OUR STORY

Bahati: blessing, destiny, and fortune.

The Bahati Foundation is born out of great struggle. A family facing uncertainty of the NICU. A mother in critical care. Our Founder’s lived experiences are the reason we strive to ensure that Each and Every waiting family who expected to take home a baby and is instead in the NICU is cared for. That Each and Every family whose mother has fallen ill during and immediately after pregnancy is held. That Each and Every one who passes through hospital corridors knows they will never walk alone.
At twenty-six weeks, something about our Founder’s pregnancy did not feel right. Her OBGYN confirmed the imminency of preterm birth. What followed was many long nights in the NICU, filled with blinking monitors and flashing lights. When pregnant a second time, her husband waited by her bedside, surrounded by monitors and lights; she had had a massive hemorrhagic stroke. She was in a coma.
She pulled through. She survived. And so did her children. But she’s not the only one. Roughly 10% of all pregnancies find their way to the NICU, High-Risk Ward, or both.

Our founder, Katherine Okello, wanted to see that no family must walk through uncertainty alone. The Bahati Foundation is her answer to that call — and an open invitation for you to walk alongside us.

Winter 2026 Benefit Dinner