Widows in Cameroon: 'They should be free to live their lives'

July 02, 2013 14:44

The death of a husband means stigma, destitution and abuse for many of the world's poorest widows. Bim Adewunmi visits a pioneering project in Cameroon trying to turn around 500-year-old traditions. Read

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