NGO Hero 2015: Toyin Saraki’s Wellbeing Foundation Africa Named as NGO Hero by The Guardian UK Global Development Professionals Network
- January 3, 2016 (First Published by The Guardian UK)
Highlighting Mrs. Toyin Saraki’s courageous act of turning her personal experience of perinatal child loss into the transformational and life-saving Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), an organization committed to reducing and eliminating preventable maternal and child deaths through advocacy and implementation of innovative interventions, The Guardian UK Global Development Network (GDN) has named WBFA as one of the favourite NGO Heroes of 2015. Having reviewed over a hundred nominations submitted by the general public, the GDN selected a few, which it shared in an article published on its online platform.
Commending WBFA for its phenomenal work in bringing best-practice models to Kwara State, in north-central Nigeria, including the development and distribution of client-held personal health records (PHRs), and a partnership with Johnson & Johnson (JnJ) and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to deliver emergency obstetrics and newborn care ‘skills and drills’ training which aims to lower maternal mortality by up to 20%, WBFA emerged alongside other important players such as Medical Aid for Palestinians in Gaza; Barefoot Lawyers – Uganda; and Christian Aid UK, to mention a few
This nomination is one that is acknowledged by WBFA and will primarily serve as a source of encouragement towards increasing our efforts in the fight to save more lives, and empower women and adolescent girls through innovative, tested and proven solutions/interventions.
WBFA remains committed to working with communities across Africa to build learning and awareness, as well as empower women, thereby creating opportunities/platforms that enable them to seek better lives for themselves and their communities, while contributing our quota towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Beautiful work. Beautiful. It is often said that the best is yet to come. I applaud her zeal...
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm nice one, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThumbs up. More Grace
ReplyDeleteShe's an elegant woman
ReplyDeleteShe is really trying, that NGO has been on for ages
ReplyDeleteGood initiative. Well done!
ReplyDeleteWeldone , God bless you for the good work.
ReplyDeleteCongrats
ReplyDeleteMrs Toyin Ojora-Saraki, you are reaping the fruits of your passion-driven labour.
ReplyDeleteLike i always pray for you, this is just your starting point, you are yet to reach the peak of your accolades.
Bigger things on the way for you ma.
Cheers.
Good one. Who else puts in such amount of effort into maternal, child and newborn health the way she does? None, so it is a well deserved one. Gbam!
ReplyDeleteOshey Good Woman.
ReplyDeleteThat is just a stepping stone to greater things. Haters be hating and you'll keep rising high to shame them. They won't see your years of struggling to aid the helpless, they would only get jealous when they see you reaping. Do not relent it can only get better. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteThere is no other act so fulfilling as saving lives, it is the best humanitarian work to the human race that comes with bountiful reward in this life and beyond. You have laid a foundation that even your children's children would get reward from. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Woman Doing Beautiful Things
ReplyDeleteA properly focused woman with a consistent track record on women and children's health, well done.
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