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One programme has already reached women in the community. Two are in development. Each section below says plainly what has happened and what is planned.

Project MamaSafe. Because every birth should be a safe one.

MamaSafe

Maternal Health Access and Safe Childbirth Initiative.

MamaSafe is designed to improve maternal health support through clean birth-preparedness supplies, maternal health education, family engagement, collaboration with healthcare facilities and digital follow-up.

A clean, safe birth starts before labour. A woman who arrives at a facility with the basic supplies she needs, who knows the warning signs to look out for, and whose family understands how to support her, is better placed for a safe birth.

What has happened

  1. September 2025

    First community outreach, Lugbe, Abuja

    At a primary health care centre in Lugbe, at least 50 pregnant women received MamaSafe clean birth kits and maternal health education. Husbands were engaged on how families can support women through pregnancy and birth. An emergency maternal care kit was provided to the participating clinic.

A MamaSafe kit bag labelled Making childbirth clean and safe, listing its contents

What is in a MamaSafe kit

  • 1 maternity pad
  • 1 pack of cotton wool
  • 1 cord clamp
  • 2 diapers
  • 3 pairs of gloves
  • 1 underpad
  • 1 mucus extractor
  • 1 toilet roll
  • 1 disposable bag for the placenta
A Foundation representative presents an emergency maternal care kit box to a clinic staff member
The emergency maternal care kit presented to the participating clinic.
In development

Maternal Health Education, Navigation and Support Programme

Reliable maternal health information and support across pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

This programme aims to improve access to trustworthy information and practical guidance at each stage, and to help women move from information to action through healthcare navigation and appropriate referral.

Planned components

  • Community maternal health education
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding support
  • Postpartum health awareness

 

  • Family planning education
  • Healthcare navigation
  • Appropriate referrals

Status. This programme is being designed and has not yet been launched. It builds on maternal health education the Foundation has already delivered. We welcome conversations with partners and healthcare facilities interested in shaping it.

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In development

Community Health Research, Monitoring and Learning Initiative

Understanding needs, documenting outcomes and learning from both.

This initiative will strengthen the Foundation's ability to understand community health needs, document programme outcomes, identify barriers to healthcare access and use evidence to improve our interventions.

It is intended to

  • Assess community health needs
  • Document programme outcomes

 

  • Identify barriers to healthcare access
  • Feed evidence back into our programmes and advocacy

Status. This initiative is planned. It is part of how we intend to report our work more rigorously in future, including the figures on our impact page.

See our documented work so far

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.

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