Scraping your hair in many cultures is used as a psychological tactic to demean a person. It is used as punishment by many cultures. A woman hair is her crowning glory, a symbol of beauty. Are we saying she is no longer deserving because her husband is dead? The dead is gone, can we focus on improving the lives of the ones they left behind. How does balding her make her husband’s death more relevant?
Oluwaseun Joan Stephen is the founder of Patrick Stephen Purple Heart foundation for widows. She is focused on the emotional, mental and financial needs of widows aged 18-40 alongside their children. The graduate of English Language from Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-iwoye, Ogun state, started the safe space to help young widows rise again, overcome mental limitations and societal expectations. Over the last two years, she has engaged in skill acquisition programmes, therapy sessions and paid fees for their children through her adopt-widow and ‘shop for…
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