Dear Ones, These past days following the devastating death of George Floyd have thrown the nature of the United States into sharp relief. The protests throughout the country and around the world are filled with chants of #blacklivesmatter and/or #icantbreath. Many have woken up to the realization that we can no
STORIES FROM OUR STAFF
A Very Happy New Year
Dear Ones, Happy New Year from everyone here at Midwives for Haiti! We trust you had a beautiful holiday season. Our new year is made especially delightful by the results of our Holiday Campaign. There is no way we can thank you enough for your contributions. We are overwhelmed with gratitude. With
Season Of Gratitude
Dear Ones, As we enter the season of gratitude, I would once again like to thank you for your support of Midwives for Haiti during this turbulent time. I wish I could tell you that things are improving, but unfortunately, that is not the case. Violence has come to Hinche, and people
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
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
4 Times The Love: Successful Quadruplet Birth in Haiti
Photo Credit: Jessica Jordan This is the summary of an interview with Dorisca Camicile, her husband, and SBA Edlyne Lapaix (SBA) with Jessica Jordan, executive director of Midwives for Haiti and Mariot Cleophat, program director of Midwives for Haiti. The quadruplets were one and ½ months at the time of