SURVIVOR NEWSLETTER Q2 - 2023
Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF)
One of Nigeria's foremost Anti-Sexual Violence Organizations.
All 3 pillars of the organization have had an impactful second quarter in 2023.
A media parley hosted by WARIF with a select group of key media professionals
from various publication houses and TV stations was held where the urgent
issues of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria and the impact
of many of these programs were discussed. Re-commitments were made by
the media to highlight these issues responsibly and raise further awareness
across the country.
The WARIF Rape Crisis Centre continues to see and record more cases daily at
the facility and our trained forensic medical examiners serve as expert
witnesses in ongoing court cases, ensuring all women and girls receive the
justice they rightly deserve. The Centre has also continued in partnership with
the Centre for Integrated Health Program to provide essential services to
survivors at the WARIF Rape Crisis Centre with survivors receiving
transformative support.
Under our Educational pillar, the WARIF Girls Educational School Program
(WESP) continues to expand its reach. With the support of SONY Music, 600 girls
in Lagos and Ogun State recently participated in the program. We are thrilled
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to report the remarkable success of this program and our new partnership.
Also noteworthy is the landmark achievement of the passage of the
“Mandatory Inclusion of Preventive Measures on Sexual and Gender-Based
Violence into the Curriculum of all levels of Secondary Schools in Nigeria Bill on
the 7th of June 2023 strongly advocated for WARIF and other civil society
organizations.
The Community Service pillar concluded with the first cycle of the Ford
Foundation Gatekeepers project in the southwestern region of the country in
Lagos, Oyo, and Ogun states with 700 traditional birth attendants trained this
year as first responders in tackling cases of GBV in their respective states. In
addition, we are excited that ACT Foundation has also commenced with a 3rd
cycle of the Gate Keepers project with WARIF in Ogun state, ensuring further
expansion of this highly impactful project in the southwestern region of
Nigeria.
Once again, I would like to thank our partners, friends of WARIF, and allies in the
cause, both old and new for their continued support. We are indeed stronger
together!
KEMI DA SILVA IBRU