Moms Creating Community
Across South Asia, women who lose their husbands don’t get the same kind of care and support as women in America or other countries across the world. These women are often seen as bad luck by their families and friends because their husbands died.
They’re treated as unwanted and become outcasts to society.
Widows in South Asia who find themselves in this position often have no source of income and are unable to find regular work. They become desperate and are reduced to begging or prostitution so that they can eat.
It’s a terrible situation and one that many women are never able to escape.
At the Sylom Children’s Home, however, some widows have found a new life and family. Here, these vulnerable women work as cooks, cleaners, and also mentors to the children. Because they have found safety and security, the widows at The Sylom Children’s Home are able to find freedom from sexual violence and life on the streets.
In this atmosphere, they become confident again. They act as adoptive mothers to the rescued children who were once trapped in slavery, sex trafficking, and life on the streets. They laugh, joke, and play with the children as well as teach them lessons about life.