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WARIF Gatekeepers Program

This program (in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation)  strategically trains community frontline actors to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence.

Launched in 2017 in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation, this program strategically trains community frontline actors (Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), law enforcement officers, and religious leaders) to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence. Over multiple cycles, over 86,000 TBAs and 736 law enforcement officers have been trained across the southwestern region of Nigeria.

Participants learn to identify signs of abuse, provide initial care, document incidents, and refer survivors to WARIF’s crisis centre or legal pathways. Using culturally adapted tools, handbooks, logbooks, and helpline access, trained Gatekeepers can report cases in real time, bridging gaps in rural and peri-urban areas. 

The program has empowered communities to break cycles of silence, increasing reporting rates from near zero to over 95% in target areas. By transforming trusted leaders into advocates, Gatekeepers ensure that no survivor remains unseen and that community protection becomes a collective responsibility.

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This program (in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation)  strategically trains community frontline actors to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence.

Launched in 2017 in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation, this program strategically trains community frontline actors (Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), law enforcement officers, and religious leaders) to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence. Over multiple cycles, over 86,000 TBAs and 736 law enforcement officers have been trained across the southwestern region of Nigeria.

Participants learn to identify signs of abuse, provide initial care, document incidents, and refer survivors to WARIF’s crisis centre or legal pathways. Using culturally adapted tools, handbooks, logbooks, and helpline access, trained Gatekeepers can report cases in real time, bridging gaps in rural and peri-urban areas. 

The program has empowered communities to break cycles of silence, increasing reporting rates from near zero to over 95% in target areas. By transforming trusted leaders into advocates, Gatekeepers ensure that no survivor remains unseen and that community protection becomes a collective responsibility.

This program (in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation)  strategically trains community frontline actors to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence. Launched in 2017 in partnership with the ACT Foundation and Ford Foundation, this program strategically trains community frontline actors (Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), law enforcement officers, and religious leaders) to become first responders to sexual and gender-based violence. Over multiple cycles, over 86,000 TBAs and 736 law enforcement officers have been trained across the southwestern region of Nigeria.