Saving Mothers.
Securing Newborn Lives.
Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI) exists because every mother deserves dignity, safety, and a fair chance to live through childbirth. We are a compassionate, community-rooted organization built to confront preventable maternal and newborn deaths with education, advocacy, training, research, and action.
We were founded to close the gap between knowledge and survival — to make sure a woman in a rural community receives the same hope, preparation, and support as a woman in a major city.
A Mission Born from Love,
Urgency, and Responsibility
MANSI is a maternal and newborn health organization built around a simple truth: no family should lose a mother or baby to a preventable cause. We work with communities, healthcare workers, leaders, families, and partners to strengthen birth preparedness, complication readiness, and quality care.
Our work blends compassion with evidence. We teach women and families how to recognize danger signs early, equip health workers with practical skills, support advocacy for stronger health systems, and build local trust so that every intervention feels human, respectful, and effective.
A world where every pregnancy is planned, every birth is safe, and no woman or newborn dies from preventable causes.
To reduce preventable maternal and neonatal mortality through education, training, advocacy, research, and strategic partnerships.
Built on Respect, Excellence, and Community Partnership
Respect for Life
Every mother and newborn deserves dignity, safety, and a chance to thrive.
Evidence-Based Care
We use practical, proven, culturally relevant solutions that communities can trust.
Equity & Inclusion
We serve women regardless of income, location, language, or background.
Accountability
We are transparent with our partners, our communities, and the families we serve.
From Education to Advocacy,
From Homes to Health Systems
MANSI works across the full journey of maternal health. We begin with awareness in homes and communities, strengthen skills among health workers, build pathways to timely care, and advocate for systems that make safe motherhood the norm rather than the exception.
Our interventions are designed to be practical and lasting — not just visible. When a woman learns the danger signs early, when a midwife has the right tools, and when a community is ready to act, lives are saved.
Prenatal & postnatal awareness
Helping families recognize danger signs and prepare for safe delivery.
Health worker capacity building
Equipping frontline workers with evidence-based maternal health skills.
Policy and public engagement
Championing better funding, safer systems, and stronger accountability.
Data-informed impact
Using evidence to refine programs and document real change.
The People Carrying the Mission
MANSI is powered by committed leaders who bring strategy, compassion, and execution to the work of saving mothers and newborns.
Dr. Olufunke M. Iwaola
Founder & Executive Director
Dr. Lanre Iwaola
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Abimbola A. Amuro
Board Secretary
Prof. Christiana Olanrewaju Sowunmi
Consultant / Technical Advisor
50 Years of Grace,
Saving Mothers, Securing Newborn Lives
MANSI is more than a project — it is a promise. A promise to stand with women, to equip families with knowledge, to train the health workforce, and to keep pressing until safe motherhood becomes a reality in every community we touch.
- Community education on birth preparedness and danger signs
- Training for frontline health workers and midwives
- Advocacy for stronger maternal health systems and policies
- Partnerships that keep mothers and newborns alive