Creating opportunities. Supporting mothers. Investing in girls.
Tosan & Combra Hesse Foundation is a Nigerian nonprofit working to make education, maternal support and basic resources more accessible to women, girls and families facing financial hardship.
WHY WE EXIST
We believe a person's circumstances should not decide their future.
For many women and girls, financial hardship can turn something as important as staying in school or receiving maternity care into a difficult decision.
Tosan & Combra Hesse Foundation was created to help address some of those barriers—starting with practical support for women, girls and families in Nigeria.
WHY NIGERIA. WHY THIS WORK.
A future should not be determined by circumstance.
10.5M
children aged 5–14 are out of school
1,047
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
35M
people projected to face acute and severe food insecurity
OUR FOCUS AREAS
Girls' Education & Opportunity
Supporting girls with the resources and encouragement they need to remain in school, pursue their education and build brighter futures.
Safe Birth & Maternal Access
Helping women experiencing financial hardship access essential maternity and childbirth care when they need it most.
Mother & Family Relief
Providing practical support to vulnerable mothers and families experiencing financial hardship and difficult circumstances.
Starting in Warri. Building for Nigeria.
Our work begins in Warri and surrounding communities in Delta State.
This is where we are building relationships, listening to the needs of the community and putting our first programs into action—starting with women, girls and families.
Our ambition is national, but our approach is local first.
A LONG-TERM VISION
Hesse Women & Children's Hospital
One day, we hope to establish a women and children's hospital in Warri, Delta State.
But we know a hospital cannot be built on a good idea alone.
Today, we're building the programs, partnerships, experience and trust that we hope will make that vision possible tomorrow.