The Wellbeing Foundation Africa welcomes the appointment of its Founder-President to a continental leadership role dedicated to mobilising African-driven solutions in the HIV response and broader health system strengthening across the region.
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa is pleased to announce that its Founder-President, Her Excellency Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, has been appointed Co-Chair of the Africa REACH Leadership Council, a pan-African initiative dedicated to amplifying youth voices and accelerating progress towards an AIDS-free generation. The announcement was made on Africa Day, 25 May 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa, and represents a significant affirmation of H.E. Mrs Saraki’s long-standing commitment to community-centred health leadership on the African continent.
H.E. Mrs Saraki will serve alongside Reverend Godson Kpavuvu, Vice President of the All Africa Conference of Churches, in a co-chair model that deliberately unites faith-based community reach with public health systems expertise. This partnership reflects Africa REACH’s conviction that durable health transformation requires both the trust of grassroots communities and the rigour of evidence-based advocacy operating at the highest levels of continental and global governance.
“Ending AIDS in Africa is not only a global health priority but a continental imperative. I am honoured to co-lead Africa REACH in mobilising African solutions, strengthening community leadership, and ensuring that every child and young person has the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.”
— H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki, Founder-President, Wellbeing Foundation Africa
For over two decades, WBFA has led community-grounded programming across maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, and, increasingly, adolescent and youth health in Nigeria and across the African continent. H.E. Mrs Saraki’s appointment to the ARLC co-chairship extends this work into a pivotal continental forum, ensuring that WBFA’s implementation experience and its commitment to locally grounded practice inform advocacy at the highest level of the African health policy agenda.
Africa REACH’s mandate is closely aligned with the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the Council’s work is anchored in youth-driven advocacy, stigma reduction, expanded access to care, and the building of networks that shape policy at the national and continental level. H.E. Mrs Saraki’s leadership role positions WBFA’s voice and programme evidence directly within that normative direction.
H.E. Mrs Saraki assumes the co-chair role from Her Excellency Mrs Monica Geingos, whose leadership of Africa REACH has been instrumental in advancing the Council’s continental mandate. WBFA warmly congratulates Mrs Geingos on her appointment to the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) and wishes her every success in that important role.
WBFA extends its congratulations to Reverend Kpavuvu on his continued role as co-chair and looks forward to the partnership this appointment inaugurates, as we work with Africa REACH and the Leadership Council to ensure that no young person on the continent is left behind in the global effort to end AIDS.
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About The Wellbeing Foundation Africa
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa is a leading African health and development organisation founded by H.E. Mrs Toyin Ojora Saraki. Operating at the intersection of community programming and health advocacy, WBFA works to advance reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH), nutrition, and disease prevention across Nigeria and Africa. Through its programmes, policy engagement, and multilateral advocacy, WBFA is committed to ensuring that African women, children, and young people have access to the quality care they deserve. For further information, please visit www.wbfafrica.org.
About Africa REACH
Africa REACH is a pan-African initiative dedicated to mobilising young people in the effort to end HIV/AIDS. Its mandate is to amplify youth voices, strengthen advocacy, and build networks that influence policy and accelerate progress towards an AIDS-free generation. By anchoring its mission in African leadership and youth-driven solutions, Africa REACH works to dismantle stigma, expand access to care, and ensure that the next generation is equipped to lead the continent’s public health response. For further information, please visit www.africareach.org.
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