Mary Nnah
In its commitment to address the issue of Gender Based Violence in Nigeria, Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) partnered Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation again this year for the third Cycle of the Gatekeepers Project to train community gatekeepers who serve as first responders to cases of rape and sexual violence in their direct communities.
To this end, WARIF has successfully trained another group of stakeholders to tackle the menace of rape and sexual violence under its Gatekeepers Project.
The project, supported by ACT Foundation, is in its third cycle of addressing the prevalence of sexual violence among young girls and women in rural communities across local government areas in Lagos.
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A non-profit organisation, Women at Risk International Organization (WARIF), on Thursday, launched a protocol document to combat sexual violence on Nigerian campuses.
The document was developed in partnership with the Joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative and the
The idea, they said, is to foster the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence in tertiary institutions across Nigeria.
The document, whose preface was written by Comfort Lamptey, the UN Country Representative to Nigeria, covers topics like prevention, response mechanisms as well as the important duties and responsibilities of management as well as students in the prevention of sexual violence.
Explaining the importance of the initiative, WARIF’S Founder, Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, told
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Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic Today 04:30 am JST Today | 06:39 am JST LAGOS
When Kehinde Osakede s university closed due to COVID-19 last year, the visual arts student returned home to Lagos. A visit to a family friend nearby turned into a horrific ordeal.
The friend began touching her, she said, and became violent when she asked him to stop. He then raped her, she said. The guy was hitting me, beating me, said Osakede, now 21, The last notion I had was to commit suicide.
Reuters was not able to confirm her account independently. Osakede did not share the name of her alleged assailant and said she did not want to get involved in the legal case.
Nigerian women take action as rape, assault cases surge during pandemic Reuters 3 hrs ago
By Libby George
LAGOS, April 28 (Reuters) - When Kehinde Osakede s university closed due to COVID-19 last year, the visual arts student returned home to Lagos. A visit to a family friend nearby turned into a horrific ordeal.
The friend began touching her, she said, and became violent when she asked him to stop. He then raped her, she said. The guy was hitting me, beating me, said Osakede, now 21, The last notion I had was to commit suicide.
Reuters was not able to confirm her account independently. Osakede did not share the name of her alleged assailant and said she did not want to get involved in the legal case.