Haiti
Helping moms & babies at HA0781
You are changing the lives of moms and babies at the Cité Chauvel Survival Program. Here’s how.
Mom's & Babies
The Need
Of the 5.2 million children who die around the world each year, 75 per cent die in the first year of life. Babies are at risk of death due to premature birth complications, complications during childbirth, infections, pneumonia and diarrhea.But this is preventable. With training and support, moms in poverty can be empowered to raise healthy and happy babies.
Our Response
Critical care
Your support helps secure access to pre- and postnatal care, skilled birth attendants and medical intervention when necessary.
Home-based care
Mothers are visited in their homes monthly by a Survival specialist, who offers education in prenatal care and early child-rearing as well as one-on-one biblical mentoring.
Group-based learning
At these church-based activities, moms learn skills to earn an income and gain vital knowledge including basic literacy, the importance of breastfeeding and how to prevent malnutrition and disease. These groups combat isolation through a supportive community of mothers who, together, learn about the God who loves them.
Haiti Stats
| Average number of children in household | 8 |
| Average age of first-time mothers | 12 |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | 40 |
| Stunted growth from malnutrition | 22 |
Activities
Group activities: Caregivers were invited to participate in a variety of group activities with other parents and babies. One fun event was a Bible contest held during a retreat outside the centre. Moms had the opportunity to explore new places in their community while bonding with other women.
Spiritual nurture: Each Survival mom received a Bible and learned more about the person and gospel of Jesus Christ through evangelism classes.
Health and hygiene workshops: Caregivers attended a training session to learn how to prevent cholera by taking appropriate precautions and properly preparing food. It was important to educate parents because there were several active cases of cholera in the country. Parents found the training very helpful and informative, which they demonstrated by asking lots of good questions.
Growth monitoring: Babies were weighed and measured monthly to determine their nutritional status, and to treat and follow up with any infants requiring further nutritional or medical care.
Educational toys: Children were delighted to receive new toys every three months, which they could bring home to play with while interacting with other family members. The toys are designed to help their cognitive and physical development.
Food baskets: Survival families were given food baskets filled with pantry staples to bring home after group activities. For highly vulnerable families, this food is vital especially when the socio-economic situation of the country is becoming more serious. Basic necessities are both rare and expensive. Parents were overjoyed and expressed their gratitude for the food, which will help them nourish their hungry families.
Project Stats
This intervention addressed:
| Malnourished Babies - Moderately Underweight | 1 |
ReportA message from a pastor
Greetings to you from the Wesleyan Church of Cité Chauvel. I am Ti-Dieuseul, assistant pastor of our church and the HA0781 Compassion centre in Cité Chauvel, Cap-Haitian, Haiti.
I would like to thank all the supporters and Compassion International for the HA0781 Survival program that serves both Survival parents and babies. The benefits of this program and its impact on Haitian society are incalculable. Your support of the children, parents and pregnant women contributes greatly to the realization of our vision: we are preparing a new generation for the recovery of our dear country, Haiti.
The child and youth development centre is facing great challenges within the community, including issues of insecurity, inflation, etc. The reasons for this are diverse and numerous. Health care remains a great burden for Haitian parents. Many children die due to lack of medical care or financial means, while many Haitian youth have become delinquents due to lack of access to education. And yet, we see God at work within the centre. Thanks to your help, we have been able to respond by accompanying any beneficiaries who are facing difficulties. If approximately 15 children in our Survival program can have access to health care and education, it is truly God’s work—and we are grateful.
Thank you so much for your support in contributing to the development of the parents and children who are part of the program. Our Compassion centre still needs your prayers to continue to move forward in the field of child development. Please pray for deep spiritual transformation in the lives of these dear families.
Your brother in Christ,
ReportA message from those your gift helped
Greetings to you in the name of Jesus of Nazareth! I would like you to remain steadfast ‘til the Lord Jesus comes back to take us with Him. I hope your family and you are doing well by the grace of God. I am so glad to write this letter to you!
My name is Madeleine, and I am 39 years old. I live in Cap-Haitian in the area of Chauvel with my husband and two children given by God. My child who is part of the Survival program is named Theo. He is eight months old. He is growing baby teeth and is in good health thanks to the medical checkups provided by the Survival program for the children and mothers.
I am so glad to be part of the Survival program where I’ve benefited from many useful things for me and for my baby. Whenever Theo gets sick, I go to the nurse, who takes care of him. If the case is serious, she sends me to the doctor. Each month I receive a dry food kit that is very useful. My family situation is changing because I get some relief through this program.
Thank you for agreeing to help give my child a better life. I pray that God continues to bless you and your family. I will keep praying for you and your family. Please pray for us, too.
ReportA message from a partnership facilitator
May the peace and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. I am Tassius, partnership facilitator of the HA0781 Child and Youth Development Centre at the Wesleyan Church in Cité Chauvel. Words fail me to express our gratitude to Compassion for facilitating the sponsorship program for the benefit of thousands of children in Haiti, especially our local Survival program you support.
The implementation of the Survival program in our community has made a great impact, both in the church and in the community as a whole. We have had the opportunity to facilitate many children not only to become Christian leaders, but also good musicians and artisans, while others are taking career guidance courses to better prepare for the future.
I am glad to see your support starts with the little ones. Caregivers and their babies receive home visits, courses, group activities, medical care and birthday celebrations. God has filled us with abundant grace through the program, even giving us the favour of winning souls for the Lord.
The Wesleyan Church of Cité Chauvel lends my voice to thank you for your support and contributions to the development of children, especially the Survival program and the emergence of the gospel in our community. I want to ask you to keep us in your prayers and to pray for our country of Haiti.
May the God of all excellent grace, of whom there is neither change nor shadow of variation, open the windows of Heaven and make you capable of all good works for His glory in the church and for the blessing of the community, whole families and the program participants in particular. Be richly blessed by the Lord!