The Loomba Trust launched International Widows Day in 2005, with the intention of raising international awareness of the plight of widows around the world among individuals, governments, NGOs and corporations.
In 2006, the Trust organised an International Widows Conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The conference was chaired by Cherie Blair QC, President of The Loomba Trust, and will included dignitaries from the Commonwealth, Government of India and House of Lords, as well as many organisations from around the world, with a view to highlighting the plight of widows and orphaned children across the globe, and providing a platform to discuss effective action.
The Conference was followed by the first ever Bollywood Concert at Trafalgar Square.
