At the UN House, Abuja, Mrs Toyin Saraki, Founder and President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, was joined by the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Directorate, alongside our frontline programme, policy, and advocacy team leads from across Nigerian states at a bilateral meeting with Mr Koessan Kuawu, Deputy Representative of UNFPA Nigeria, and esteemed colleagues from the organisation.
This engagement reaffirmed the deep strategic alignment between WBFA and UNFPA in advancing shared priorities that place women, girls, and families at the centre of sustainable development. Discussions highlighted how evidence-based, locally embedded interventions – refined through WBFA’s decades of frontline expertise – continue to provide a strong foundation for scaling integrated solutions in maternal health, adolescent development, and health systems strengthening.
Together with UNFPA, WBFA underscored the imperative of translating global frameworks into tangible impact for Nigerian communities. From policy engagement to capacity building in primary and tertiary healthcare facilities, our joint commitment remains focused on ensuring that every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person is empowered to realise their full potential.
On behalf of WBFA, Mrs Saraki expressed appreciation for the longstanding partnership with UNFPA, noting the centrality of this collaboration in advancing the National Population Commission framework, while shaping the progress of mutual ICPD25 commitments. These efforts aim towards the global vision of zero preventable maternal deaths, zero unmet need for family planning, and zero sexual and gender-based violence – in Nigeria, across Africa, and worldwide.
As a member of the ICPD25 International Steering Committee, UNFPA Family Planning Champion, and tireless advocate for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health systems strengthening, Mrs Saraki emphasised the importance of continuity and accountability as WBFA enters its third decade of implementation. She noted that the Foundation’s work continues to serve as a catalytic model for translating international commitments such as FP2030 and ICPD30 into measurable, community-level progress.
The meeting closed on a shared recognition that advancing reproductive health and rights requires unwavering collaboration, strategic alignment, and the translation of commitments into action. WBFA remains deeply committed to this partnership with UNFPA, working together to deliver lasting improvements in maternal and child health outcomes and to strengthen the future of families and communities across Nigeria.