Dear Ones, it has been such a difficult time in Haiti lately, and things are looking a bit bleak. As many of you probably know, Haiti is currently facing great challenges, both politically and economically. Inflation has risen to almost 20% now, and there is a serious fuel shortage, which has ground
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Transitioning from mobile clinics to system static community clinic models!
I have now returned to my home base in Seattle, and there is no doubt that autumn is in the air. The leaves are beginning to change, there is a nip in the air and Starbucks has ushered us firmly into pumpkin spice season. It’s a far cry from the heavy heat
Greetings from Haiti!
I am sitting here in one of the giant rocking chairs on the porch of the Midwives For Haiti, looking out over the rooftops of Hinche, watching an approaching storm roll in from over the hills. This is my first trip to Haiti, and the highlight of my first month
Welcome, Anna!
Please join us in welcoming Anna Eme to Midwives For Haiti! Anna was born and raised in Southern California and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies and Biology from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, where she served as
Class 10 Graduation!
On Sunday, May 26, 2019, Midwives For Haiti celebrated the graduation of our 10th class. It was also coincidentally Mother’s Day in Haiti!
Keeping Calm and Carrying On
Hi There, And Happy Spring! … Haiti has been intermittently “on fire” in the past year, as my friends, family, and the ticket exchange agents at American and Delta Airlines are surely aware. Tough political and economic events have led to riots, crime, demonstrations, and cancellations of trips that Greg and
Midwives For Haiti Board Member and Founder of Nourish Every Child, Jennifer Burns, shares why she joined the board of Midwives For Haiti in an article for Coast Magazine
Jennifer Burns (CNM, MSN) shares her personal experiences in Haiti and what made her choose to become a member of the board of directors here at Midwives For Haiti. Read her feature in Coast magazine titled “Jennifer Burns labor of love for Haiti” written by Samantha Dunn with photography by
“After all this, integration has begun.” An Update from Haiti Written by Perrine Stock.
Perrine Stock, clinical director at Midwives For Haiti, shares an update from Haiti.
News from Haiti: February 2019
Midwives for Haiti began teaching auxiliaires in the Central Plateau of Haiti in 2006. In the last 12 years, we have trained 155 skilled birth attendants. In that training we focused on rural communities in remote areas. In 2010, we began mobile clinics, visiting 22 villages once a month. This
Volunteer story submission: Respect, dignity, support and empathy.
“Early December 2017 was a relatively quiet week as a volunteer in Hinche. I had read other volunteer’s stories, and knew that there could be a crisis at any time for a mother and baby. I was as prepared as I could be for any situation.” The students were approaching