Every year250,000newborns in Nigeriadon’t survive their first month.
Many could be saved by a simple, proven solution that few receive.
We ensure no child misses out on a lifesaving first embrace.
Our impact →Problem
The World Health Organization recommends Kangaroo Care for every premature and low-birthweight newborn, with its highest level of certainty. Only 5% of them receive it.
The reasons why are solvable.
What is Kangaroo Care?
Kangaroo Care combines skin-to-skin contact between newborn and family member, exclusive breastfeeding and danger sign training. It keeps the baby warm, stable, and feeding, and it dramatically improves survival for premature and low-birthweight babies. Press play to see how it works in under two minutes.
Kano · since February 2026
Results
Estimated mortality among vulnerable newborns nationally, using the method GiveWell applies to the same question. It is the number our own results are measured against.
75% of newborn deaths happen in the first week of life. Most of our babies stay with us through it.
Our impact →How we know
We have concluded our pilot in one of Nigeria’s highest-burden hospitals for newborns. We are continuing there and have now expanded to a second hospital.
We compare our outcomes against a prospective hospital baseline and national estimates. All data is shared with the Kano State Ministry of Health.
Supported by
We embed Kangaroo Care in public hospitals
Nigeria aims for 95% of newborns to receive Kangaroo Care by 2030. To our knowledge, we are the only organisation supporting the government to practically scale it in Kano.
We equip existing wards to WHO standards and train dedicated nursing teams to run them.
Nurses deliver Kangaroo Care and log every session in a real-time monitoring system.
We work with government so over time they can manage programs as we assist them technically.
Why us
Built for this challenge. Led by those closest to it.
We unite global clinical experience with local systems expertise.
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Support
$300 gives a newborn Kangaroo Care from birth to home.
Predictable funding lowers equipment costs through bulk procurement, so every dollar goes further. All donations are tax-deductible.
- $60
- Kangaroo Care for a vulnerable newborn on the day when they are most likely to not survive.
- $300
- Kangaroo Care from birth to home for one newborn.
- $2,000
- Kangaroo Care for a whole ward of vulnerable newborns for a week.
- $3,000
- A newborn life saved.
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