Dr. Mr Ubon Udoh
Managing Director/Chief Executive
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa (ASR Africa) initiative
Dr. Ubon Udoh is a Nigerian a philanthropist, and an entrepreneur. He is the Managing
Director/Chief Executive The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa (ASR Africa) initiative. Dr
Ubon has help ASR Africa Initiative, which is the brainchild of industrialist and
Philanthropist, Abdul Samad Rabiu set up with an annual pledge of $100million
dedicated to Health, Education and Social Development issues within the African
continent – with Nigeria to benefit $50million yearly and the rest of Africa, $50miilion
dollars in what is the largest private philanthropic giving of its kind by an individual in
Africa. He has lead the team at the ASR Africa initiative which has been set up to help
bridge the development gap in these key areas of health, education and social
development within Africa.
Dr. Ubon, Prior to joining the ASR Africa Initiative, he was the Head of Monitoring &
Evaluation at the North East Development Commission – North East Recovery and
Stability Programme which included responsibility for over 1 billion dollars in loans and
grants (World Bank, AfDB, Islamic Development Bank) across various projects
dedicated to the recovery of North East Nigerian states from the ravages of the Boko
Haram Insurgency, and multilateral interventions with national coverage for COVID 19
response.
Dr. Ubon has provided expertise and support in several capacities with multiple
agencies like The World Bank (North East Nigeria Multisectoral Crisis Recovery
Project), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), African Development Bank (Nigeria
Inclusive Basic Services Development Programme), GIZ, UN Women Peace and Security
Programme, Presidential Committee on the North East Initiative (PCNI), North East
Development Commission, North East Recovery and Stability Programme (NERSP) and
several state Governments in Nigeria. He had worked at the German Agency for
Technical Cooperation & Development (later GIZ) where he held several roles in the
GTZ/FGN Multisectoral Women Empowerment Projects in NE Nigeria and the
GIZ/FGN Gender & Good Governance Projects in Plateau and Borno States, Nigeria in
project development, strategy, and coordinating Monitoring and Evaluation.
Ubon Udoh has also supported the coordination of interventions in the lake Chad region
with the countries of Chad, Niger, and Cameroon as part of the World bank PROLAC
intervention. An Alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University with experience cutting across
multiple sectors like Capacity Development; Water, Sanitation & Health; Infrastructure;
Peacebuilding & Social cohesion; IDP Management & Durable Solutions; Education,
Health & Governance, Ubon has completed a diverse spread of gender mainstreaming,
management, monitoring and conflict prevention courses. He is a past winner of the
prestigious President Nana Akufo Ado Presidential Award of Excellence from the Kofi
Anan International Peacekeeping and Training Institute.