🚑 "Bringing Healthcare to the Heart of Communities"

We innovate by decentralizing healthcare — providing antenatal care, malaria testing, child growth monitoring, and treatment right in the villages, where mothers and children live.

👩‍🍼 "Saving Lives Through Early Antenatal Care"

We’ve increased early antenatal admissions by over 10% through outreach services, improving maternal and newborn outcomes in rural Malawi.

Expectant mothers at outreach antenatal care sessions.

🍲 "Fighting Malnutrition with Community-Led Action"

Locally sourced food, health education, and participation help us combat child malnutrition sustainably.

Mothers cooking porridge and feeding children at a village clinic.

🤝 "Stronger Together: Public-Private Partnerships"

We partner with government, local clinics, and international donors to scale impact and innovate care delivery.

Team of health workers and community members in a meeting.

🚐 "Innovation on Wheels: Mobile Clinics"

We introduced mobile clinics serving 12+ villages, bringing quality healthcare services closer to those who need them most.

What We Do

We deliver innovative, community-based health solutions to save the lives of mothers and children in rural Malawi.

Maternal Health

Early antenatal care, pregnancy testing & maternal support for rural women.
Community Clinics
Village clinics deliver malaria tests, growth monitoring & treatments for under-fives.
Nutrition Support
12-day porridge programs & nutrition education using local food sources.
Behavior Change
We promote health via door-to-door education, peer groups & community outreach.

Our Approaches

Community-based

Interventions implemented by Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Community Care Groups.

Facility-based

Interventions are implemented at a health facilities level by nurses, clinicians, and home craft workers.

Community-based

Health solutions delivered directly in communities by CHWs and local groups.

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Facility-based

Health services conducted by nurses and clinicians in official health facilities.

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Support Our Work

Help us reach more mothers and children in rural Malawi with lifesaving healthcare services. Your donation makes a real impact.

Today's Smile Mums Field Visit

Explore key locations where our field teams are impacting lives today.

Nsaru Health Center

A government health center, Smile Mums, partnered with in 2018. It serves as a referral hub for our maternal, community, nutrition, and behavior change programs

Phanga Village

A rural community where Smile Mums runs various health programs, including community-led acute malnutrition support and caregiver education.

Smile Mums Foundation

Once a one-room facility, now expanded to serve 24 villages. Built with community support and Segal Family Foundation funding, it provides vital village-based healthcare.

Collaborating for Impact

Partnering with diverse entities, Smile Mums Foundation enhances maternal and child health through unified efforts and innovative solutions.

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