Background

While working in the hospital as a nurse, Betty Ayagiba, a widow herself, noticed that many of those who could not afford to pay for their medical bills were widows and orphans. Unfortunately, no one was there to support widows and orphans, both financially and emotionally.

Looking upon the plight of widows’ suffering in the hospital and larger community, Betty took it upon herself to organize her colleagues into associates s that they could help solve some of the many problems that widows and orphans face.

In 1993, Betty successfully founded Widows and Orphans Movement (WOM) as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Bolgatanga, the capital of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

As the organization has grown over the past 20 years, WOM has spread not only in the Region but across the country. The rapid spread through Ghana has known that there is a great need to support widows and orphans and that the mission of WOM is embraced.