I cannot thank those of you enough who have contributed to Midwives in Motion, our Spring Fundraising Campaign. Special thanks go to our FOUR new recurring monthly donors! This regular support makes it much easier for us to budget effectively. A recurring monthly donation of only $84 is $1000 a
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Midwives in Motion: Week 1 Update
Dear Ones, A giant thank you to those of you who have given during this first week of our campaign, shared our content on social media, or sent positive thoughts, energy, and prayers. Asking for help is awkward. Asking for financial help is difficult. But it is a fact of life that non-profits
Welcome to our Spring Campaign, Midwives in Motion!
Dear Ones, May is always such a beautiful time in Haiti. In Hinche, the temperature is still mild at night, the faint scent of hibiscus ever present. Bright yellow papillons de San Jean flutter from leaf to leaf, going about their butterfly business, ephemeral reminders to enjoy the beauty all around
Inspiration is Everywhere!
Thank you so much to those of you who have contributed to our campaign so far! I’m delighted to say that we have met Dr. Edwin Wortham V’s $25,000 match to kickstart the construction of the new Carrie Wortham Birth Center! Your support means we will be able to begin
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
“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
Volunteer Highlight: Sarah Taylor
Sarah Taylor, midwife, visionary, educator, volunteer and so much more. Sarah is a midwife from Washington State that has been a long-time volunteer in Haiti since 2012. Along with her amazing contributions to our organization she has done volunteer work in many other third world countries around the world. Sarah