WARIF Raises Voice Against Gender-Based Violence

Women at Risk Foundation (WARIF), a non-profit organization aimed at reducing the high incidence of sexual violence, rape and human trafficking amongst women and girls in Nigeria, celebrated International Women’s day by speaking against gender-based violence in Nigeria, through her recently introduced WARIF Advocacy Through the Arts Programme (WTA), targeted at tertiary institutions in Lagos state.

WARIF is an organization set up to combat high incidences of gender based violence which affects women and young girls in Nigeria. The foundation is focused on raising global awareness and advocacy against the growing prevalence of sexual abuse, rape and human trafficking amongst women and girls of all ages in Nigeria. WARIF has successfully launched several initiatives such as the WARIF Centre, The WARIF Educational School Programme, (WESP), and the WARIF Gatekeepers Initiative, a project which aims to eradicate gender-based violence in the rural areas through education of traditional birth attendants and traditional midwives.

In celebration of the International Women’s Day themed ‘PressforProgress, WARIF participated in a series of events leading up to Thursday March 08^th. The foundation launched the WARIF Through the Arts Initiative – using the ARTS as a tool for change. Performing arts and role-playing was introduced in universities of higher learning; where a performance skit was used as the medium to engage students to discuss and to speak out against gender-based violence and sexual abuse. This initiative which was launched at the College