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A safe birth for every mother in Haiti

Haiti has the highest rates of mothers and newborns dying in the Western Hemisphere. Two birth centers there make childbirth free and safe, and you can help keep their doors open day and night.

Donate to mothers in Haiti

A mother cooks a meal over the fire in her courtyard, pots all around her

Most women give birth with no one trained

About 60% of Haitians live on less than $2.40 a day, and a hospital birth is far out of reach for most families. Many mothers walk for hours to be seen at all.

Gangs now control roads and whole regions, and some hospitals have closed or been taken over. When a young mother began to hemorrhage after giving birth last year, the nearest hospital was hours away by river, canoe and motorcycle. The midwives stopped the bleeding right there, and she and her baby went home together.

1,662: babies born safely in 2025 alone
16,064: prenatal visits, up 52% from 2024
14: Haitian midwives on call all night
$0: charged to any mother for any care

Haitian midwives, open all night

Our partner began after the 2010 earthquake and welcomed its first baby in January 2011. Every midwife and staff member is Haitian, and its own school has trained 26 new midwives, with 10 more finishing in May 2026.

Thirty to seventy women wait at the gate each morning, and no one is turned away: when the beds are full, mothers rest on the porch until one opens. Midwives also hike and travel by boat to clinics in remote villages. Our part is to give their work a boost, sending funding straight to the birth centers.

What your support does

Prenatal care
Checkups, lab work and ultrasounds from the first visit, so problems are caught early.
A safe birth
A clean bed and a trained midwife at the moment it matters most, any hour of the day.
Newborn care
Postnatal visits, breastfeeding support and care for mothers and babies in the weeks after.
Food for mothers
Meals for pregnant and nursing women facing severe hunger, so mothers and babies grow strong.

Help a mother in Haiti give birth safely

Every dollar given here goes to the two birth centers in Haiti.

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What does care cost a mother?: Nothing. Prenatal visits, labs, ultrasounds, the birth itself, newborn care and the nutrition program are all free.
Is my donation tax deductible?: Yes, as allowed by law. 501 Collective is a registered 501(c)(3), and your receipt arrives by email right away.