NURTURING MOTHERS. NOURISHING BABIES
Mothers First works alongside vulnerable mothers and families, providing practical support, healthcare access, nutrition, education, and community-based programmes that create lasting change.
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Mothers First was founded in 2004 as a small hospital specialising in severe malnutrition in children.
In 2015 we changed our approach to target malnourished pregnant mothers with a food based intervention. The program provides them with food and supplements delivered through the health system.
Our results have been not short of remarkable.
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In 2023, Mothers First established a Listening Tent to hear directly from a newly relocated community of more than 500 households.
Through this process, the community developed six key initiatives. Today, Mothers First works alongside three relocated communities, funding community-led projects that empower local people to address extreme poverty and improve maternal and family wellbeing.
Together, we have:
Built a Birthing Centre and Learning Centre.
Trained traditional birth attendants to improve maternal care.
Provided toilets and emergency shelter for the most vulnerable households.
Established microloan programmes to help families build sustainable livelihoods.
Created kitchen gardens to improve household nutrition and food security.
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In March 2026, Mothers First expanded its Mother Programme into Africa following a partnership formed when the founders of Mothers First and the Urembo Women Development Organisation met. Together, they extended the flagship Mother Programme to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The programme replicates the incentive-based delivery model developed in India and is currently providing nutritious food twice a month to 40 undernourished pregnant women.
Donate to the Congo Project
Support expectant mothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo by providing life-changing nutrition, prenatal care, and essential support when they need it most.
In March 2026, Mothers First expanded its Mother Program to Africa following a partnership formed nine months earlier at the Food Systems Summit, where the founders of Mothers First and the Urembo Women Development Organisation first met. United by a shared commitment to improving maternal nutrition, they joined forces to bring vital support to pregnant women and their communities.
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How Your Donation Makes a Difference
Nutritious Food Basket $12.10
Transport to Health Facility $6.00
Project Support and Monitoring $2.95
Health Facility and Contribution $0.76
Maintainence $0.26
Total $22
Let us ignite the lamp of humanity by taking a pledge to help and support undernourished expectant mothers by treating it in the first place by providing enough supplements through lending a helping hand.
Latest News
Selflessness and compassion are not just terms. These two entirely describe humanity and the passion to serve others with extreme love. Pat, once again, holds the dignity to cherish the values of ending malnutrition among expectant mothers in impoverished countries like India and Somaliland. Be in your good vibes and buckle up. To end this extreme cause, Mothersfirst, with the help of sponsors mainly through The Echo, is organising “The 45th Echo Women's Mini Marathon" on Sunday, September the 20th, 2026, at Centre Park Road, Ballintemple, Cork.
Mothersfirst with the unfathomable love and support of our sponsor, ‘The Echo', is organising a women's mini marathon to complete the remaining half of the pilot programme based in the DRC. The DRC programme funding would be done via sponsorship. Women of all age groups are welcome to partipate in the event. The total distance would be 6 ms. Calling all women runners and changemakers to gear yourselves up with energy and enthusiasm to help us combat malnutrition through participation.
Collaboration with Urambo Women Development in Congo
The mechanics of this targeted partnership include specialised,
Identification: The local teams identify mothers suffering from severe prenatal malnutrition.
Monthly Distribution: They directly supply these mothers with an 8.3 kg monthly ration of a highly specialized, nutrient-dense "Super Cereal".
Health Impact: This formula—made from a precise blend of grains, flours, oil, and sugar—is used to ensure healthy foetal development and protect newborns from critical, early-childhood illnesses.
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By Mothers First
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Where and how our work has evolved in 21 years.
From Varanasi Childrens Hospital to Mothers First
From responding to emergencies to prevention . Empowering mothers is building stronger and more resilient families.
In this Interview in 2012 Founder of Mothers First retells the extraordinary and heart warming story of how Mothers First was founded and its ability to adapt and change.
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Mothers First is provided targted food interventions to over 210 pregant and malnoursed mothers each month.
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Fullfilling a long held desire to work in Africa. Mothers First began working in a comunity of 600 households in Somiland. The project is about listening to the comunity needs and responding. We have built a bithing centre, developed a miro loans project and water and sanitiotion projects.. Please visit our web page here.
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In February 2026, Mothers First successfully replicated our approach in India to target clinically malnoursed Mothers with local food