A life given
to the mission.

Marglimar Humanitarian Foundation was founded by Margaret Oshinowo, a Nigerian-born Chicago resident who never forgot where she came from. As a widow, a mother, and a reverend, her passion was deeply personal. She knew firsthand what it meant to carry loss and still keep going. That experience became the heartbeat of everything MHF does. After watching families in Nigerian communities struggle with poverty, food insecurity, and the quiet weight of grief, she did not wait for someone else to act. She created an initiative to go directly to the people who needed it most and lift them up from the inside out. She started showing up. First with food. Then with resources. Then with a registered nonprofit, a growing team of volunteers, and a mission that keeps expanding because the need is real and the people are absolutely worth it.