People who believe
every life matters.

Our Founder

A story that began
in a hospital ward in Ghana.

Our founder, Asther Ahmed S.I, was diagnosed with preeclampsia during her second pregnancy—a dangerous condition that claims the lives of tens of thousands of women around the world every year. She survived because she was treated in the United States, allowing her to deliver a premature baby without complications. The only difference between her story and a tragic statistic was simply where she happened to be.

In 2013, while visiting a sick family member at the Wa Regional Hospital in Ghana’s Upper West Region, Asther witnessed a heartbreaking reality that would change her life forever. She saw a system where many pregnant women could not afford basic prenatal care or vital medical necessities, leading to mothers and newborns losing their lives to preventable complications.

The dedicated doctors and nurses worked tirelessly to save lives, but they were constantly held back by severe shortages of critical medical supplies and equipment. In the most challenging moments, healthcare workers were forced to provide care without gloves, stethoscopes, oxygen, or other essential resources.

“I started HH Healing Hearts because I could not unsee what I had seen.”

— Asther Ahmed S.I, Founder & Executive Director

Seeing these challenges firsthand opened her eyes to the urgent need for support, compassion, and basic healthcare access for vulnerable mothers and children. That profound experience planted the seed for what would become HH Healing Hearts Inc.—an organization fiercely dedicated to improving the lives of pregnant women, mothers, children, and families in need.

For years, Asther quietly funded this vital work entirely out of her own pocket. Today, HH Healing Hearts is an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization—and the mission to protect these families now belongs to all of us.