Welcome

The Zuri Nzilani Foundation is spearheading a transformative movement in maternal and newborn health, with a steadfast commitment to reducing maternal mortality and improving the well-being of mothers and their babies.


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What we do

Voice & Healing . Community-led System audit . Narrative & learning . Policy & Accountability


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Our Programs


  • Act Now on Preeclampsia
  • Check Check Campaign
  • Respectful Maternal and Bereavement Care Training
  • Zuri Dignity & Care Awards


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Bridging the gap
between lived experience
and the healthcare system

Why we exist.

The Zuri Nzilani Foundation was born from lived experience, from navigating hospital corridors filled with fear, machines, and too many unanswered questions.

 

Our founder faced preeclampsia in all three pregnancies. Her first daughter, Zuri, was born at 30 weeks and passed away after 47 days in the NICU. Her second baby was born after a placental abruption at 31 weeks and had to be resuscitated and spent three months in hospital. Her third child arrived at 35 weeks with growth restrictions from late-onset preeclampsia.

 

These experiences are not isolated. Across Kenya, thousands of women face the same risks often without information, access to care, or the dignity they deserve.

We exist so that no woman suffers or dies from preeclampsia simply because she didn’t know the signs, couldn’t afford help, or wasn’t heard.

 

This is our why.

WHAT WE DO



Voice and Healing

Community-Led Systems Audit

Narrative & Learning

Policy & Accountability

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Our Programs

Our programs are designed to bridge the gap between lived experience and life-saving action. We work to prevent maternal deaths caused by hypertensive disorders in pregnancy by focusing on what matters most education, access to care, respectful treatment, and system-level change.

Act Now on Preeclampsia

Through storytelling, digital campaigns, community dialogue, and policy advocacy, this campaign aims to make preeclampsia as well known as malaria mobilizing public awareness and political will to act early and save lives.

Check Check Campaign

Our community-led outreach model brings life-saving antenatal services directly to women, especially in underserved areas.

Respectful Maternal and Bereavement Care Training

We offer training for healthcare workers to ensure compassionate, patient-centered care particularly for women facing high- risk pregnancies, loss, or critically ill newborns in NICU.

Zuri Dignity & Care Awards

Our awards spotlight healthcare providers and facilities offering dignified, respectful care.

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Partner with Zuri Nzilani Foundation to Transform Maternal Health Care in Kenya

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Our Ask

 

Training & Capacity Building
Support our goal to train 6,000 healthcare providers by 2030 in respectful, trauma-informed, and life- saving maternal care practices.


Community Awareness Campaigns
Help us to reach the community through our campaigns like “Check Check” and “Act Now on Preeclampsia” to educate women, families, and communities on the early signs of preeclampsia and the importance of timely care.


Policy & Advocacy Work
Collaborate with us to influence national and county- level policies through research-driven advocacy, stakeholder dialogues, and the integration of patient experiences into health system reforms.


Recognition & Accountability Mechanisms
Help us roll out the Zuri Care & Dignity Awards and Dignity Seals initiatives that recognize and incentivize health facilities delivering high-quality, respectful care.


INTENDED OUTCOMES

Strengthened Community Knowledge and Early Action on Preeclampsia.

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Respectful and Empathetic Maternal Care Institutionalised Across Facilities, aided by 02 Innovative Tools and Early Detection Technologies.

INTENDED OUTCOMES

Increased FinancialaProtection and Investment in Maternal Health.

INTENDED OUTCOMES

Institutional Growth, Sustainability, and thought Leadership.

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Events

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Board of Directors

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FEATURED ON



Jacaranda Maternity
Megi AI
Mosaic Health
Still a Mum
Nutrition by Nthenya