Doulas Outreach Africa is a voluntary organization of doulas, midwives and doctors located and registered in Northern California-The Bay Area. Doulas are trained professionally in areas of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care along with providing new mothers with emotional and physical support. Doulas Outreach Africa has been primarily focusing on the Pokot Region of Northern Kenya. This region has high maternal and neonatal mortality rates, and bare healthcare accessibility.

The Pokot region of Kenya is home to the tribe called the Kalenjins and Pokots. They are pastoralists and some also practice agriculture. The pastoralists move from place to place in search for pasture for their livestock which is mostly goats and cows. As men and young boys move with their animals, women and children are left behind to take care of the homes. Pokot is characterized by hot climate throughout the year with temperatures of as high as 104F. Agriculture has not been a practice in this region until recently when missionaries started interventions to transform lives and change mindsets to look beyond livestock to growing crops as well. This is picking up albeit slowly but making big impacts in families as men restraint themselves from cattle rustling.