Guides and support
For the road ahead
Gentle, practical guides for widows of African and Caribbean heritage in the UK, and for the people who love them.
Widows support group UK
A widows support group where your culture is understood
Looking for a widows support group in the UK? African Caribbean Widows UK is a peer community for women of African and Caribbean heritage who have lost a husband or partner.
African widows in the UK
For African widows in the UK, a community that understands
A community for widows of African heritage living in the UK, Nigerian, Ghanaian, Zimbabwean, Kenyan, Sierra Leonean and more, who have lost a husband or partner.
Caribbean widows in the UK
For Caribbean widows in the UK, women who know
A community for widows of Caribbean heritage in the UK, Jamaican, Trinidadian, Barbadian, Guyanese, St Lucian and more, who have lost a husband or partner.
Grief support for Black women
Bereavement support for Black women who have lost a partner
Culturally understanding grief support for Black women in the UK who have lost a husband or partner, plus where to find professional bereavement help.
When you lose your husband
I've lost my husband. Where do I start?
Lost your husband or partner in the UK? The practical first steps, from registering the death to bereavement benefits, and where to find women who understand.
When you weren't married
Losing a partner you weren't married to
Grieving a long-term partner you weren't married to? Your loss is just as real. What's different legally in the UK, and a community where you belong.
Supporting someone you love
How to support a widowed mother, sister or friend
Supporting a widowed mother, aunt, sister or friend of African or Caribbean heritage? Ways to help, and a community you can share with her.
If you need support today
We are a peer community, not a counselling or crisis service. If you are struggling right now, please reach out to people who can help straight away.
Cruse Bereavement Support
0808 808 1677Free bereavement helpline
Samaritans
116 123Free, any time, day or night
In an emergency
999or NHS 111 for urgent help