SHALOM ORPHANS AND WIDOWS EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (SOWEF)
(A humanitarian arm of SHALOM LEADERSHIP AND BIBLE ACADEMY)
"Honour widows that are widows indeed."
1Timothy 5:3.
”He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and He will repay him for his deeds.”
Proverbs 19:17
VISION STATEMENT
To provide hope and succour for the abandoned, orphans as well as widows welfare in the society.
MISSION STATEMENT
We are committed to ensuring adequate rehabilitation, nurturing and catering for the abandoned, orphans and widows through cooperation with like minded persons.
ABOUT US
The vision for this foundation came to me on 10th October, 2021 in a prayer meeting when God told me that He is going to empower me to take care of Orphans, widows and those who are incapable of paying school fees for the pursuit of their studies and Isaiah 41:17-20 came to my mind – “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. [18] I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. [19] I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: [20] That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.”
This is a Christ-centred based Non-governmental organisation with focus on caring for orphans, the less privileged as well as the training and empowerment of widows in our society. We are committed in working and partnering with government, private organizations, interested groups as well as individuals that are positively inclined towards the attainment of our aims and objectives.
We are irrevocably committed to ensuring that every child should have the same education, comfort, opportunities and basics facilities as children with parents. We are also in the forefront of providing succour to widows in our society by the provision of avenue for skills development as well as giving them grants to enable graduated widows start small scale businesses.
The foundation is overseen by a board of unique and dedicated members with integrity and honesty as their watch word. They are also well experienced men and women who have been involved in various capacities in the past in various endeavours of life. These noble personalities will see to the proper running of the foundation with devotion, integrity and trustworthiness.
OUR GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and He will repay him for his deeds. Proverbs 19:17.
1. Rehabilitation of abandoned children.
2. Reformation of the children socially, spiritually and educationally
3. Creating a conducive atmosphere for the attainment of the dream of the vulnerable children.
4. Reintegration of children through fostering and adoption.
5. Establishing training skills and facilities for widow’s empowerment
6. Creating opportunities to fund the educational needs of the less privileged.
7. Periodic financial support to widows especially during festive seasons.
PARTNERSHIP
This humanitarian arm of Shalom Leadership and Bible Academy has embarked on series of empowerment of widows in 3 major cities in Nigeria, and we seek for partners to enable us reach more persons.
In 2025, we were able to empower widows in these cities.
1. 5th December, 205 – Christ Apostolic Church. Ilesa. Osun State. Nigeria.
2. Sunday 14th December, 2025 – Eternal Life Covenant Assembly. Lagos. Nigeria
3. 21st December, 2025 – Christ Divine Ministry Inc, Benin City. Edo State. Nigeria
Hopefully, by the grace of God, our train will move to Ghana, South Africa and Cameroon in the nearest future. This is a global vision.
SOWEF is a compassionate initiative aimed at providing support, empowerment, and hope for widows and orphans. We invite you to partner with us in this noble cause as we extend the love of Christ to those in need.
God bless you!
Pastor Moses Onodua (PhD)
Rector/President
SLBA Int’l.
