The White Rainbow Project

Transforming Widows Lives in India

The Stigma of Widowhood

​ABANDONED BY THEIR FAMILIES

​Imagine being married off at a young age to a man you have never​ met. You have a few children and start a happy life together.​

Suddenly, your husband dies in an accident or from an unexpected illness. You grieve but instead of comforting you, your family abandons you. They take your children away and blame you for his death.

Society say it's because of your bad karma. ​Life as you knew it is over.

Many women carry the burden and stigma of being a widow. But White Rainbow Project is working to change that.

Learn More About Widowhood in India

Who We Are

 The White Rainbow Project is a nonprofit 501(c)3 humanitarian organization.

We are dedicated to empowering destitute widows in India by giving them love, hope, job skills, counseling, food, & medical care.

What We Do

The White Rainbow Project creates centers of learning and partnerships to empower, employ, and educate widows and at-risk women in India.

Providing a safe place to grow in independence, women of the White Rainbow Project family can expect a hot chai, a warm embrace, a new skill set, and income in their position. We also prioritize the medical, emotional, and situational needs of each woman we reach. 

We welcome the challenges of serving a diverse population.  Whenever a need arises, we collaborate to solve it with respect and understanding. 

Our Mission

Transforming lives by sharing love, hope, and opportunity with the widows of India—empowering them through community, job skills, medical care, and compassionate support. This transformation extends beyond the women we serve to those who champion, support, and engage in this mission.

Commitment to Change: Hope Restored

​We seek to change the world, one widow at a time. Widowhood is an inevitable fate for millions of women around the world, not just India. The debilitating stigmas of widowhood will continue to enslave women if they are not given avenues to gain their independence. If we pay attention to eliminating these stigmas, we will also find solutions to cycles of poverty, sex-trafficking, and unemployment.

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