Every birth deserves the dignity of safety and care.
Our Story & Mission
“No woman should have to risk her life giving life.”
BeWelle was founded in response to alarming maternal mortality rates across Africa. With a vision to create change, we developed essential obstetric supplies, maternity kits, and educational resources to address preventable complications. Our passion for safeguarding mothers led to a commitment towards community empowerment and education.
We have served thousands of women and their families across various communities. Our initial focus is on the most at risk regions where we have existing partners able to support local solutions for long term success.
Our kits and educational programs have reached remote areas, ensuring that vital resources are accessible to those in need. Together with our partners, we work to make safe delivery a reality for all mothers.
Our mission is to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity across Africa and other high risk regions through the distribution of essential obstetric supplies, culturally relevant maternity kits, and community-based education (‘no woman dies while giving life’)
Our Values
Dignity
Equity
Sustainability
Partnership
Innovation
Our Journey
Every year, hundreds of thousands of women in Africa lose their lives during pregnancy and childbirth—most from causes that are entirely preventable. Behind every statistic is a woman full of dreams and a family forever changed. As founders with expertise in public health and clinical practice, we knew that the solutions existed—trained health workers, accessible facilities and supplies,
respectful care, and strong community support systems—but the gap between knowledge and access remain far too wide.
Drawing on our professional experiences and a deep personal commitment, we created BeWelle to be part of the solution. Through lifesaving supplies, maternity kits, and education, we aim to give mothers the resources they need for safe pregnancies and deliveries. But our mission goes beyond immediate relief. We are working to build sustainable impact—empowering communities,
strengthening health systems, and advancing maternal health equity so that the change we create today endures for generations. This is not just our journey. It is a call to action.
Our Founders
Tequam Worku
Dr. Tequam Worku, DrPH, MPH, is a strategic public health and policy leader dedicated to advancing equity in health across communities worldwide. With more than a decade of experience leading local, national and international initiatives, she has guided research, policy, and advocacy efforts that informed strategies to better shape how health systems respond to challenges.
Dr. Tequam’s work has convened diverse stakeholders—governments, researchers, and communities alike—to design solutions rooted in evidence and equity. Tequam’s journey is one of connecting worlds between policy and practice, research and lived experience, local realities and global ambitions.
Through her work, she bridges her roots in Ethiopia with her professional journey in the U.S., inviting others to join in building a future where dignity, equity, and health are within reach for all women.
Dr. Tequam holds a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Morgan State University, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Melat Worku
Dr. Melat is a Chief Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology with a deep commitment to advancing women’s health and reducing maternal mortality. With a foundation in biomedical science, she brings both clinical expertise and research insight to the pressing challenges facing women and families today.
Throughout training and leadership, Dr. Melat has championed patient-centered care and equity in access to improve outcomes in maternal and reproductive health. Her career reflects a passion for combining clinical practice with advocacy, mentorship, and system-level change.
As a co-founder, she envisions a future where no woman loses her life to preventable causes during childbirth and where quality care is accessible to all. Dr. Melat holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Master’s in Biomedical Sciences from Rutgers University.
