Midwives for Haiti Inc

I've volunteered as a nurse-midwife with Midwives for Haiti three times over the last 6 years. It is so fabulous to see what has been accomplished for the mothers and babies of Haiti through this program. Every time I go I see progress made in training midwives and serving women. It is inspiring to see so many lives improved and to see so many lives saved.

Midwives for Haiti is changing lives every day by teaching Haitian nurses to become skilled birth attendants. Working with this group has changed my life in so many ways. Not only has it allowed me to volunteer, share my skills and passion for moms and babes, but it opened my heart to the world surrounding me. I give thanks every day to the men and women who keep Midwives for Haiti vital in the lives of those they serve.

I volunteered as a nurse this past year and fell inlove with the work that this organization is doing daily. It was amazing to see the midwifery students in action in the community clinics, hospitals as well as home visits.

I've volunteered 10 times in the past 8 years. Chose this organization because it prepared Haitian women to help their own communities. Now program management itself is gradually becoming Haitian-run, with support from the US organization and volunteers. It's the perfect example of how to make a true and lasting difference!

Every donation made reaches far and wide inHaiti with this organization investing it right back to the people of Haiti with education,prenatal care, safer births, jobs and dignity. The MFH model should be duplicated over and over

I have been volunteering with MFH since 2011 and it has been the best experience ever! This program is SO well run and does a fantastic job training Haitians to care for their own most vulnerable population.

I was in Haiti for 11 months after the earthquake. I had plans to do exactly what your organization is doing, but my personal life got in the way! I now live vicariously through you!❤

Midwives for Haiti train Haitain nurses to be skilled birth attendants and opened their own birth center last year. The volunteer program is well-organized and efficient. Translators are provided, and I always felt safe as a volunteer. I am amazed with all they do!

Midwives for Haiti is an excellent non-profit doing important work training health care workers to work in rural Haiti. Volunteering for them was an incredible experience, and the organization has continued to evolve their volunteer program to support in-country training of much needed maternity care providers.

I spent two weeks in Haiti with Midwives for Haiti. The work they are doing to reduce maternal and infant mortality is beyond amazing!

I was a long-term, non-medical volunteer at MFH for two months. i was hoping to learn more about midwifery and the role it plays in the developing world, and MFH was the perfect place for that. Their midwives, students, and teachers are extremely committed to their jobs, and their mission to make Haiti a safer place for expectant mothers. Their passion inspired me to seek a job in maternal care.

MFH is working with the local community to combat maternal and neonatal deaths through education and training. I had looked forward to working with the students but did not get to do this b/c of their scheduling that week - if we had known we probably would have chosen another week. There were two coordinators, or hostesses, in the house, one of which was supposed to take care of our clinical and schedule experience. This person, who I understand has already left, did not make us feel very welcome nor try to help us get the most out of our time there. We wanted to be helpful, not just take up space. The best time of our week was going with the Midwives on mobile clinics and seeing patients in remote areas. The midwives were eager to have us there. I look forward to going again, knowing that a different coordinator and the right timing will make an even better experience.

Midwives for Haiti understand the cycle of dignified work to support an individual that in turn supports a family, that in turn supports children in school. Work that supports a community by caring for the women during pregnancy is a step to seeking care for their children. Children surviving infancy can seek an education. With an education , there is an opportunity to lift poverty of the next generation. Opportunity for the next generation creates a better community. It is a slow process, but a potential for making a difference. MFH starts at the humble beginning, caring for women in pregnancy, equipping and supporting Haitian men and women to be birth attendants. All of this supports families. The cycle is embraced.

I have been following Midwives for Haiti since the earthquake in 2014. What started as my 5 yo daughter's focus on the people of Haiti soon became mine. This organization is doing such valuable work in maternal-infant care: Reducing maternal-infant mortality, increasing breastfeeding success rates, providing the disadvantaged with the basic human right of healthcare during pregnancy and beyond. And it takes so little to support this organization in their efforts!

This is a wonderful organization that works! My wife and her best friend volunteered in Haiti with Midwives for Haiti and so were able to bring back stories from the "front lines." MFH is dedicated in all the right ways to help Haitian moms and babies. Crucial healthcare and empowering education work together to raise up hope for the future. I encourage you to support them in their efforts-we can make a difference!

I am very careful where I send my money because I feel like many times it doesn't trickle down to those who need it most. I have stayed in the MFH house and have seen firsthand what they do and how they spend their funds. I am so moved by the work that they do and the lives that they affect directly and indirectly. I'm so happy to have found a wonderful and trustworthy place to send my support that has such and incredible impact.

Midwives for Haiti is helping a cause very dear to me: helping mothers having their babies in a safe environment with trained professionals. I belong to a small Church of the Brethren in Herndon, Virginia and last year our women's bible study decided to organize a yard sale for raise funds for Midwives for Haiti. It was very successful so we are doing it again this year, actually this coming Saturday, September 20th and we hope it will be good again. Midwives for Haiti is a great organization worthwhile our support and Haiti needs it so much. Thank you for everything you do.

Midwives for Haiti is a partnership with the Hatian people . It helps by providing training to Haitian women to take care of Haitian women. It is not charity is an organization working with a country that is in need of partners, not charity. I will be returning to Haiti again this year because I support the work this amazing organization is doing. At the end of the trip as a volunteer you return home with a deeper understanding of global health and a deeper appreciation for the wonderful country.
Claudia

Amazing!!!!!!! I have volunteered several times and have had great experiences each time. I love the students and staff and patients. Great organization

My trip to Haiti in August of 2013 was the most rewarding trip I've ever taken. Jut to witness the work MFH is doing opened my eyes to fully comprehend the scope of their mission . Their outreach is so vast and their goal so genuine. One of my most memorable experience of the trip is the mobile clinic. Explaining this to full comprehension is almost impossible. "Se la pou w la" is a Haitian saying. It means you have to be there, as nothing in life prepared me for such experience. Having been educated abroad, I was in awe to see how well prepared those midwives were by MFH. The trip itself through unpaved roads and shallow rivers to arrive at this shack to meet these pregnant women, these new mothers and their newborns in their Sunday best patiently waiting while we set up to take their weight, test their urine and educate them on safe care was an experience. They were like sponges, in need of water, absorbing in all , so grateful. It broke my heart when we said goodbye at the end of the day knowing that they would not receive any care for another month. The next day belongs to another town. With suitcases of supplies, they embark to another journey, as there are more waiting for the same. MFH, you are amazing!

Great organization doing great work -- truly sustainable and inspiring.

One of the best overseas aid programs one could support! Amazing U.S. midwives go to Haiti to train midwives there. They in turn help women who would otherwise have no prenatal care and no help with their deliveries. I have a midwife friend who goes to Haiti every year, and she shares her experiences and photographs with the rest of us in our Quaker meeting. This is the real deal.

I learned of this wonderful organization through a midwife friend who went with them to Haiti. MFH has a clear mission and integrity -- two of the most important attributes that make a non-profit worthy of support.

Making a difference in the lives of women and communities in Haiti. Midwives for Haiti works in partnership with women to train them as skilled birth attendants and then helps women find employment. They provide prenatal care services and in hospital staffing for St Therese in Hinche, Haiti.

Ever since I volunteered with Midwives for Haiti in 2006, I have been impressed with the quality of the work they are doing. They have grown quickly and stayed true to their mission. They provide salaries for many Haitians, and most of the money goes directly into services to Haitians. My volunteer experience definitely changed the way I view my work on a daily basis, and I am sure it has done the same for many midwife volunteers. I love the way we use our volunteers to empower the Haitian people to help themselves.

Haiti has the highest maternal-infant mortality rate in the Western Hemisphere. Midwives for Haiti was established in 2004 to educate Haitian nurses to become skilled midwives. In the beginning, professional midwives volunteered to teach midwifery skills but now they are used to augment classroom and clinical teaching as much of the teaching is now done by experienced graduates of the program. Midwives for Haiti assures volunteer safety, providing comfortable housing and meals along with translators to help with both spoken and cultural transactions. It was sobering to witness the deprivations experienced on a daily basis by Haitians I met. At the same time, it was spiritually uplifting to encounter the courage and determination I experienced when observing Haitians working hard towards improving their lives. Although midwives are essential volunteers, there are other niches for non-professionals to fill: volunteering at orphanages, feeding centers, and community improvement projects.