Motherhood Health Care (MHC) was established in 2011 to tackle the high rate of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone and around the world. At that time 1:8 Sierra Leonean women died from pregnancy and childbirth related issue. The high rate of maternal mortality is exacerbated by discrimination and the low status of women in Sierra Leone. Therefore, the human rights of women and girls lies at the centre of our work.

The MHC’s human rights-based approach to programming focuses on four key areas: Service provision; empowerment; advocacy and campaigns; and solidarity work. MHC has been working rural areas around Bo, Kenema and Kailahun Districts and surrounding villages (Eastern and Southern Sierra Leone) since August 2011 to reduce maternal mortality by providing antenatal and postnatal care through our mobile out-reach clinics, training of midwives and other healthcare professional and public health sessions..

Indeed, there is clear evidence that our services have brought immense benefits to over 10.000 people, including saving over 2,000 lives - and counting. MHC will continue to do so in a unique way that sets us apart from many other organisations..

From the beginning, we have and always will put rural women and communities at the centre of our programmes and services and we will continue to work through local partners, and will develop and use approaches that are strongly evidence-based, extremely cost-effective and sustainable in the long-run..

By the end of 2025, MHC aims to support 5,000 rural communities, save the lives of 5,000 women, babies and young girls. .