Perrine Stock, clinical director at Midwives For Haiti, shares an update from Haiti.
NEWS FROM HAITI
Hope Foundation announces their call for volunteers!
As summer slides into fall in the Northern Hemisphere, there are a number of great job and volunteer opportunities from our Compassionate Birth Network. Shanti Uganda is looking for an Operations Director based in Vancouver. For details contact Executive Director, Maria Wong: maria@shantiuganda.org. Having recently visited Shanti with our Board
Hello Baby! The Littlest “Midwife” Joins Our Class
(title photo: Education Director Diane Rousseau and Lead Teacher Limone Clerveau demonstrate proper technique for a newborn exam) The students at the Nadene Brunk Eads School have been very busy in their classroom studies and clinical education since class began several months ago. The program is vigorous and challenging, but
Leading the Mobile Prenatal Clinic Home: Selpetre
It is January 23rd, 2018, and Miss Philomène Thelemaque is at Midwives for Haiti headquarters at dawn to pack up the mobile clinic; she is preparing to head out to rural Selpetre. Philomène is a graduate of the second class of the Nadene Brunk Eads School. She has worked with
Striking Images By Haitian Photographer, Phalonne Pierre Louis
Follow the work of this promising Haitian photojournalist on Instagram and read about her time with Midwives For Haiti.
Meet Phalonne Pierre Louis, Haitian Photojournalist
I have spent several years as a retired midwife photographing the life-saving work of Midwives for Haiti. Several of these photos and stories have been published in prominent publications because these are a known network for Western photographers. Photographs have power to inform, to move, to inspire. Several years ago,
Photos + Video: Class 10 is here!
It is our greatest honor to welcome 30 Haitian nurses of Class 10 to the Nadene Brunk Eads School in Hinche, Haiti. We’ve spent the week getting to know each other, preparing our community outreach projects, and laying the foundation for the next 14 months. Here are some photos and
Our 2017 Annual Impact Report Is Here!
Dear Friends- Happy International Women’s Day! It is with great honor that, on this special day, we share with you our 2017 Annual Impact Report. The report highlights the growing number of women our programs are serving and the increasing reach of our graduates. The year ahead is exciting: we
Graduation of our 9th Class of Skilled Birth Attendants in Haiti: Photos!
On February, 4, 2018, Midwives For Haiti had the honor of graduating 31 new skilled birth attendants for Haiti. Here are just a few of the photos from that special day… And last but not least, this 27-second
Haiti: The Future Is Female
Friends- My mother was a matwòn, a traditional midwife with no formal training and I grew up observing births. In Haiti there are too many women who die from lack of skilled care. I wanted to learn how to save their lives. I first became an auxiliare nurse. While I was