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How Widows Find Their Path To Healing In Zimbabwe

7:03am October 22, 2017

Sheryl Sandberg's best-seller, Option B, has perspectives on finding resilience and joy after adversity. In other countries there are different obstacles — and different ways to cope.

During American Widow Project retreats, the widows create a makeshift family scrapbook with photos of their families.

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Military Widows Find Hope And Understanding Together

5:39am February 04, 2017

by Gloria Hillard

In the past, women seeking help from the American Widow Project were young women whose husbands had been killed in combat. Today, their husbands are dying on U.S. soil.

In Vrindavan, India, a group of widows break social taboos and celebrate Holi, the festival of colors.

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For India's Widows, A Riot Of Color, An Act Of Liberation

10:03pm March 07, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

In India, many widows largely vanish from mainstream society as dictated by tradition. But when it comes to Holi, the spring festival of colors, some widows come out to join the celebration.

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