More than 8,000 participants across three continents joined the 7th Global WARIF No Tolerance March on Saturday, December 6, 2025, in continued advocacy for an end to gender-based violence (GBV). The annual march, organised by Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF), formed part of the United Nations 16 Days of Activism campaign, with this year’s […]
The Women at Risk International Foundation, WARIF a non-profit organization leading the charge against gender based violence in Nigeria, held its third annual advocacy March to raise awareness against Gender based Violence in Nigeria, to commemorate the UN 16 Days of Activism for Gender Based Violence as well as their 5th year anniversary. The march […]
By Mutiat Alli The Covid-19 pandemic brought about an increase in the cases of rape and sexual abuse as survivors were forced to isolate at home, alone with their abusers. As the numbers increased, a growing shadow pandemic became apparent, that needed urgent attention. The WARIF Covid-19 Response in Rural Communities Initiative was launched in […]
By Mutiat Alli The Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is proud to announce the completion of the first ever virtual online classroom training program on the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Nigeria. This program is in partnership is with the joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative -a global multi-year partnership between the European Union and the […]
By Mutiat Alli Women at Risk International Foundation launched the No Tolerance Campaign last year to address the prevalence of violence against girls and women in communities across Nigeria. Nigeria responded and our citizens across the country stood with WARIF to say “No Tolerance” to rape and sexual violence and the digital campaign reached an […]
…As RMD, Funke Akindele others lend voices The Women at Risk International Foundation, WARIF a non-profit organization leading the charge against gender based violence in Nigeria, held an advocacy March to raise awareness against Gender based Violence in Nigeria, to commemorate the UN 16 Days of Activism for Gender Based Violence. The march, tagged the […]
The Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) organisation, have been named one of the recipients to be awarded a grant by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nigeria. This grant will be awarded through the Pathfinder platform, a global non-profit organisation that focuses on reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, […]
To ensure that all young girls and women live in a society free of rape and sexual violence globally, a non-profit organisation, Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) has taken its awareness campaign on rape to boys in secondary schools in Lagos through a new initiative called WARIF Boys Conversation Café. This initiative is designed […]
In a continued fight to put an end to Gender Based Violence, the Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) held a second training session for the traditional birth attendants in Lagos, Nigeria. The Gatekeepers Project was recently launched this October at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Ikeja with the aim of curbing and eventually eliminating this […]