Campaign

Girls Opportunity Alliance, WARIF successfully implemented the WARIF Educational School program in three senior girls’ secondary schools across Oyo state, Nigeria.

With support from Girls Opportunity Alliance, WARIF successfully implemented the WARIF Educational School program in three senior girls’ secondary schools across Oyo state, Nigeria. A total of 312 senior secondary school girls were equipped with the knowledge and the tools to assist in the prevention of gender-based violence, highlighting the prevalence of cases of sexual violence and rape in the society. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Girls Opportunity Alliance and to all those who have contributed in various ways to our partnership, dedicated...

Hewlett-Packard, a leading technology company, partnered with WARIF under the WARIF Girls Project

Hewlett-Packard, a leading technology company, partnered with WARIF under the WARIF Girls Project, addressing senior secondary school girls on topics such as rape and other forms of gender-based violence. The session covered ways to identify and support survivors, along with guidelines on reporting such cases to the appropriate authorities. click for images ...

WARIF X ACT Foundation

To ensure the WARIF Gatekeepers’ project remains aligned with its goals and objectives, ACT Foundation conducted a supportive supervision session with the birth attendants who had received training from WARIF in Iperu, Ikenne LGA in Ogun State. During this session, the WARIF team had the opportunity to update the manual and logbook used by the birth attendants, reinforcing the importance of their referral procedures. Several key topics were addressed during the meeting, emphasizing the pivotal role of birth attendants as first responders issue...

WARIF X AXA Mansard

During the AXA Week for Good, AXA Mansard in partnership with WARIF initiated impactful activities centred around addressing sexual and gender-based violence, under the theme “Rescue HER”. Various activities such as the Employee Sensitization on Women’s Conditions and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, AXA Mansard Rescue HER/WARIF Girls’ Project, a radio talk show on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and the AXA Mansard Rescue HER/WARIF SGBV Awareness Walk. Through these collaborative efforts, AXA Mansard and WARIF exemplified the dedication to addressing sexual and gender-based violence, promoting awareness, and...

Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender based Violence (NGWA-GBV)

WARIF is proud to announce its partnership with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender based Violence (NGWA-GBV). All 36 First Ladies of the Federation have come together to take a stand against Gender based Violence in Nigeria as a collective group and in their individual states. . Over the next 6 months, WARIF will have the pleasure each week, on Friday evening, of interviewing the First Lady of states from all 6 geo-political zones in the country; Highlighting issues and...

WARIF Live Series with HE Bisi Fayemi

A weekly series with the Nigerian Governors Wives against Gender based Violence. Watch the interview here https://www.instagram.com/p/CCMIEzrFXoR/ Each week, First Ladies of States from all 6 geo-political zones in the country will be highlighting issues and the efforts being made against GBV in each of their respective states and in the nation. This evening we had the pleasure of HE Bisi Fayemi @bisiafayemi First Lady of Ekiti State and the Chair person of @ngwa_gbv join us. See you every Friday at 6.00PM! ...

Justice for Uwa

WARIF condemns the rape and murder of 22 year old Vera Uwalia Omozuwa in Edo State by an unknown assailant(s); and the repeated gang rape of 12 year old Jennifer at Limawa quarters, the dutse area in Jigawa State by 11 men. #WARIF #WARIFNOTOLERANCE #Justiceforuwa #Justiceforjennifer   ...

Join the “No Tolerance” Campaign!

We appreciate everyone who stands with WARIF to say NO TOLERANCE to rape and sexual violence amongst young girls and women. You too can lend your voice against sexual violence by purchasing a T-shirt and joining the campaign. A T-shirt costs N2500 Pick up from Monday March 18 at the following locations with proof of payment. Yaba – The WARIF Centre, 6, Turton Street, Off Thorburn Avenue, Yaba. Ikeja – Dupes Bakery, 94, Opebi Road, Ikeja. Victoria Island – Angel Hospitality Service, Plot 836 Adetokunbo...

Day 16 – #OrangeTheWorld

Today is Human Rights Day 2018 with the theme “Stand Up For Human Rights” This marks the last day of the UN 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence campaign, #HearMeToo.   Rape and sexual violence against young girls and women is a violation of their fundamental human right to life, liberty, freedom from slavery and torture and from any opinion and expression that continues to  perpetuate the wall of silence that persists. 
The WARIF women at the Women At Risk International...