Dear Ones, We are so excited to be sharing our campaign content with you this spring! This is one of two major fundraising campaigns we conduct annually, and we depend heavily on your financial support. Your support of our students’ education at the Nadene Brunk Eads School, the only midwifery
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Happy Spring!
Dear Ones, Happy Spring! Personally, I have never needed this season more after the past year! Signs of growth and rebirth are all around us, and nowhere is this more true than here at Midwives for Haiti. Our students are in the last stretch before graduation, after an extended break
Welcome Back, Volunteers!
Dear Ones, It is with great excitement that we are now open for volunteers once again! Our international staff has been back on the ground for three weeks, and feel it is now safe to re-open our doors to our beloved volunteer family. However, as the world has changed, so has our
News From Haiti
Dear Ones, Almost 1 year to the day after our international staff left Haiti, Education Director Daisy, Clinical Director Perrine, and I are back in Hinche! This morning I was able to sit on my balcony with a cup of tea and listen to the students below in the outdoor
Good News for Spring!
What a February it has been! Between the wild weather all over the US, vaccine roll outs, and everything else that is going on…whew! Time for some good news! We have tabulated our impact numbers from 2020 and it’s official! Even in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, Midwives for Haiti continues to provide compassionate, evidence based care in the Central Plateau.
One Family, Many Voices: Happy New Year
Dear Ones, Thank you so much to all who contributed to our End-Of-Year fundraising campaign! With your help, we were able to raise $128,400 to help continue our extensive programming and service delivery. We are so grateful for your help, and we are honored by your trust in us. The New
One Family, Many Voices: Final Request
Dear ones, Wow, what a ride it has been! We had absolutely no idea how our end of year campaign would go this time around, as 2020 has just been so unpredictable! The whole world has had to face unprecedented challenges, and Midwives for Haiti is no different. What is
One Family, Many Voices: By the Numbers
Dear Ones, Over the past few weeks, you have been introduced to some of our staff, our students, and our midwives. You’ve seen how Midwives for Haiti addresses maternal and infant mortality, and how your support is vital to continue this work. And of course, you’ve met some beautiful babies, who
Many Voices, One Family: Chosen Family
Dear Ones, This is a story that begins in tragedy, yet ends in hope and love for family and community. In challenging environments such as Haiti, death in childbirth is an ever present specter. With the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the western hemisphere, there is hardly a
Kate’s Story
Like many mothers, childbirth was one of the most profound experiences of my life. I was fortunate to receive compassionate and competent midwifery care from Nadene Brunk Eads, founder of Midwives for Haiti, through two pregnancies and am forever grateful for the tradition of women helping women through support and