



BLS is a non-profit organization that started as an intermittent safe motherhood education project in Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County-Kenya in 2014.

The organization currently works in areas of maternal and child health, water, sanitation and hygiene, women economic empowerment, and environmental conservation.

We embrace partnerships at BLS. We work closely with our partners to ensure a more collaborative and impactful approach towards achieving the agenda of BLS.
Our Mission
To help Kenyan women have safe pregnancies and skilled deliveries by educating them to move away from harmful traditional ways of birthing and addressing maternity care barriers.
Our Vision
Healthy communities enjoying equitable access to healthcare and opportunities for development.
Our Core Values
Integrity, Equity, Partnership
We’re constantly working hard to offer the much-needed help to vulnerable pregnant women and their newborns.
Begin Life Safely
Promoting health equity in Kenya
BLS is a non-profit organization that started as an intermittent safe motherhood education project in Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County-Kenya in 2014. The project gradually grew into a more stable, continuous initiative and expanded into other thematic areas which led to the founding and registration of the organization in October 2016.
Support Our Programs
Many of you may never travel to Africa, but you can be there through partnering with Begin Life Safely. Your support will help us meet the needs of the most vulnerable pregnant women and teenage girls.
