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A public health organisation built around one question: what stops people reaching care?
We were started in Abuja in December 2023 to provide practical, community-centred public health support, particularly for women and families facing barriers to maternal healthcare.
Information alone does not get a woman to a clinic.
The Foundation was established in response to a need we saw repeatedly: women who understood the importance of antenatal care, birth preparation and timely treatment, yet still could not act on that knowledge.
Sometimes the barrier is money for transport or basic birth supplies. Sometimes the decision to seek care sits with someone else in the household. Sometimes it is cultural expectation, distance to the nearest facility, or uncertainty about where to go and what will happen there.
Access to healthcare involves more than providing information. So our approach brings together community engagement, practical support, healthcare navigation, collaboration with providers, and research that feeds evidence-informed advocacy. Each part supports the others.
We are based in Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory, and our ambition is to extend this work to communities across Nigeria.
Our vision
A society where everyone can access the care they need to live healthier lives.
Our mission
Bridging communities to better healthcare.
We work with individuals, communities and healthcare providers to address the informational, social, financial and practical barriers that prevent people from accessing timely, appropriate and quality healthcare.
Five connected parts of one approach.
None of these works well on its own. A referral means little if a woman cannot afford to travel. Education lands better when the family is part of the conversation.
Community engagement
We listen first, and involve community members, families and husbands in identifying needs and solutions.
Practical support
Appropriate, practical help such as clean birth-preparedness supplies, where cost or availability is the barrier.
Healthcare navigation
Helping people understand where to go, when, and what to expect, with referral support and follow-up.
Collaboration with providers
Working alongside health facilities and frontline health workers, including education and capacity-building activities.
Research and evidence-informed advocacy
Assessing needs, documenting what happens and using that evidence to improve our work and engage the health system.
What we hold ourselves to.
Compassion
Treat every person with dignity, empathy and respect.
Equity
Work to ensure people facing barriers to healthcare are not left behind.
Integrity
Be honest, transparent and accountable.
Community
Listen to communities and involve them in identifying needs and developing solutions.
Evidence
Use reliable information, research and continuous learning to guide interventions.
Halimat Jimoh
Chief Executive
Halimat Jimoh leads the Foundation. In September 2025, while serving as a member of the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja, she led the MamaSafe outreach in Lugbe, where at least 50 pregnant women received clean birth kits and maternal health education and husbands were engaged in conversations about support during pregnancy.
A fuller profile of our team will be added here.
The Foundation and The Midwife Next Door
The Midwife Next Door (TMND) is a separate maternal health service that charges for its services. The Foundation's community programmes are distinct from it. Foundation programmes are not sold, and no part of TMND's paid services is offered through this website.
If you are looking for the Foundation's community programmes, partnerships or volunteering, you are in the right place.
Help more women and families reach the care they need.
We are looking for healthcare facilities, development partners, funders and volunteers who share our commitment to community-centred public health in Nigeria.