The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
- A Advocate
- I Implementer
- R Researcher
Description
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) is a non-governmental organization, founded in 2004, by Her Excellency, Mrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, with the aim of improving health outcomes for women, infants and children. The Foundation combines its programmes with advocacy in Nigeria and around the world to provide robust support for its primary stakeholders from birth to age.
As the leading agency on WASH and Maternal and Newborn health, and adolescent health in Nigeria, the WBFA leads strong frontline efforts to prevent transmission of diseases; hospital acquired infections; reduce the occurrence of neonatal sepsis; improve the capacity of healthcare workers to provide optimal services, among other outcomes, by using sustainable methods tailored to the needs of every community.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Program/Project Implementation
- Research - project evaluation
Secondary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
Geographic Scope
- National
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
Headquarters location(s)
- Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Office location(s)
- Nigeria
Contacts
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Nigeria
Projects Back to Top
Not applicable or unknown