$100 Capital for 100 Women in Ebonyi, Nigeria

Dear Supporters,

We are sharing our first progress update for Project #78950 – $100 Start-up Capital for 100 Widows in Ezza North, Ezza South, Izzi & Abakaliki LGAs, Ebonyi State.

Current Status: $0 raised of $10,000 goal – No donors yet – $100 per widow needed. Our Appeal "Need First Donors – 2 Projects Live, $0 Ever" was approved Aug 27 (Communication #17755) and distributed to GlobalGiving donor network.

Progress without funds in last 7 days:

1. International Volunteer: On Aug 27, we onboarded our first US-based volunteer, Sirin, as Fundraising Champion for BOTH Project 78949 (200 Children) and Project 78950 (100 Women). Sirin committed 4-8 hours per week for grant research and US promotion. Her confirmation: "Yes both tasks work for me. I can dedicate minimum 4 hours per week and at most 8."

For 78950 specifically, Sirin will search for women economic empowerment grants in the US and share goto.gg/78950 to help us find first donors for $100 capital per widow.

2. Community Entry: We were welcomed in Ezza land – Ezza news updates and Ezza Ezekuna Sons & Daughters Forum. 100% of our 100 widows are verified indigenes from Ezza North, Ezza South, Izzi, and Abakaliki LGAs. Community leaders and women's leaders available for verification and field visits.

3. Learning Best Practice: We studied First Lady Arya Ali's Adopt-an-Orphanage Initiative in Guyana (192 children, 9 homes) – Model for combining compassion, livelihood, and private-sector partnership – Applicable to widows economic empowerment in Abakaliki.

Next Steps:
- Week 1: Sirin to identify 5 US grants for women empowerment
- Verification of 100 widows across 4 LGAs in Ebonyi
- Outreach for first donors to move from $0 to first $100 for first widow

We remain open to field visits and 100% local verification.

Thank you for following our journey from $0 to first donors for 100 widows.

Warm regards,
Kosarachi Nwafor
CEO, Marypat Love & Care Foundation
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Org #106432 – Due Diligence till Aug 20, 2028, Superstar 122
Project: goto.gg/78950