Programme progress in pictures
Mobile kiosks bring counselling and methods closer to communities.
Mobilisers and SBC campaigns drive informed demand.
Expanding equitable contraceptive choice through CONTRAconnect digital innovation
Highlighting the LGA recognised under the Mayor Challenge pathway in Edo State, Nigeria.
A city-led pathway to expand contraceptive choice with digital accountability.
The Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayor’s Challenge invites cities worldwide to propose bold, evidence-driven ideas that improve urban life. Benin City’s entry focuses on closing gaps in access to quality family planning through mobile service points, community mobilisation, and a digital platform — CONTRAconnect — that links supply, service delivery, and learning.
Programme support is advanced through partnerships aligned with the Mayor’s Challenge ecosystem and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) collaboration with city and national stakeholders, strengthening local systems rather than parallel structures.
Objectives include: (1) increase informed uptake of modern contraception via mobile kiosks and parent PHC linkages; (2) prevent stock-outs with predictive inventory and redistribution; (3) generate real-time learning on method mix, refusal reasons, and unit costs; and (4) equip city leaders with dashboards for adaptive management.
For Edo State and Nigeria, the model demonstrates how city-led innovation can reduce unmet need, improve commodity security, create accountable digital footprints for quality of care, and offer a replicable blueprint for other LGAs — advancing reproductive health, gender equity, and data-driven governance.
Highlighting the LGA recognised under the Mayor Challenge pathway in Edo State, Nigeria.
Programme video (editable in Admin → Homepage editor)
“The nurse explained every option. I chose a method that fits my life — and I did not wait all day.” — Client, pilot kiosk
“When stock was low, the app prompted redistribution. We avoided a stock-out before outreach day.” — Logistics team
“Having cost per client helps us plan with the city finance team honestly.” — Programme officer