Moms and Babies
A safe start for every mother and every baby.
Perhaps you remember holding a newborn for the first time, and the people who helped that day. In rural Burkina Faso and Uganda, many mothers give birth far from a nurse, and a baby’s first months decide so much. Your gift puts skilled, loving care beside them.
Why it matters
The first thousand days shape a whole life.
A healthy pregnancy, a safe birth and good food in the first years give a child the strength to grow, learn and thrive. When a mother is cared for, the whole family stands taller.
Roughly one mother dies for every 400 babies born in Burkina Faso.
UNICEF, 2023 (242 per 100,000 live births)Our Moms and Babies care reaches mothers at Boura and CREN in Burkina Faso and in Busia, Uganda.
Brings a sick child to a clinic the same day. Every gift, small or large, reaches a real family.
Where your gift goes
Care that meets mothers where they live.
These are Bridges of Hope programs, carried out with trusted local partners under written agreements and reported back to us.
A maternity clinic close to home
Our campus at Boura cares for children from birth to graduation, with a clinic and a maternity clinic where babies are born safely, near their families.
Food that heals
At the Centre for Rehabilitation, Education and Nutrition, severely malnourished children receive treatment and follow-up, and their mothers learn about nutrition and common illnesses, so the recovery lasts.
A safe place to give birth
The community medical centre opened in January 2023 with seven medical staff, a pharmacy, ultrasound and a maternity suite, so mothers can deliver with trained care beside them.
Choose your gift
One gift. Two lives.
Pick a gift below and we will fill in the form for you. These amounts come from our Gift Catalogue and show what a gift can do.
A nutrition class for mothers
Teaches a mother at CREN in Burkina Faso how to keep her child well fed and how to spot common illnesses early.
Treatment for a malnourished child
Helps CREN in Burkina Faso treat a child who is already very sick from hunger, with follow-up after going home.
A safe birth
Helps cover a mother’s delivery in the maternity suite of the community clinic in Busia, Uganda, with trained staff beside her.
A New Mothers Gift Basket
Welcomes a newborn with the basics that keep a baby clean, warm and safe in the first weeks.
A nurse for a month
Keeps a trained nurse on duty in Burkina Faso for a full month of check-ups, births and care.
A clinic visit for a sick child
Brings a feverish child to care the same day, with a consultation and basic treatment.
How it works
Simple for you. Precious to them.
Choose your gift
Give once, or give monthly and walk with mothers all year long.
Care reaches mothers
Our clinics and partners provide check-ups, safe births, nutrition and follow-up for mothers and babies.
See the difference
We report back with stories and results, and your official tax receipt arrives by email.
Give securely
Give a mother a safe start.
Your gift to the Moms and Babies Fund supports prenatal and newborn care, safe births and nutrition for mothers and young children.
Gifts are received and receipted by Bridges of Hope, a registered Canadian charity. Your preference is noted with your gift.
Our hope
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”
Psalm 139:13Every child is known by God before they take a first breath. We serve every mother with dignity, whatever her faith, in the name of Jesus and for the glory of God.