On Wednesday evening, I was pleased to join the Wellbeing Africa Foundation Team in honouring our social impact partners Reckitt at their Stakeholders Dinner in Lagos. The event commemorated the visit of the Reckitt Global Leadership Team and Delegation, led by Global CEO Kris Licht, to Nigeria and highlighted the organisation’s longstanding and exceptional impact in our country.

Highlighting the role WBFA-Dettol Nigeria Hygiene Quest Curricula and Programming continues to play in Reckitt’s role to drive access to health and hygiene knowledge and solutions, and the socio-economic benefits, it was wonderful to have the Governor of Lagos State, H.E. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu jidesanwoolu presence at the dinner, solidifying Lagos States commitment to #WASH and health equity.

I was also pleased to take part in presenting the Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Accelerator Seed Funding, a partnership between Reckitt and Yunus Social Business, to support and scale early-stage social enterprises in Nigeria which are championing positive health outcomes, bringing people together and changing behaviours, to build long-term sustainable change towards a cleaner and healthier world.

With 90% of our national population lacking the full range of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in Nigeria, only 8% of Nigerians practising proper handwashing, and over 23% still practising open defecation, our frontline impact and on-the ground efforts continue, expanding reach and solutions, by harnessing the power of public-private partnerships to change the world for the better, and catalyse innovation to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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