Support Midwives for Peace in Palestine
SummaryMADRE is working with Midwives for Peace, a group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives, to train and equip new midwives to help women safely deliver their babies in Palestine.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the West Bank, Palestinian women in labor are routinely denied access to medical care by Israeli military checkpoints and roadblocks. As a result, some women are forced to give birth in their cars while detained at military checkpoints or deliver their babies in unsafe conditions without any skilled birth attendant. Skilled, well-equipped midwives help ensure a safe and healthy birth for women in the West Bank, even if they can't reach a hospital.
Activities
MADRE provides “safe birth” medical kits, portable ultrasound devices and pre-natal supplements, and supports joint trainings for Israeli and Palestinian midwives.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $15
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $16,985
Total Funding Goal: $17,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.madre.org/index/how-we-work-2/projects-20/palestine-the-safe-birth-project-132.html)
- The Safe Birth Project Homepage (http://www.madre.org/index/how-we-work-2/projects-20/palestine-the-safe-birth-project-132.html)
- Midwives for Peace (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=2&b=6&p=41)
- Childbirth under Occupation: A Conversation betwee (http://www.madre.org/index.php?s=4&news=227)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Palestinian mothers and babies are saved from life-threatening delays at military roadblocks. Women have increased access to well-trained local midwives. Despite the conflict, midwives from both sides are able to share skills that save lives.
Project Message
Many cases have been reported and documented of childbirth at checkpoints, resulting in deaths or severe complications to the mother or to the newborn.
- Aisha Saifi, Palestinian coordinator of Midwives for Peace
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Irene Lew
Development Assistant
121 West 27th Street, #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
(212) 627-0444
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
121 West 27th Street #301
New York,
NY
10001
United States
212.627.0444
http://www.MADRE.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Palestinian Territories
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Palestinian Territories, read the Human Development Report on Palestinian Territories or the Wikipedia entry for Palestinian Territories.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 27, 2009
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