About Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF)
A non-profit organization incorporated in 2016 in response to the high incidence of sexual violence, rape and human trafficking occurring amongst young girls and women across Nigeria.
The Foundation was established to raise awareness and address the prevalence of this problem through the “WARIF Approach”- a unique holistic method of tackling Gender Based Violence through the development and implementation of a series of initiatives, under the Health, Education and Community service.
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For the second quarter of the year 2023, had the amazing Eleanor Okubor. Eleanor Okubor is a Management Consultant focused on the Oil and Gas industry. She has significant upstream industry experience having worked in various capacities as a Drilling Engineer, Completions Engineer, offshore Drilling Supervisor, and Well Test Supervisor at Addax Petroleum, being responsible for multiple greenfield and brownfield drilling campaigns working in Nigeria and Switzerland while leading the implementation of several drilling operations cost optimization initiatives. Before pivoting to Management Consulting, Eleanor led the PSC Commercial and Economics team supporting strategic investment decisions at Addax Petroleum in Nigeria
Eleanor is also a certified yoga teacher (200hr YTT) and when she is not working, you can find her on her mat trying to practice equanimity.
The WARIF Podcast is an educative and interactive platform to highlight the issues of gender-based violence and the rights of women and girls.
Join us as we continue to create awareness of the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in our communities and provide vital information on essential services to survivors, to assist with their healing and journey to full recovery.
30 Sept 2022
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 platform to highlight the issues of gender-based violence and the rights of women and girls.
Join us as we continue to create awareness of the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in our communities and provide vital information on essential services to survivors, to assist with their healing and journey to full recovery.
25 Aug 2022
Responding to Rape and Sexual Assault
For the month of August, we spoke to Dr. Aniekan Makanjuola. Dr. Aniekan is a medical doctor and an alumnus of the University of Benin. She joined the Women at risk international Foundation (WARIF) at its inception in 2016, as the head of the clinical service division, and later the center manager of the WARIF Rape Crisis Centre. In her capacity, she has provided medical treatment and forensic examination to survivors of rape and other forms of gender-based violence while ensuring prompt and quality service provision for these survivors. Dr. Aniekan has served as an expert witness in court in GBV-related cases, and she is also involved in community-based outreaches to raise awareness about gender-based violence.
29 Jul 2022
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
For the Month of JULY, WARIF spoke to the Executive Director for Junior Achievement of Nigeria, Foluso Gbadamosi. Foluso is a Business and Technology Professional, Author, Speaker, Trainer, and also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach who helps individuals leverage their talents to achieve greater performance in different areas of their lives.
The WARIF Podcast is an educative and interactive platform to highlight the issues of gender based violence and the rights of women and girls.
Join us as we continue to create awareness to the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in our communities and provide vital information on essential services to survivors, to assist with their healing and journey to full recovery.
27 May 2022
Media as a Tool in Combating Sexual Assault and Rape.
For the Month of May, WARIF spoke with the Country Director for Global Citizen, Ms. Maimuna Maibe.
Maimuna is an Environmentalist with triple-bottom-line operations experience specializing in waste management and environmental strategy.
The WARIF Podcast is an educative and interactive platform to highlight the issues of gender based violence and the rights of women and girls.
Join us as we continue to create awareness to the prevalence of rape and sexual assault in our communities and provide vital information on essential services to survivors, to assist with their healing and journey to full recovery.
3 Sept 2021
The WARIF Podcast.
On this episode of the WARIF podcast, Dr. kemi DaSilva Ibru speaks on the birth of WARIF and how she was inspired to help women and girls that had been sexually assaulted in their communities.
4 Aug 2021
Doctors on Air; Sexual Harassment
About Doctors On Air
Doctors On Air is the most popular healthcare radio program in Nigeria today. It is a 30 minute program which provides up-to-date information on various diseases with a focus on Preventive care and strives to enlighten listeners, highlighting simple ways to maintain their 'Wellness', physical health, mental health etc.
27 May 2021
Helping Survivors
Podcast session with Dr. Makanjuola
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