Frequently asked questions

Answered by a team member at Grace Community Birth Center Project

• What is your mission?

  Our mission is to provide affordable, accessible maternity care for the women of Haiti. We aim to assist women throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postpartum using the midwives model of care.

• How are donations used?

  Donations are used for operational purposes - staff salaries and support, supplies and equipment, transportation, etc.

• What can be done with a $100 donation?

  $100 will cover the costs of birth kits for two mothers or will pay the salary of our housekeeper and cook for a month.

• What progress has been made already thanks to your donors?

  In 2023, after six years of planning and work, the project completed the birth center building and Grace's midwives have attended more than 100 births sent the Center started doing births in April. In addition, Grace has provided sexual education classes to the youth of the Grand Bassin area since 2017.

• What is the history of your organization?

  The founder of the Center, Ninotte Lubin, was born in Jacmel, Haiti. She did her midwifery training in Michigan and has received her CPM certification. She received land for the Center in 2016 with the eventual goal of providing the full range of midwifery services to the women and children of Grand Bassin in northeast Haiti.