About WARIF
Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 by Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru MD; MPH in response to the high incidence of sexual assault, 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, targeting both the intervention/treatment of these affected women, as well as providing preventive measures in education and community service to reduce the high incidence.

Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru is a qualified physician with more than 15 years of experience in private practice who dedicates her time to addressing the needs of girls and women.

She is a specialist obstetrician and gynecologist with a master’s in public health from Johns Hopkins University.

Her unmitigated passion for women’s rights and protection led her to found Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) in Nigeria. The foundation addresses the prevalence of rape and gender-based violence through intervention and treatment for girls and women and by providing effective educational and community-based initiatives.

DaSilva-Ibru has been recognized with several awards, including Leading ladies Africa “100 Most Inspiring Women in Nigeria” in 2018, recognition by the British Council in Nigeria and Her Network’s 2019 “Woman of the Year in Advocacy.” In 2020, she was recognized as one of the CNN COVID Heroes and Newsmakers.