A Safe Start for Every Mother and Child
Safe Arrival Initiative
Across Africa, millions of mothers return home from health facilities to kitchens filled with smoke from open fires and traditional stoves—putting both their lives and their newborns at risk. The Safe Arrival Initiative is changing this.
We partner with governments to deliver clean cooking solutions as part of postnatal discharge care—ensuring that every mother leaves the hospital equipped for a safe, healthy start at home.
THE SAFE ARRIVAL KIT -WHAT'S INCLUDED
Why it matters
Clean cooking is not a luxury. It is essential for life.
Delivered at discharge and supported by local women-led networks, the kit ensures immediate adoption and continued access to clean fuel.
Protect mothers and newborns from harmful smoke
Newborns and postpartum mothers face the highest vulnerability to indoor air pollution in the critical weeks after birth.
Reduces the risk of respiratory illness and burns
Clean stoves significantly cut particulate exposure, lowering incidence of pneumonia, asthma, and accidental burns.
Lowers household fuel costs
Efficient combustion frees household income for nutrition, education, and healthcare for the whole family.
Cuts emissions and protects the environment
At scale, the Initiative contributes meaningfully to Africa's clean energy transition and climate commitments.
How to scale
Scaling Through Partnership
Public hospitals and health systems
Integrated into postnatal discharge protocols at the point of care across Africa.
Government Partnerships
Co-designed with ministries of health for national-scale reach and programme sustainability.
Women-led last-mile distribution networks
Community women ensure continued fuel access, adoption, and resupply beyond discharge.
Make Safe Arrival a reality
Every mother deserves a safe home environment for her child. Partner with us to scale Safe Arrival across Africa. Together, we are building a new model for delivering clean cooking at scale.