Women’s Rights and Health Project (WRAHP), a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation, has called for stronger collaboration with the media to amplify advocacy against gender-based violence and promote the rights and wellbeing of women and girls.
Speaking during an advocacy visit to First Daily on Tuesday, Segun Babalola, Senior Programme Officer at WRAHP and fundraising focal person for Safeguarding Resource and Support (RSH) Nigeria, outlined the organisation’s work across Lagos, Edo, and Ebonyi States. He noted that WRAHP provides support services, advocacy, and community-based interventions to address sexual violence, harassment, and other forms of abuse.
He was accompanied by Ayomide Okeleye, WRAHP’s Communications Officer, during the visit where they met with First Daily Editor, Ebere Ndukwu, and other members of the editorial team.
Babalola highlighted that WRAHP leverages radio and social media platforms to reach wider audiences, while also running the Ireti Centre in Lagos—an established safe space that provides integrated legal and psychosocial support for women and girls, survivors of domestic violence, and other vulnerable persons across communities in Lagos State.
One of its flagship interventions, the Scaling Up Access to Justice Project, currently operational in Lagos and Edo States, equips community advocates to help survivors navigate the justice system and secure redress.
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He further explained that WRAHP’s mission extends beyond gender equality and health rights to safeguarding concerns, ensuring NGOs uphold accountability and do not misuse their platforms to perpetrate harassment or abuse.
As part of its renewed push, the organisation is seeking deeper media partnerships to publicise cases of gender-based violence, raise public awareness, and train media professionals on survivor-sensitive reporting practices that uphold dignity and rights.
With this initiative, WRAHP hopes to strengthen advocacy, empower survivors, and build a society where women, girls, and communities can live free from violence and discrimination.
