The original core mission of PPFN, a private, not-for-profit organization founded in the late 1950s, was to promote adoption of child spacing and contraceptive practices among individuals and couples. Over the years, PPFN has evolved from this initial narrow emphasis to a broader, more comprehensive mission which takes on board the implications and needs arising from ICPD, the Beijing International Women’s Conference, the concern with adolescent RH, and the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The resulting package of activities and services focuses on adolescents and young people, designed to promote, protect and enhance their SRH and rights along with those of adults.
Through participation of PPFN’s National Executive Committee (NEC) members, senior national, zonal and state management and staff, as well as partners (government, NGOs within and outside SRH, the private sector and donors) we made the strategic review and planning process as participatory and inclusive as it could possibly be. While the plan provides an internal source of direction, shared values, and basis for concerted action, we hope that it will also inform and enlighten our partners, supporters and donors so that together we can continue to work harmoniously to enhance SRH and rights in Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole.
