SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; NIGERIA
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.
Learn more about the Sayana® Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Lafiya Nigeria focuses on widening the access to family planning products in underserved communities in Nigeria by leveraging local health networks. Lafiya Nigeria partners with Nana Women and Girls Empowerment Initiative to work with a local network of female health graduates to achieve its distribution targets.
Their mission is to empower women to make informed decisions about their health and life.
Lafiya Nigeria was started in 2021 by Yifei Jefferson Chen and Klaudia Chmielowska. Both graduates of Oxford University, their consulting experience in non-profit work in Nigeria sparked their desire to advance global health in the country.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
Distribute 540 doses of Sayana Press to women in northern rural Nigeria by the end of three months
Raise an additional $10,000 by the end of three months
Reach 17,000 women by the end of Year 1
Reach 60,000 women by the end of Year 2
FOUNDING TEAM
Yifei Chen - Co-Founder
Klaudia Chmielowska - Co-Founder