Our Profile

The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) is a preeminent national coalition of family planning (FP) advocates in Nigeria formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in August 2012 (CAC/NO 63717). It comprises organizations including networks, development projects, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), Interfaith Forums, Women Group, Ministries, Departments and Agencies, and the private sector.
With a vision to see a Nigeria where access to quality family planning information and services is guaranteed, it seeks to ensure that adequate funding is made available for FP program implementation at all levels and there is accountability by all actors in the FP landscape.

Since 2010, AAFP as the umbrella body of all the organizations working in FP space in Nigeria organizes Nigeria Family Planning Conference biennially. This is done in collaborations with the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health. Through its robust advocacy, accountability and collaboration effort, it had successfully got the FG of Nigeria to create a budget line for Family Planning in the ministry of health and to increase counterpart fund for Family Planning to $4m.

AAFP had implemented projects such as PACFaH, PAS and PAI. AAFP had chaired Policy, Advocacy and Resource Mobilization and is e member of Supervision, Monitoring & Coordination technical subcommittees of the Nigerian National Reproductive Health Technical Working Group.

The organization has a strong accountability structure: a seven-member Board of Trustee, 14-member Management Committee; the National Coordinator and Program staff.

Membership

The association comprises of over 50 organizations including networks, development partner projects, non-governmental organization, Civil Society Organizations (CSO), government of Nigeria Ministries, Departments and Agencies, private sector etc. (see list attached)
  • Vision

    A nation where every person has access to high-quality information and high-quality FP services as a right.

  • Mission

    A coalition of stakeholders advocating for increased access to high-quality information and services in Nigeria through improved social, political and financial commitment.

  • Goal

    To increase access for FP in Nigeria.

Our Objectives

  1. to establish a vibrant platform for family planning leadership and unify the voice of stakeholders in Nigeria
  2. to ensure that all FP policies and programs are adopted and implemented at all levels of government in line with international best practices and standards
  3. to advocate and ensure that government at national, state/LGA create a permanent budget line and release of funds committed for family planning
  4. to promote the availability of appropriate and timely information on family planning to policymakers at all levels
  5. to promote and ensure accountability of governments commitments to family planning related goals.
  6. to promote the availability of high quality FP services in Nigeria
  7. to ensure through advocacy that family planning is recognized as a right in Nigeria

Major Activities

  1. Advocacy to key policy and decision makers at the national level
  2. Family Planning information dissemination
  3. Organization and implementation of national family planning conference in 2010 and 2012
  4. Development of the Resource for the Awareness of Population Impact on Development (RAPID)