Empowering Widows and Children through Education and Donations

Our Widow’s Might

Widow’s Might was born out of the remarkable resilience of Mrs. Ekaette O. Ita-Nya (affectionately known as Eti-Eka).

In January 1993, tragedy struck when her husband, Mr. Ita Nya Ita (Nwariwa), lost his life in a fatal accident while transporting building materials to complete their family home. At just 36 years old, Eti-Eka was left widowed with five young children to raise on her own.

Though brokenhearted, she remained unwavering in her commitment to her children’s future. For three years, she and her children lived in a single rented room, enduring hardship but never giving in to despair. Through sheer determination, her “Widow’s Mite” — her sacrifice and perseverance — ensured that all five of her children completed secondary and university education.

But Eti-Eka’s compassion reached far beyond her own family. Despite her struggles, she chose to help other disadvantaged children by providing school fees, uniforms, and supplies whenever she could. She lived out the very spirit of “bearing the widow that bears the child.”

After serving faithfully as a teacher for 35 years, she passed away in 2013 at the age of 56. Her gratuity remains unpaid, yet her legacy continues to inspire.

Widow’s Might Child Right Education Initiative carries her vision forward: to lighten the burdens of widows and disadvantaged families, ensuring their children are not denied the opportunity of a sustainable, quality education due to the loss or incapacity of a breadwinner.

Why This Story Matters Today

Eti-Eka’s story reminds us that even in the face of loss and hardship, the power of education transforms lives. She believed that every child — no matter their background — deserves a chance to learn, grow, and succeed.

That same belief fuels the Widow’s Might Child Right Education Initiative today.

We continue her mission by ensuring that disadvantaged children have access to school fees, uniforms, books, and safe learning environments.
We prepare children for national entrance exams, giving them a fair chance at quality education.
We build classrooms, libraries, and ICT centers so that communities once left behind can dream again.

Your support keeps her legacy alive — turning her Widow’s Mite into an enduring movement of hope, dignity, and opportunity for every child.

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Who We Are

The Widow's Might Child Rights Education Initiative is a Faith Based, Not For Profit, Non-Governmental Organisation, committed to the attainment of the dream of an African child to embrace equality, equity, justice and usher light into the dark world of the disadvantaged child and widow, brought about by the loss of their bread winners, illiteracy, disease, injustice, poverty, and lack of access to total, qualitative and sustainable education.

Our Vision

A World without Limitations by Illiteracy, Poverty, Hunger, Diseases for the disadvantaged child and woman.

Our Mission

The Widows Might Child Rights Education Initiative works towards making positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged children and women through partnership, creating access to qualitative and holistic education and building their life skills to assist them become controllers of their own God given destinies and have a desire to give back to the society.

250+

100%

Pass rate for out first National Common Entrance cohort

Children supported with school fees, uniforms, and books

Board of Trustees

Prof. Ekeng Nyong Ekefre
boisbarytes@yahoo.com

Dr. (Mrs.) Priscilla Ita-Nya
prizio20@yahoo.com

Barr. (Mrs.) Nkoyo Orok Ironbar
ryanibar2003@yahoo.com

Mrs. Victoria Ukorha
anniversary43@yahoo.com

Mr. Nya Ita Nya
nyaitanya@yahoo.com

Our Legal Status

Widow’s Might Child Right Education Initiative is a registered NGO in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC Reg. No. CAC/IT/NO 153031) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission – Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering (EFCC/SCUML #331404034).

We operate as a faith-based, non-profit initiative dedicated to ensuring disadvantaged children have fair access to education and life skills, helping them fulfill their God-given potential.

We also collaborate with national and international organizations that share our vision for child rights, quality education, and sustainable community development.