Observing the disadvantaged status of widows in Nigeria, the Merciful Hearts Foundation for Widows and Orphan has been conceived as a non-political welfare organization with the following goals:
- To improve the living conditions of the widows and their dependent children, through promoting income generation activities and projects, including training, increasing the general awareness, more jobs e.t.c., especially for destitute, indigent widows and orphans, so that such women may view themselves as equal part in society.
- To uplift the Socio economic conditions of low income families through establishment of permanent Centers for training, assisting women and girls in income generating activities, through vocational training. The Foundation will also work as an Employment Exchange for widow and women family heads.
- To provide legal aid to women, through legal awareness, education, counseling and providing legal assistance to widows involved in inheritance and child guardianship disputes, and victims of human rights violation and denial.
- To improve health status of women through sustainable health facilities and better health care, sanitation and environment, through self-help community action and involvement in the social mobilization.