On Wednesday, 20th August 2025, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) Kwara Programs Unit paid an advocacy visit to the Kwara AGILE (Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning & Empowerment) Office in Ilorin. This visit was part of WBFA’s ongoing commitment to deepening collaboration with key stakeholders and exploring opportunities for greater synergy in improving education, health, and gender equity outcomes across Kwara State.
The WBFA team was warmly received by the Kwara AGILE leadership, including the Project Coordinator Mr. Adeshina Salami and Deputy Project Coordinator Mr. Lawal Hamzat, along with other key officers. The AGILE team commended WBFA for its consistent, evidence-based programs that have positively impacted schools, healthcare facilities, and communities across the state. They acknowledged the alignment between WBFA’s work and AGILE’s mission to improve education and empower adolescent girls, and expressed their readiness for a strengthened partnership.
During the meeting, the AGILE team shared an overview of their project’s structure, objectives, and achievements. Their work centers on improving access to secondary education, addressing social norms that hinder girls’ learning, providing conditional cash transfers to support school attendance, and equipping girls with life, digital, and economic skills. The program aims to uplift millions of girls, teachers, and communities through improved infrastructure, educational materials, and a strong push toward gender equality.
The WBFA team, led by the Chief Programs Manager, used the opportunity to present its own impactful initiatives, especially the Dettol Hygiene Quest (DHQ) project. The team detailed how hygiene education is delivered in schools using participatory and engaging methods, ensuring lasting impact. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer highlighted WBFA’s data-driven approach, showcasing how the organization tracks effectiveness and reach. Educational materials on hygiene—used at healthcare facilities, schools, and community levels—were shared with the AGILE team, reinforcing the Foundation’s commitment to knowledge dissemination and behavior change.
Additionally, WBFA extended a formal and personal invitation to AGILE to participate in the upcoming Quarterly Stakeholders’ Meeting scheduled for 27th August 2025. The AGILE team confirmed their attendance, expressing enthusiasm about continuing meaningful engagement with WBFA.
The visit also allowed both teams to identify specific areas for future collaboration. WBFA proposed leveraging its community mobilization experience to support AGILE’s reach, aligning the DHQ project with AGILE’s school-based programs, sharing data and insights for mutual learning, and engaging communities together to address challenges surrounding girls’ education and health.
This advocacy visit marked an important step forward in building a stronger, more strategic relationship between WBFA and Kwara AGILE. Both organizations reaffirmed their shared vision and agreed to pursue joint planning and a collaborative framework to align their interventions for maximum impact.
As WBFA and AGILE look ahead, this partnership promises to drive greater progress in education, health, and empowerment for adolescent girls across Kwara State.