The WellBeing Foundation was founded by Mrs. Oluwatoyin Saraki, The Wife of the Executive Governor of Kwara State , Nigeria to reverse the vicious cycle of poverty in the society by easing its less privileged members into a state of wellbeing, which in her opinion is "a satisfactory condition of existence in health, happiness and prosperity".

The Foundation is encouraged by the philosophy of the great writer, Elie Wiesel that “If someone suffers and keeps silent, it can be a good silence. If someone suffers and I keep silent, then it is destructive silence. We are responsible for one another. I am responsible for his or her suffering, for his or her destiny”.
 
While The WellBeing Foundation has national coverage on the issue of maternal and infant health, Alaafia Kwara has since 2003 brought several initiatives and interventions to make life better for the people of Kwara State .