEL FORUM AT THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY where Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi’s key recommendation, was for a special rapporteur on Widows’ Rights be appointed and for the Secretary General, H. E. Ban ki-moon, to commission an international study on widows.
WiDO has held parallel sessions at UNCSW 2011,2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 (Virtual). 2021(Virtual) 2022(Virtual)

• Video production (YouTube) of our UN NGO CSW 66th panel, "Widows and Climate Justice in Africa," March 22, 2022.https://youtu.be/OegcRS_O0aI

• ON-GOING ACTIVITIES

• Data base of widows, cause of death of their husbands, change in economic status as a widow etc.

• Enlightenment campaign to organisations and groups

• Revolving fund for small scale businesses

• Support for widows whose rights have been violated

• Yearly Commemoration of International Widows day 23rd June

• Skills acquisition training for 5 widows through the Marie Nwandu fund

• Launch of the Umuagungulori widows scheme Abia State December 2015 to date