Mathare light centre establishes sustainable livelihood activities for widows who are struggling to feed their children and fight poverty after the loss of their husbands. In many countries, these widows face a lot of abusive practices. Sometimes, they face degrading and life-threatening burial rites. Most times, they lose their properties and other inheritance. Some are associated with witchcraft, stigmatized, and even ostracized. These are some of the major barriers these poor widows face in their socio-economic empowerment.