Our history

Saving mothers and babies lives since 2009!

Life for African Mothers has a history of transforming maternity care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Partnering with charities such as IHP and Muntada Aid enables us to supply medicines donations and fund midwifery trips twice a year to our partner facilities in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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Board of directors

ANGELA GORMAN

CEO & Founder

Angela is co-founder and former CEO of LFAM. After almost two decades in the role Angela has stepped down ‘Being CEO of LFAM has been one of the greatest privileges of my life!’

MARTIN AYLOTT

Trustee

Martin worked as a learning disability nurse for 36 years before semi retiring in 2011, he fully retired in 2022. Martin has been involved with LFAM since its inception and is currently the treasurer.

DR TOM HOWSON

Trustee

Dr Tom Howson is the Innovation lead for the Bevan Commission. His studies focused on the innovation activity in Life Science and Health Sectors. Tom advises LFAM on operations and strategy.

SOPHIE BROWNING

Trustee

Sophie has extensive experience in Human Resources and supports LFAM in with people related issues or Initiatives.

MERCY ESONG

Trustee

Mercy is a member of the Welsh Cameroonian group and is passionate about maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa. With direct links to countries we have served Mercy provides vital insight into direct issues faced by mothers on the ground in the communities we serve.

PETER LINDSAY

Trustee

Peter has been an obstetric consultant for over 25 years and is the lead clinical adviser to LFAM. He provides critical analysis pertaining to implementation of training and medication distribution.

ALISON PERRY

Trustee

Alison is a midwife and doctoral candidate based at The George Institute for Global Health at Imperial College London with academic interest in the involvement and inclusion of communities to improve maternal health. Alison has an extensive range of midwifery experience, including the development of a global twinning project with colleagues in the UK and Uganda.

CHRIS TABI

Trustee

Christantus has more than 15 years’ experience in the Child Protection Services, as well as adult safeguarding in the UK. Christantus’s studied law at master’s level before progressing his career in Children’s Services. Christantus loves helping to improve people’s lives through meaningful charitable work. 'As a trustee I have responsibility for the safeguarding aspects of the charity.'

LFAM Patrons

DR GRACE KODINDO

Dr Grace Kodindo is a highly respected medical and advocacy advisor with over 30 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology. She has dedicated her career to improving maternal health, working in resource-challenged hospitals in Sudan, Chad, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her unwavering commitment to medical practice and maternal health advocacy initiatives earned her international recognition from governments and professional societies.

She was featured in two influential BBC documentaries, Dead Mums Don’t Cry (2005) and Grace Under Fire (2009), highlighting her efforts to reduce maternal mortality rates. She currently serves as a physician and teacher for Columbia University, where she is also the medical advisor for the RAISE Initiative. In 2023, Dr Grace received an award from Chad’s President recognising her lifelong work for women and babies. Her relentless journey has inspired the 'Life for African Mothers' charity.

Endorsement

From Dr Vincent Fauveau

"I came to know Life for African Mothers during a technical visit to Chad in November 2005, when I was mandated by the UNFPA to give advice to the Ministry of Health for improving the terrible situation of women and neonates around pregnancy and birth. I appreciated the organisations enthusiasm and dedication, and particularly their decision to fight post-partum Haemorrhage, the N°1 killer of women, through provision of Misoprostol at the most peripheral level, i.e. the decentralised health centres. Since that date, the group has evolved and progressed and has succeeded in providing life-saving drugs in selected countries, with good results. Even in retirement I want to continue to support their work, in view of the attainment of the SDG N°3, for the life and better health of mothers is the noblest aim that can be imagined".

Dr Vincent Fauveau, former Maternal and Newborn and Reproductive Health adviser, United Nations Population Fund, New york and Geneva.