Every Woman Deserves Her Inheritance.
Every Orphan Deserves Their Future.
WORFAF fights to protect inheritance rights for women and orphans who face unlawful dispossession. Free legal aid, mobile clinics, and community education — because justice should never depend on your ability to pay.
Community Legal Clinic
WORFAF Team at Sensitization Outreach
Our Impact
Real change. Real families. Real justice.
Who We Serve
Standing up for the most vulnerable.
Widows
Women who have lost their spouses and face unlawful dispossession of family assets by relatives or in-laws during estate administration.
Orphans
Children who have lost one or both parents and are denied their rightful inheritance, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation and poverty.
Girl-Children
Young girls who face discriminatory inheritance practices rooted in customary law, denying them equal rights to family assets.
Spinsters
Unmarried women who are excluded from family estate rights due to cultural norms and discriminatory practices in estate administration.
Foundation Principles
Non-Profit
All income applied exclusively to foundation objectives
Transparent
Independently audited annually; accounts in 3+ commercial banks
Democratic
Governed by elected trustees serving 5-year terms
Free Services
100% of legal aid provided at zero cost to beneficiaries
As Featured In
Featured in The Guardian Nigeria
December 31, 2025 • The Guardian Nigeria
NGO backs sisters in Abia property dispute, condemns female disinheritance
WORFAF's landmark intervention in the Okorie sisters' property dispute case demonstrates our commitment to fighting gender-based inheritance injustice in Nigeria. We backed their demand for peaceful possession of their late parents' property and challenged discriminatory cultural practices with reference to settled legal precedents.
Successfully intervened in property rights dispute
Referenced landmark Supreme Court decisions affirming women's inheritance rights
Called for action against gender-based property injustice
From the Article
"Customary practices that seek to disinherit women have been consistently struck down by superior courts in Nigeria. No tradition, no matter how long-standing, can override the Constitution."
— Nwadi Elobuike, Executive Director, WORFAF
In the Field
Our Work, Your Community
Community Outreach
Our Constitution
Aims & Objectives
Established under the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria, WORFAF operates with a clear constitutional mandate to protect the most vulnerable.
Free Legal Aid & Services
Provide legal aid and services to indigent victims of estate rights violations — because justice should never depend on your ability to pay.
Media & Advocacy Collaboration
Collaborate with media institutions, advocacy groups, and professionals to ensure sustained information flow and demand deeper constitutional protections.
Document & Seek Redress
Study, investigate, and document widow, girl-child, spinster, and orphan denials and exploitations — building evidence to seek legal and policy redress.
Sensitization & Awareness
Sensitize through media, workshops, and symposia on the rights of women, widows, girl-children, spinsters, and orphans to awaken consciousness to disinheritance practices.
Government Partnership
Assist government to design, streamline, and institutionalize advocacy programs to terminate sharp practices of relatives who exploit families during estate administration.
Registered Incorporated Trustee
Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria · Reg. No. 7939298
Incorporated
18th September, 2024 · Abuja, Nigeria
Nature
Non-Profit · Non-Political · Fully Transparent
What We Do
Four pillars of protection.
Free Legal Aid
Qualified lawyers provide free representation for women and orphans in inheritance disputes. No income threshold — every case accepted.
Case Documentation & Advocacy
We document cases to build evidence for policy reform, working with government and international bodies to change laws that harm women and orphans.
Rights Education & Sensitization
We conduct community-based workshops to educate women and orphans on their legal inheritance rights and how to navigate the justice system.
Humanitarian Support & Relief
We provide relief and rehabilitation, helping victims of dispossession rebuild their lives and regain a sense of worth and belonging.