Global Fund for Widows | 1,531 followers on LinkedIn. Advancing the rights of widows through entrepreneurship, access to capital and legal education. | GFW advances the rights of widows globally using entrepreneurship, access to capital and legal education, and by influencing local, national, and global decision-makers to change policies and end traditions that perpetuate violence against widows.  Through GFW, 30,418 widows supporting 74,665 children have become economically sufficient as of June 2024, and governments, the UN and the Association of Arab States have enacted policy changes in favor of widows.  We build sustainable livelihoods through our Widows Savings and Loans Associations (WISALAs).