Every Mother and Newborn Deserves a Fighting Chance, No Matter Where They Are Born
BAWO Foundation trains healthcare workers, delivers critical supplies, and builds lasting clinical capacity in under-resourced communities across the United States and sub-Saharan Africa, so that every mother and newborn receives the care they deserve at every stage.
Every Program We Run Is Clinically Grounded
Every program BAWO runs is clinically grounded — designed by someone who works inside the maternal and newborn health crisis every day, not from a distance. That foundation shapes every training curriculum, every supply decision, and every community we choose to serve.
The foundation carries a deeper legacy — rooted in the life of Madam Bessie (Bawo) Wilson Omuso, whose commitment to family and community now drives the mission forward across two continents.
US 501(c)(3) Registered Nonprofit
Clinically Led Programs
Active in the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa
Our Partners
Nembe Ibe USA
Egbuoma Community Development Health Initiative
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How It Works
From Support to Impact
Three ways your support moves from intention to impact in communities that need it most.
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See the Work
Explore what BAWO has already accomplished — the training sessions completed, the communities reached, and the healthcare workers equipped to serve the families in their care. The work is real and it is ongoing.
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Choose How You Contribute
Whether you give as an individual, partner as an organization, or connect your network to the mission — there is a path that fits how you want to show up.
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Lives Change
Your contribution goes directly into the field. Nurses and midwives get trained. Supplies reach clinics and community health workers. Families in under-resourced communities gain access to care that supports mothers and newborns through every stage — before birth, during delivery, and beyond.
Your Support Saves Lives That Should Not Be Lost
Every donation funds nurse training, medical supplies, antenatal care support, and community health education in communities that need it most. The need is real. The path is simple.
Your Support Has Already Made a Difference
Every project below is completed and documented. This is not what BAWO plans to do — it is what BAWO has already done.
COMPLETED · DEC 2025
Egbuoma Community Outreach
IMO STATE, NIGERIA
In partnership with ECD Health, BAWO Foundation completed a 3-day training session for community healthcare workers and Imo State nurses covering four critical areas of maternal and newborn care:
Postpartum hemorrhage management
Preeclampsia recognition and response
Essential newborn care
Vital medical equipment was provided to every attendee.
COMPLETED · SEPT 2025
Nembe Hospital Outreach
NEMBE, NIGERIA
Your team connected directly with healthcare staff at two facilities, Nembe Cottage Hospital and the Main Hospital. The visit included:
Direct meetings with nursing staff at both facilities
Assessment of immediate supply and equipment needs
Donation of mosquito nets to both facilities
Active community engagement across both locations
Vital medical equipment was provided to every attendee.
COMPLETED · APR 2026
Maternal and Newborn Health Education Initiative
Nembe, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
In partnership with ECD Health, BAWO Foundation completed a 3-day training session for community healthcare workers including nurses and midwives in Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas and 1-day training for other Local Government Areas in Bayelsa State covering four critical areas of maternal and newborn care:
3-day training in Nembe for nurses, midwives, community health workers, and traditional birth attendants in the Nembe region
One-day training in Yenagoa targeting representatives from local governments across Bayelsa State
Antenatal clinic registering patients for care, checking blood pressure, blood sugars, and providing vital materials for safer births
Vital medical equipment was provided to every attendee.
Four Ways We Close the Gap
We improve health and well-being through four key strategic areas.
Education
Specialized clinical training for nurses, midwives, birth attendants, physicians, community health workers, and traditional birthing attendants — focused on the exact skills that save lives in the most critical moments of childbirth.
Research
Addressing health disparities in maternal and neonatal outcomes through evidence-based documentation — so that every program BAWO runs is informed by the realities of the communities being served.
Advocacy
Championing policy and systemic change for pregnant women and newborns in under-resourced communities — because training and supplies matter, and so does the environment in which care is delivered.
Empowerment
Supporting mothers, families, and community health workers to become lifelong advocates for maternal and newborn health — because lasting change is built from inside the communities being served.
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Whether you give, partner, or spread the word, every action closes the gap for a mother and newborn who need it.
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