Foundation for Mother & Child Health

What Foundation for Mother & Child Health does

The Foundation for Mother & Child Health UK is a registered charity (no. 1117795) and company limited by guarantee based in England and Wales, operating as part of a three-entity family of sister organisations: FMCH-UK, FMCH Indonesia (locally known as Yayasan Balita Sehat, founded 2001 in Jakarta), and FMCH India (established 2006 in Mumbai's Dhobi Ghat). FMCH UK is volunteer-run with no paid staff and serves as a fundraising, advocacy, and coordination entity supporting the two operational sister organisations that deliver programmes in Indonesia and India. The UK entity itself focuses on maternal and paternal mental health awareness through the Perinatal Positivity animation (translated into 19 languages and distributed via perinatalpositivity.org), conference participation (including the International Conference on Maternal Mental Health in Africa, Zimbabwe 2024-2025), and global coalition memberships (Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health, Blue Dot Project).

The operational portfolio across the FMCH family includes: the BUNDA Programme (Indonesia's first community-based CBT psychosocial support model for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, launched 2025 with 100 trained midwives); the HER Project / RISE Equal workplace health programme for female factory workers (31 factories, ~65,000 workers reached, ~1,200 Peer Health Educators trained since 2011); 21 community pre-schools (PAUD) across Bogor, South Central Timor, and Southwest Sumba with an integrated mobile library service (Smart Cart, Motor Pustaka Timor, Library House); Pregnancy Classes in India and Indonesia; the Paternal Mental Health Programme (#HowAreYouDad campaign); the NuTree mobile application used by FMCH India para-nutritionists to track maternal nutrition outcomes; and Reproductive Education with Days for Girls menstrual kit distribution in West Timor. The peer education model — training women within factories and communities as health educators — is the core delivery architecture.

Revenue is generated exclusively through donations (individuals via JustGiving with Gift Aid) and grants from corporate foundations and institutional donors (e.g., Caterpillar Foundation via CAF America, Burdett Trust for Nurses, Priscilla Hall Foundation). Programmes are delivered through partnerships with local health systems (Puskesmas, Posyandu health posts, BKKBN in Indonesia; Government of Maharashtra Department of Health in India) and the RISE Equal / BSR partnership for factory worker health. Outcome metrics reported by FMCH include an 80% reduction in malnutrition and 71% reduction in low-BMI mothers in FMCH India intervention areas, 48% wasting reduction in a 4,600-child longitudinal study, and 82% of factory workers reporting positive health actions following peer education.

Name

Foundation for Mother & Child Health

Legal name

The Foundation for Mother & Child Health UK

Website

https://fmch-uk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Foundation for Mother & Child Health UK is a volunteer-run registered charity that supports two sister organisations, FMCH Indonesia and FMCH India, delivering maternal and child health programmes including pre-schools, factory worker health education, pregnancy classes, and CBT-based psychosocial support. It focuses globally on perinatal mental health awareness through the Perinatal Positivity animation in 19 languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal and Child Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (MNCH) Programs (BPADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sexual & Reproductive Health & Family Planning (SRH/FP) Programs (BPADAIAD)

Keywords

• Maternal health programs
• Child nutrition services
• Community health education
• Perinatal mental health
• Early childhood development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bath, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: FMCH relies on donations from individuals. Online donations are processed via JustGiving platform; bank transfers are also accepted. Gift Aid is claimed for UK taxpayers to increase donation value by 25%. The organisation keeps overheads deliberately low so funds go directly to programme delivery.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Funding from corporate foundations and institutional donors. Example: Caterpillar Foundation support via CAF America for health and dental check-ups in Indonesia. Grants are directed to specific FMCH programmes or countries.
3. Partnership and Programme Funding: Funding from partners such as BSR/RISE Equal (HER Project), and event partnerships such as the International Conference on Maternal Mental Health in Africa. Income generation and skills training activities (crafts, sewing) generate small revenues for mothers in programme areas.
4. Skills Training and Income Generation: Mothers of children attending Early Learning Centres can access income generation and skills training (small enterprise workshops in crafts, sewing). Participants are paid for their work; materials are provided by the Foundation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

FMCH is a charitable organization comprising three sister entities delivering maternal and child health programs across the UK, Indonesia, and India. Core offerings include community pre-school education, pregnancy and antenatal classes, the BUNDA mental health program for mothers, HER Project workplace health education for female factory workers, and the Perinatal Positivity awareness animation translated into 19 languages.

Product overview

Foundation for Mother & Child Health (FMCH) is a charitable organisation comprising three sister entities — FMCH-UK, FMCH Indonesia (Yayasan Balita Sehat), and FMCH India — operating across the UK, Indonesia, and India. FMCH does not offer a commercial software product but delivers a portfolio of charitable health and education programmes. The core portfolio includes the Perinatal Positivity animated film (translated into 19 languages), the BUNDA Programme (Indonesia's first CBT-based community mental health support for mothers), the HER Project / RISE Equal (workplace health education for female factory workers), Pregnancy Classes (in India and Indonesia), Pre-School Education (21 community pre-schools and mobile library programmes in Indonesia), Paternal Mental Health advocacy, and Reproductive Education with menstrual kit distribution. FMCH India also uses the NuTree mobile app to support frontline workers. All programmes are delivered through local partners, trained community health workers, and peer educators, with donated funds directed to direct programme delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Perinatal Positivity Animation
• BUNDA Programme
• HER Project
• Pregnancy Classes
• Pre-School Education (PAUD)
• Paternal Mental Health Programme
• Reproductive Education and Menstrual Kits
• Mobile Library Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% reduction in malnutrition and 71% reduction in mothers with low BMI in FMCH India intervention areas across 154,000+ families
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• International Conference on Maternal Mental Health in AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024FMCH UK has partnered with the International Conference on Maternal Mental Health in Africa since 2024, supporting conferences in Zimbabwe in December 2024 and December 2025. FMCH UK advises and supports international initiatives as UN and WHO emphasise maternal mental health in Africa.
• RISE Equal (formerly BSR HER Project)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011FMCH Indonesia partners with RISE Equal (formerly HER Project by BSR) to deliver workplace health education to female factory workers in Indonesia. Since 2011, the partnership has reached ~65,000 workers across 31 factories through trained Peer Health Educators. As of 2025, RISE Equal has reached 1 million+ workers globally.
• FMCH Indonesia (Yayasan Balita Sehat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH Indonesia is the primary delivery partner for FMCH UK's programmes in Indonesia. Founded in 2001, it has over 25 years of experience running pre-schools, pregnancy classes, HER Project factory health education, and the BUNDA mental health programme. Operates under its own Board with local leadership.
• FMCH IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH India is the primary delivery partner for FMCH UK's programmes in India. Established in 2006 in Mumbai, it has grown into a major public health organisation directly impacting over 350,000 children and 325,000+ families across three states, with a focus on malnutrition and the first 1,000 days.
• Priscilla Hall FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFMCH UK and FMCH Indonesia collaborate with the Priscilla Hall Foundation to support the Days for Girls initiative in West Timor, Indonesia. The Foundation arranges collection and delivery of menstrual hygiene kits manufactured by volunteers in Australia to West Timor, where FMCH Indonesia distributes them with reproductive health training.
• Days for GirlsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH Indonesia provides reproductive health education and distributes Days for Girls menstrual kits to teenage schoolgirls in remote rural West Timor, Indonesia. A pilot study with 100 kits in 2017 was successful; a further 350 schoolgirls were reached in 2018.
• ForMed FilmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH UK co-produced Perinatal Positivity animation with ForMed Films and other not-for-profit organisations. The six-minute film on perinatal mental health won the Innovation in Health Visiting Award and has been viewed many thousands of times worldwide.
• Chelsea & Westminster HospitalminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChelsea & Westminster Hospital collaborated with FMCH UK to translate the Perinatal Positivity animation into 19 languages, making it one of the most widely accessible perinatal mental health resources globally.
• Royal Society of MedicineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFMCH UK first produced an Urdu translation of Perinatal Positivity in collaboration with the Royal Society of Medicine, before the film was subsequently translated into 18 further languages.
• Government of Maharashtra, Department of HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH India partners with the Government of Maharashtra Department of Health to strengthen the Anganwadi system — India's frontline child nutrition infrastructure. FMCH India equips Anganwadi workers with training, technology tools, and data systems. Dr Rupal Dalal serves as Consulting Pediatrician to the Department.
• Puskesmas (Community Health Centres) IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH Indonesia partners with local Puskesmas (community health centres) to deliver health and dental check-ups for children at its 21 pre-schools, and to support the BUNDA Programme delivery at Posyandu health posts.
• Global Alliance for Maternal Mental HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH UK is a proud member of the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health — a coalition of international organisations committed to improving mental health and wellbeing of women and children during pregnancy and the first postnatal year worldwide.
• Blue Dot ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH UK is a proud member of the Blue Dot Project, raising awareness of maternal mental health for women in the USA.
• National Family Planning Board (BKKBN) IndonesiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFMCH Indonesia delivers pregnancy classes and postnatal support in collaboration with BKKBN and a multidisciplinary team including doctors, midwives, and nutritionists in Semarang and West Timor.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vitamin Angels: Non-profit organisation providing vitamins and minerals to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and children under five in low-income countries. Highly comparable beneficiary population and nutrition focus, though narrower intervention scope.
• Alive & Thrive: FHI 360-led initiative focused on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition across Asia and Africa, with measurable outcomes in breastfeeding and complementary feeding. Directly comparable to FMCH India's first 1,000 days nutrition focus and Indonesia's pregnancy support programmes.
• PATH: Global non-profit focused on health innovation, particularly maternal and child health in emerging markets, with active programmes in India, Indonesia, and across Africa. Comparable target beneficiaries and emphasis on measurable health outcomes.
• BRAC: Bangladesh-based development organisation operating one of the world's largest community health worker and peer education networks, delivering maternal and child health, nutrition, and poverty programmes. BRAC's ultra-poor graduation and community health volunteer models are highly comparable to FMCH's peer-educator approach in Indonesia and India.
• Mercy Corps: International development organisation operating health, nutrition, and economic empowerment programmes in fragile and emerging markets, including Indonesia and India. Comparable community-led delivery model and target populations.
• Concern Worldwide: International humanitarian organisation with maternal and child health, nutrition, and livelihoods programmes in low-income and fragile contexts. Comparable community-based delivery model and beneficiary focus in similar geographies.
• CARE International: International humanitarian organisation with strong maternal and child health, nutrition, and women's empowerment programmes across low-income countries. Comparable community-led delivery model and target beneficiary population.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Large international NGO with extensive maternal, newborn, and child health programming across low-income countries, including nutrition and newborn care. Operates at much broader scale and scope than FMCH but addresses overlapping populations and outcomes.
• FHI 360: Global human development organisation with broad health, nutrition, and education programming across 60+ countries, including significant maternal and child nutrition work in Asia and Africa. Broader scope than FMCH but includes directly comparable MNCH and nutrition portfolio.
• UNICEF: United Nations agency responsible for children's wellbeing, with global MNCH programmes, nutrition initiatives, and maternal health advocacy. Broad incumbent with vastly larger resource base and overlapping mission, including first 1,000 days framing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FMCH_UK
• YouTubevimeo.com/user90207201
• Facebookfacebook.com/Foundation-for-Mother-Child-Health-UK-829541603897431
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-foundation-for-mother-child-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/fmch_uk

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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