Wings for Life, Inc. — Touching Lives, Impacting Generations!
For widows and their children
No widow should walk the road of loss alone.
School, skills, and start-up capital — from grief to independence.
Our impact so far
Real families, real progress.
Why we exist
It started with one term of school fees. It became a network, so no woman walks the road of loss alone.
That was the first room where I did not have to explain myself.
When a close friend lost her husband, our founder watched her be left alone once the funeral crowd went home. She paid one term of school fees so her son could stay in school.
That single act is where everything below began.
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One term of school fees
Paid so a grieving friend's son could stay in school.
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Three programmes, in order
School for her children, a trade, then capital to start.
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A network, built with her
Shaped alongside the widows it serves — never for them.
Our promise to every woman
- We relate.
- We understand.
- We listen.
- We care.
How we help
One path, walked together.
Three steps, in order — from keeping her children in school to a business of her own.
- Support
Adopt a Child Initiative
A child's education, uninterrupted by loss.
- Tuition, books, uniform, and exam fees
- Paid to the school each term
- Pre-school through college
- Skill
Skills Acquisition Program
Seven trades. A skill she can build a living on.
- Seven marketable trades
- 8–12 weeks of hands-on training
- A starter kit at graduation
- Independence
Seed Initiative
Start-up capital that turns a new skill into income.
- Start-up capital, released in stages
- No collateral or credit history needed
- A year of monthly mentoring
- Step 1 · Support
Adopt a Child Initiative
A child's education, uninterrupted by loss.
- Tuition, books, uniform, and exam fees
- Paid to the school each term
- Pre-school through college
- Step 2 · Skill
Skills Acquisition Program
Seven trades. A skill she can build a living on.
- Seven marketable trades
- 8–12 weeks of hands-on training
- A starter kit at graduation
- Step 3 · Independence
Seed Initiative
Start-up capital that turns a new skill into income.
- Start-up capital, released in stages
- No collateral or credit history needed
- A year of monthly mentoring
Stories of change
For a year after my husband died I could not think past the next week. The other women in my cohort had all lost someone too. That was the first room where I did not have to explain myself.
Grace A. · Sewing & Tailoring
- Before
- Widowed with three children. Behind on two terms of school fees. No independent income.
- After
- Runs a uniform-sewing business from home; all three children are back in school.
Get involved
Help her take the next step.
- From $25/month
Sponsor a child
Keep a widow's child in school, from pre-school to college.
Choose a stage - Most impact
Give monthly
Steady gifts fund every step — school, training, and seed capital.
Give monthly - Volunteer
Give your time
Mentor a new business owner, or lend your professional skills.
Get involved
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction.”
James 1:27a
Touching Lives, Impacting Generations!
Be the reason she never walks alone.
A monthly gift keeps a child in school, trains a mother in a trade, and funds the business that carries them both.