29/01/2026
Our Work at SARHARFAC
At the Sexual and Reproductive Health for Africa Centre (SARHARFAC), we work from a clear conviction: sustainable progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Africa is only possible when interventions respect culture, faith, and community realities. Too often, well-intentioned programmes fail not because of lack of funding or evidence, but because they are perceived as externally imposed, culturally dismissive, or spiritually alien.
SARHARFAC offers a different model — one that builds trust, ownership, and long-term impact.
Our Four Pillars of Action
SARHARFAC operates through four integrated pillars that reinforce one another and ensure measurable, sustainable outcomes:
1. Awareness
We design and implement culturally appropriate awareness programmes that engage communities in meaningful dialogue around sexual and reproductive health. Our approach goes beyond information dissemination to address beliefs, values, myths, and social norms — working with community leaders, faith institutions, women’s groups, youth networks, and traditional structures to ensure acceptance and relevance.
2. Advocacy
We advocate for SRHR policies and practices that protect health while respecting Africa’s cultural and religious diversity. SARHARFAC serves as a bridge between communities, policymakers, faith leaders, and international partners — promoting frameworks that are rights-based, lawful, ethical, and locally grounded.
3. Training
We deliver high-quality, evidence-based training for healthcare professionals, community leaders, and frontline responders. Our programmes strengthen technical capacity while equipping participants to deliver services in ways that are culturally sensitive, ethically sound, and legally compliant.
4. Research
We conduct and promote research that centers African realities, voices, and values. Our work generates local evidence to inform policy, programming, and funding priorities, contributing African perspectives to global SRHR discourse.
Core Sexual and Reproductive Health Focus Areas
SARHARFAC programmes address priority SRHR mandates across Africa, with major focus on:
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) — prevention, survivor-centred care, clinical management, and legal response
Family Planning and Contraception — safe, informed, and culturally acceptable choices
Safe Termination of Pregnancy — lawful, evidence-based, ethical approaches that prioritise women’s health and dignity
Safe Motherhood — reducing maternal morbidity and mortality through quality care and emergency preparedness
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health — age-appropriate, culturally respectful education and services
Across all focus areas, our defining strength lies in method.
Our Distinctive Approach
SARHARFAC deliberately prioritises methods that are culturally and religiously sensitive and contextually relevant within African societies. We work with communities rather than imposing external frameworks, ensuring that interventions align with belief systems, social structures, and lived realities.
This approach:
Reduces resistance and backlash
Improves service uptake and retention
Strengthens trust between communities and health systems
Ensures sustainability beyond donor funding cycles
Why Partner with SARHARFAC
Partnering with SARHARFAC offers donors and international agencies:
A credible, African-led institution with deep contextual understanding
Alignment with global priorities in SRHR, GBV prevention, maternal and adolescent health
Demonstrated capacity for community engagement, professional training, and programme delivery
A proven model that transforms funding into lasting, locally owned impact
Supporting SARHARFAC means investing in health, dignity, culture, and faith-affirming development — ensuring that SRHR progress in Africa is meaningful, accepted, and sustainable.
Contact Information
Dr Christopher Hassan Laima — MBBS, FWACS, FWACOG, CIPM
Founder & Executive Director
Sexual and Reproductive Health for Africa Centre (SARHARFAC)
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Associate Professor of Reproductive Health
Project Manager: Mr Benjamin Babangile
📞 +234 704 513 9164
📧 [email protected]
www.sarharfac.org
Office - Heritage consultants clinic, Fashola Federal Housing Estate along Kano Rd Gombe Nigeria.
