Women Against Rape,

The trustees, the Co-ordinating Council, the staff and the volunteers of WARSHE are convinced that victims of sexual violence and abuse need an organizational structure that is unencumbered by deeply held convictions and or prejudices that: consider victims as deserving of their ordeals; consider certain matters unworthy or too private to be pursued; or consider that certain matters are “normal” male-female interactions. WARSHE provides the much needed organizational structure for victims of sexual violence and abuse. WARSHE is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, under the Companies and Allied Matters Decree No. 1 1990 (part C- Incorporated Trustees). Her registration No. is: CAC/6/INTC/7768.

TIWALOLA was the theme of the WARSHE 10th year anniversary celebrations held on 3rd December 2008 at the Ogunbanjo Community Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Tiwalola is a Yoruba word which translates to: “tomorrow is ours” or “we claim ownership of tomorrow”. TIWALOLA therefore represented and still represents our dreams and hopes for Nigerian women and the possibilities that the challenges they face present. WARSHE is headquartered in Ile-Ife, a town considered to be the source/origin of the Yorubas.