About - FELICIA AJANI WIDOWS SUPPORT INITIATIVE (FAWSI)

FELICIA AJANI WIDOWS SUPPORT INITIATIVE (FAWSI)

FELICIA AJANI WIDOWS SUPPORT INITIATIVE (FAWSI) was birthed as a revelation received from God by the Founder of the foundation as captured in James 1:27, which states that: “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world” (NKJV).

This revelation of James 1: 27 birth Yemisi Alogi Orphanage & Children’s Home (YAOCH) for the orphans and FELICIA AJANI WIDOWS SUPPORT INITIATIVE (FAWSI) for the widows. These unique charity projects operates under the leadership of Tobby Emmanuel Foundation and named after the name of the mother and the mother – in – law of the visionary and director of these projects, Rev. Oluwatobiloba Emmanuel.

FELICIA AJANI WIDOWS SUPPORT INITIATIVE (FAWSI) is a non – governmental organization focused on alleviating the plight of widows and their children. We design and execute programmes that improve the standard of living and give financial independence to widows and educational opportunities to their children through our primary and secondary schools – Strong Foundation Nursery & Primary School and Dreamers College respectively.

A journey which started on the 20th March, 2023 with one (1) widow, Mrs. Abubakar Hannah is amalgamating into a network of widows. We work in conjunction with other arms of Tobby Emmanuel Foundation to provide spiritual strengthening, comfort and encouragement to widows and their children.

Our board of directors and management team comprises of people who possess integrity, professionalism, excellence and achievements. Our work is produced by faith as well as labour that are prompted by love and endurance which is inspired by hope.

But by the grace of God, I am what I am, and His grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me – 1 Cor. 15: 10

Our approach

Our Vision

Our mission is to make sure all young people and children get all the support they need, when they need it, no matter what it is.

Our Mission

To ease the burdens of widows and their families.
To ensure that widows of all ages, whatever their religion, ethnicity, caste, class, or nationality, are protected from discrimination, violence and poverty
To provide financial independence & educational opportunities for our widows and their children.

OUR CORE VALUES

Love and Compassion
Commitment
Respect for every individual
Partnership
Teamwork
Integrity
Accountability

OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Observing the disadvantaged status of widows in Nigeria, Felicia Ajani Widows Support Initiative was conceived with the following goals:

To improve the living conditions of the widows and their dependent children, through promoting income generation activities and projects, including training, increasing the general awareness, more jobs e.t.c., especially for destitute, indigent widows and orphans, so that such women may view themselves as equal part in society.
To uplift the Socio economic conditions of low income families through establishment of permanent Centers for training, assisting women and girls in income generating activities, through vocational training.
To provide legal aid to women, through legal awareness, education, counseling and providing legal assistance to widows involved in inheritance and child guardianship disputes, and victims of human rights violation and denial.
To improve health status of women through sustainable health facilities and better health care, sanitation and environment, through self-help community action and involvement in the social mobilization.

Board Of Trustees And Team

Toby Emmanuel

Visionary/Director

Emmanuel Oluwafolakemi

Secretary/Manager

Mrs. Abe Bukola

Trustee Member

Babatunde Abidogun