When Support Reaches Mothers, Change Begins
When community awareness programs brought information and support closer to home, a mother named Ranju in Madhesh Province found the confidence to seek the care she and her baby needed.
A Safe Place to Wait: A New Maternity Waiting Home in Dolpa
A new maternity waiting home in Dolpa gives mothers who travel long distances a safe, warm place to stay near the hospital as they prepare to welcome their babies.
Supporting Flood-Affected Mothers and Newborns in Nepal’s Hardest-Hit Districts
After severe flooding struck Nepal's Madhesh and Bagmati provinces, One Heart Worldwide worked with local partners to reach pregnant women and new mothers with dignity kits, shelter, and safe spaces to give birth.
A model health system: Jwalamukhi’s success in sustainability
What happens after a program ends? In Jwalamukhi, the answer is zero maternal deaths in three years and a community that has made safe motherhood its own.
Mahottari mothers: building a safe motherhood system
"I never give up." For community health volunteer Kiran Kumari Thakur, reaching every pregnant woman in her corner of Mahottari is a daily act of persistence, and it is beginning to shift how families think about safe motherhood.
Rebuilding Lives: OHW’s ongoing Relief Efforts in earthquake-affected Rukum West
When a powerful earthquake struck Karnali Province, One Heart Worldwide's team was on the ground within hours, setting up medical tents and safe birthing spaces so mothers and newborns in Rukum West could still reach care.
