Care that meets every mother with warmth.
We work with women and families in Nigeria's waterfront communities, which sit beyond the reach of the formal health system. We connect them to antenatal care, safe delivery and the weeks that follow, using low-tech, high-trust methods that fit how people already live.
Three ways we carry mothers forward
Each programme meets a mother at a different moment: before birth, around it, and in the weeks that follow.
What's happening at the Foundation
News, learning, and moments from the work, as it unfolds.
The strength is already hers.
Questions, answered
The things donors, volunteers, and families ask us most often.
What does Grace Maternal Foundation do?
We work to improve maternal and child healthcare in Nigeria's underserved waterfront communities. That means connecting women to antenatal care, safe delivery and postnatal support, and sharing practical health knowledge in the language and settings mothers already trust.
Where does the Foundation work?
In Nigeria's waterfront communities, hard-to-reach settlements that sit beyond the reach of the formal health system.
Is the Foundation registered?
Yes. Grace Maternal Foundation is a registered Nigerian NGO with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC No. 9660386.
How can I support the work?
You can give through this website, volunteer your time and skills, or partner with us as an organisation. Card donations are processed by Paystack, and the contact page reaches us for anything else.
Why is it called Ìyá Àti Ọmọ?
Ìyá Àti Ọmọ is Yoruba for Mother and Child. The Foundation is named in loving memory of the founder's mother, Grace, and the Yoruba name is a deliberate act of cultural identity, always written with its correct tonal marks.
How are impact stories shared?
Only with consent. Photographed stories follow from the Foundation's outreaches, are shared with each family's permission, and use first names alone. We never present a stock photograph as a real beneficiary.
Help carry every mother with dignity.
Whether you give, partner, or volunteer, you help make maternal care reachable for women in the waterfront communities.
Stay close to the work
Occasional updates from the waterfront communities: what the outreaches found, what the Foundation is learning, and where the work goes next. No more often than we have something worth your time.