Haiti Maternal Health Survey

by | Feb 12, 2021 | Programs

The Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program continues to take shape as our new midwife, Magdala, lays the foundation for a strong and successful maternal health program. Training the local matrons (traditional birth attendants) has become a top priority for the...

Politics in Haiti 2021

by | Feb 11, 2021 | Current Events

If you’ve been following the news, you may have heard that the last two weeks in Haiti have been filled with political turmoil. Roads have been blocked and businesses/schools have been closed as there has again been pressure for Haitian President Moïse to step down by...

Meet the Midwife!

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Programs

World Wide Village is excited to welcome our newest staff member – Magdala Joseph – as our Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies program director.   Magdala is a vivacious 26-year-old woman who grew up in Port-au-Prince.  She is newlywed of six months and...

What’s Happening in Haiti [January 2021]

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Programs

HEALTHY MOTHERS + HEALTHY BABIES   We have hit the ground running in 2021!  Our new midwife, Magdala, and her assistant have been doing an excellent job laying the groundwork for the new maternal health program over the last two weeks:    Meeting with MSPP...

Healthy Mothers + Healthy Babies

by | Dec 3, 2020 | Programs

  HEALTHY MOTHERS + HEALTHY BABIES   We love babies!  Each one of them is a gift from God. A new life with new potential. But, being pregnant in Haiti is risky – especially in rural Haiti where access to maternal care is minimal at best.   Most women in...