2025 – Division 1: Toto Care Box Initiative
For the past three years, the Junior League of Nairobi has partnered with Toto Care Box to empower young and disadvantaged women with essential resources that enhance newborn survival rates, improve maternal health outcomes, and promote safe pregnancy experiences. Through the distribution of life-saving baby care kits and maternal health education, this initiative has significantly increased prenatal care attendance, facilitated safer deliveries, and improved maternal knowledge of newborn care. The baby starter kit includes 18 essential newborn supplies, a safe sleeping box, and hygiene products. It is paired with comprehensive maternal health education that covers pre and post-natal care, newborn health, and safe delivery practices, equipping vulnerable mothers with the tools and knowledge necessary for safe motherhood and reducing maternal and newborn mortality rates. To date, JLN has supported over 1,100 mothers and babies. Of those, 76% have attended at least 4 prenatal visits, meeting WHO-recommended maternal health targets, 100% have delivered in a healthcare facility, and 22% have been teenage mothers, a highly vulnerable demographic. Congratulations to the Junior League of Nairobi, Kenya!
Award Recipients in Division 1 have 14-50 Actives + Provisionals.