We have a vision that all Haitian women will have access to prenatal care and deliver with the assistance of a Skilled Birth Attendant. Our Mission: Reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in Haiti by teaching midwifery skills. Enhance maternal health by providing regular prenatal and postnatal care, including preventative services by trained Skilled Birth Attendants. Provide safe, clean places for women to give birth. Incorporate care of the newborn infant, vaccines, dehydration treatment and prevention along with breastfeeding support with maternal care. Our Values: We strive to be in GENUINE PARTNERSHIP with those who share our vision. We deliver EDUCATION that enables critical thinking and competent autonomous practice. We embody the COMPASSIONATE SERVICE that is an essential characteristic of quality healthcare. We act with the BELIEF that change can occur, one person at a time, and through the efforts of small groups who believe it can. We practice PRAGMATIC SOLIDARITY by striving to find culturally and resource appropriate solutions to community-identified problems by means of respectful communication with the communities we serve.
Richmond, VA 23226 USA
Founded by Sarah Wallace, Olive Tree Projects was created to help children in Haiti. We believe that the best way to achieve this goal is through 'family preservation' efforts - a term that has stemmed from a movement to keep children out of institutions.
The environment an orphanage provides cannot replace the family unit and, unfortunately, often causes harm. Children become isolated from the community and do not find the attention and care they need from the limited staff. To learn more about this issue and our philosophy visit www.wearelumos.org
Our goal is to prevent the need for orphanages and keep children in a family. Maternal mortality, unwanted children, and poverty are all reasons why children end up in orphanages. We work towards preventing these issues through 3 different programs:
1. Midwifery Centre
2. Foster Care Program
3. Recycling Depot
9921 Carmel Mtn Rd Suite 328
San Diego, CA, 92129
Canadian Mailing Address
PO Box 5303
Station Main
Devon, AB T9G 1Y1