23rd June is signified as international widow day. The importance of this day is to aware the people with the difficulties and struggle that widows are facing in this world. There are around 258 million widows and 1 in 10 of them is living in poverty. India is one of the country which has most number of widows in this world.
On 23rd June 1954, Shrimati Pushpa Wati Loomba became a widow and raised 7 children on her own. So, lord Loomba chose 23 june as international widow day in the memory of his mother.The first consideration of this day was in 2005 by Lord Loomba and cherie Blair. In 2010, 23 june has been officially adopted as international widow day. By 2010 many events started to took place on this day in many countries.
This day helps many trusts to raise funds to help window womens and their childern. After the death of husband, a women becomes alone and the whole responsibilities of family comes on her shoulders and many of them are not capable to carry those responsibilities and such critical situation is often ignored in the society and no measures are taken by the government in their favour. Hence, this day is to highlight these women’s issues, that they exists and are living in so much difficulties.
And it can be seen that some success has been gotten through this day because now many NGOs are working in this field to help widows by providing them work, teaching their kids, fighting for their rights because mostly womens are not supported financially by their families and drove away from their homes, so we should also help them whenever we can.
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