[vc_row type=”full-width-section” css=”.vc_custom_1422795121140{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 93px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f9fafb !important;border-bottom-color: #ebebeb !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}” parallax_background=””][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1422794172714{padding-top: 6px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][rd_images_carousel images=”8338″ size=”570×420″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1422794179242{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Overview of WARIMA” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:36|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1609246699283{margin-bottom: 19px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1609100122007{margin-bottom: 29px !important;}”]The West African Research and Innovation Management Association. (WARIMA) The West African Research and Innovation Management Association is a non-profit professional membership organisation for research managers and administrators for the promotion of best research management practices in West Africa.

Our diverse membership covers Academic and Research Institutions across West Africa with expertise in various fields of research management making it the most prolific research association in the sub-region with its headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Membership with WARIMA offers a wide range of services including partnership with funding organisations, opportunities for capacity building, skills development, and network with multi-national leaders in various fields of research in innovating policies to shape future of research around the world. WARIMA has been in existence for 11 years as a professional organization for the development of research and innovation management in West Africa. This 5-year strategic plan builds on successes gained and positions WARIMA as a reference point in West Africa, ready to engage with all manners of stakeholders to advance research management and innovation in the sub-region and beyond.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ animation=”rda_flipInY” css=”.vc_custom_1609246366744{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: #82b240 !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_custom_heading text=”OUR VISION” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:15|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” el_class=”letterspacing-1″ css=”.vc_custom_1609246167862{margin-bottom: 2px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1609246295966{margin-bottom: 23px !important;}”]To be the foremost regional Leader in Research and Innovation Management in the West African Sub-region through global engagements, capacity building and collaborations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ animation=”rda_flipInY” css=”.vc_custom_1609245914070{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;background-color: #15590f !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_custom_heading text=”OUR MISSION” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:15|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” el_class=”letterspacing-1″ css=”.vc_custom_1609246142576{margin-bottom: 2px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1609246406532{margin-bottom: 23px !important;}”]To continuously develop, engage and capitalise research and innovation management in the sub region to facilitate knowledge-based activities, inventions, interventions and solutions that will unleash sustainable development in West Africa[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full-width-section” parallax=”content-moving-fade” parallax_image=”8201″ css=”.vc_custom_1609104930987{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 46px !important;background-image: url(https://www.rd-themes.com/TheFox/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bg_31.jpg?id=2416) !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff” parallax_background=””][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”JOIN WARIMA” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:24|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1609102124171{margin-bottom: 26px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”AND BE A PART OF OUR FAST GROWING NETWORK” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:40|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal”][double_button f_b_text=”JOIN WARIMA NOW” f_t_color=”#ffffff” f_b_color=”#2c3e50″ f_t_hover_color=”#ffffff” f_b_hover_color=”#45d0ff” f_animation=”rda_bounceInLeft” s_b_text=”RENEW MEMBERSHIP” s_t_color=”#ffffff” s_b_color=”#00a3da” s_t_hover_color=”#ffffff” s_b_hover_color=”#1dd1ad” s_animation=”rda_bounceInRight”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”full-width-section” css=”.vc_custom_1612782751284{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 64px !important;background-color: #238412 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff” parallax_background=””][vc_column width=”1/4″][count_sc type=”9″ number=”14″ number_color=”#ffffff” heading_color=”#ffffff”]Countries[/count_sc][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][count_sc type=”9″ number=”169″ number_color=”#ffffff” heading_color=”#ffffff”]Members[/count_sc][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][count_sc type=”9″ number=”5″ number_color=”#ffffff” heading_color=”#ffffff”]Research Projects/Workshops[/count_sc][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][count_sc type=”9″ number=”50″ number_color=”#ffffff” heading_color=”#ffffff”]Publications[/count_sc][/vc_column][/vc_row]