No 21/23, Ile-Ayo Street, off Ayetobi, Command, Ipaja, Lagos State, Nigeria

Women and children Fifes Foundation works alongside

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Way In

  • I need help.

    Free, confidential legal aid, counselling and health referrals for women and children.

  • I am worried about a woman or child.

    How to support them, and how they can reach us.

  • I work in government, health or the justice sector.

    Our evidence, training and policy proposals.

  • I want to partner, fund or volunteer.

    Ways to work with us.

What We Do

We Work in Three Connected Ways

Support

Free legal aid, counselling, health outreach and referrals for women, children and persons with disabilities.

Learn

With consent, and without identifying anyone, we record what people face and where services fail, and turn it into research.

Influence

We take that evidence to the people who make and enforce laws, policies and budgets.

Women and children in a Nigerian community

512

Per 100,000
Live Births

Why It Matters

The Scale of

What's Missing

Nigeria's maternal mortality ratio was 512 deaths per 100,000 live births in the seven years before the survey (95% confidence interval: 447–578).

Source: Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2018, National Population Commission (NPC) and ICF.

Accountable From the Start

Governed by a Board. Bound by a Constitution.

Fifes Foundation is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (IT No. 9081144) and governed by a Board of Trustees. Our accounts are independently audited every year, and we publish our reports, policies and finances on this website.

Every Woman Deserves

Protection. Every Child a Chance.