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Training of 1,300 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs)

Educating gatekeepers is a vital step in preventing sexual assault and creating a safer society for all. By equipping parents, teachers and community leaders with the knowledge and tools to recognize, intervene, and support survivors, we can actively work towards eradicating sexual assault. WARIF, with the support of ACT Foundation successfully trained 1,300 Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) within Lagos. This training equipped TBAs to act as first responders at the community level to cases of...

Here is Salewa

WARIF Survivor Stories Dear Reader, Welcome to the WARIF Survivor Stories Series, a monthly feature, where stories of survivors of rape and sexual violence are shared to motivate and encourage survivors to speak their truth without the fear of judgment or stigmatization and to educate the public on the sheer magnitude of this problem in our society. The Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is a non-profit organization set up in response to the extremely high incidence of rape, sexual violence, and...

This is The Story of Rebecca, a 25-Year-Old Survivor of Rape.

I am Toluwani, a 26-Year-Old Lady, and This is My Story.

My Name is Tayo, I am 22 Years Old, and This is My Story.

PostedMarch 20, 2023
AuthorWARIF
CategoryLatest News

Join us in supporting adolescent girls’ education today!

In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2023, we are excited to share that we are being featured by the @GirlsOpportunityAlliance! At WARIF, we are passionate about the girl child, and we employ you to please take a moment to look at our campaign and see how we are supporting adolescent girls’ education around the world. We are so grateful for your donations and would love it if you could share our campaign with your friends, family, and communities. Join us in supporting adolescent...

The 4th Annual WARIF No Tolerance March in Lagos | Abuja | New York | London | Frankfrut | Cape Town

We are especially grateful to everyone who chose a location, registered, purchased a T-shirt and came out today across 7 cities to march with us and say NO TOLERANCE to Rape and Sexual Violence! We would like to thank the US Consul General – Mr. Will Stevens for the opening address and the support of the US Consulate and community; to our Board members – Senator Daisy Danjuma and Erelu Angela Adebayo; the First Lady of Ogun State, HE Mrs. Bamidele...

Award of Excellence

In recognition of an outstanding contribution towards Ending Violence against Women and girls, our founder, Dr. Kemi DaSilva Ibru was recognized and presented with an award at the 22nd Annual Stakeholders Engagement/policy dialogue/ministerial dinner and conferment award of excellence, organized by the honourable Minister for Women Affairs; Dame Pauline Tallen OFR, KSG. ...

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative – 2022

Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF) with the support from the EU-UN Spotlight initiative is implementing a virtual educational programme on ending sexual and gender based violence in universities, polytechnics and other tertiary centres of higher learning in Nigeria. https://warifng.orgeu-un-spotlight-initiative/ ...

Youth Empowerment and Societal Development

Ms. Oluwaseunfunmi Arasi joined us for the September Episode of the WARIF Podcast. Ms. Arasi is a public health expert who mentors young people on reproductive health and gender-based violence. Her work spans community development, research, and evaluation and she is also a master facilitator and trainer. She has her first-degree a Psychology and holds a Master of Public Health in Population and Reproductive Health Education from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. The WARIF Podcast is an educative and interactive...

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