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FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF HAITIAN MIDWIVES BENEFIT
On the 6th anniversary of the horrific earthquake that devastated Haiti, we invite you to join us in turning tragedy into hope by educating more Haitian midwives and thus saving the lives of more Haitian women and babies. FAHM is hosting a fundraiser:
January 12, 2016
6pm to 9 pm
Home Sweet Harlem Bistro
1528 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10031 (between 135th and 136th Street)
Admission: $50 per person
Purchase tickets here (or at the door).
Enjoy music provided by DJ Laylo, door prizes, amazing auction & raffle prizes, free Haitian hors d'oeuvres, and cash bar. Please come show your support!
WHO WE ARE:
The Foundation for Advancement of Haitian Midwives, Inc (FAHM) is a charitable (501(c) 3) and educational non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and aiding Haitian midwifery associations, education programs and midwifery students living in Haiti. FAHM's long term goal is to save the lives of Haitian mothers and babies by enabling access to trained midwifery care.
Haiti is a Caribbean nation which spans about 10,710 square miles with a population of 19 million people: 72% living in rural areas, and over 5 million births per year. As of 2012, the United Nations estimated Haiti's maternal mortality rate at 350 deaths for every 100,000 live births, neonatal mortality at 25 deaths per 1000 births, and infant mortality at 55 deaths per 1000 births. That means a woman in Haiti is almost 20 times more likely to die in childbirth than a woman in the United States, and 3% of newborns die in their first 28 days.
Midwives who are educated and regulated to international standards can provide 87% of the essential care needed for women and newborns and are considered a "best buy" in primary care health care. Investing in midwifery education with deployment to community-based services is estimated to yield a 16-fold return in terms of lives saved.
FAHM evolved after making several trips around the country and observing the overwhelming need and gap in services which became greater after the horrible earthquake of 2010. It was concluded that the most sustainable model would be to aid in educating more Haitian midwives. Hence, FAHM was born!
FAHM will host and sponsor its inaugural annual Midwifery conference to be held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in March 2016. The conference is free to all midwives so no one is turned away due to inability to pay. Towards that end, we are asking your help in funding this conference.
Also, please visit our website: www.fahminc.org and consider a tax deductible donation! Tell your friends and family. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FAHMorg
"Ti pil ti pil fè chaj."
A little amount plus a little amount make a load. (Haitian proverb)
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LocationHOME SWEET HARLEM BISTRO (View)
1528 Amsterdam Avenue (Between 135th and 136th Streets)
New York, NY 10031
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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