As Founder-President of Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), Mrs Saraki is a Nigerian philanthropist with two decades of advocacy covering reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health; ending gender-based violence; education; and socio-economic empowerment. Mrs Saraki demonstrated leadership on the UN Secretary General’s Every Woman, Every Child initiative, developed global best-practice models for health and accountability, and will be leading efforts to implement the post-2015 agenda across sub-Saharan Africa. Mrs Saraki is the Newborn Champion for Save the Children Nigeria, Grand Patron of White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, and Global Goodwill Ambassador for the International Confederation of Midwives.

She is married to Nigeria’s Senate-President, His Excellency Abubakar Bukola Saraki.