2013 ANNUAL REPORT

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents & MN Employee Profile2 Letter from Our Executive Director3 What We Do4 Year in Review5 Financials6 Who We Are7 List of 2013 Donors

Maison de Naissance Employee Profile: Jean Fresnel Louis Community Health Supervisor & Friend of Masion de Naissance

Louis Jean Fresnel grew up in the community of Torbeck, Haiti, where MN operates. He graduated from the Bishop Tharp Institute with an associate degree in IT in 2007, and was hired as the Community Health Supervisor that same year, a position he still holds today.

Louis has devoted his career to promoting and providing comprehensive, professional maternal health care services to his home community for seven years, and has been instrumental in the ongoing expansion of MN’s community health services. We are truly honored to have such a dedi-cated leader and community member on our team!

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Letter from Our Executive Director

Lespwa Fe Viv, (“Hope Gives Life”, Haitian proverb). Maison de Naissance (MN) is a source of hope and life for the mothers and infants in the community it serves, and as we approach the tenth anniversary of its founding in October 2004, the achievements of MN’s staff embody the truth behind those words. Through adversity of every kind, including natural disasters, equipment malfunctions, local infrastructure break-downs, and financial hardships, the staff at MN have always delivered high quality care, 24/7, to every mother who passed through their doors, all at no cost to the patients. By the end of 2013, MN had provided over 128,000 total consultations, and delivered over 4,700 healthy babies without a single maternal mortal-ity. The latter statistic alone is an incredible testimony to the dedication and professionalism of our staff.

As Maison de Naissance prepares to enter its second decade, its mission remains the same, yet we recognize that much has changed in Haiti since 2004. We must re-examine the local context and update our model of care accordingly.

- CommunicationIn 2004, the MN community had no internet, land lines, or cell coverage. MN put up a radio tower and satellite dish to achieve the first internet connection in the area. Now, three companies vie for customers across the region, and cell phones are ubiquitous. Shared cell phones are common and internet cafes are thriving.

- Roads and Motorcycles (“Motos”)In 2004, it took more than an hour to travel from MN to the nearest hospital, if one had access to a four wheel drive vehicle. Some mothers in labor walked for several hours or were carried by family members. Most commonly, they stayed home to give birth. Now, infrastructure improvements allow mothers in labor to reach a delivery center in less than an hour. Changes in access have resulted in a reverse-flow phenom-enon, as increasing numbers of women come from the city to deliver their babies at this remote location.

- Obstetric Services at Public HospitalsThe public health system has improved and expanded significantly since 2004, when a mother might be re-fused delivery care if she could not afford the prepayment fee. Now, two nearby hospitals have new, modern birthing facilities, and with support from the Ministry of Health, MN is transitioning from being a delivery center to being a maternal health center, a big step towards local sustainability, the ultimate goal for MN. This is in line with the Haitian government’s goal to decrease dependence on outside funding, and to build the integrity and capacity of local institutions.

Our founding principle of indigenous management, now at 100% with the hiring of Mdm. Rosena Baptiste as the new MN Director, is another significant step to sustainability, eliminating the final ex-patriot posi-tion, and cementing MN’s cultural integration into the community it serves.

Our ongoing goal is for ever more double wins of “healthy mother - healthy baby,” and as we build a more sustainable operation the possibilities of delivering high quality maternal health care to a population in need are endless – Dekabés!

Sincerely,

Jim GrantExecutive Director

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“Healthy mothers, healthy babies” has consistently been Maison de Naissance’s mission from its inception in 2004. Our services, through 2013, included delivery, prenatal, postnatal, family planning, HIV/AIDS testing and treatment, women’s reproductive health, and well baby care. Our operational model was designed to overcome barriers of care that prevented women from accessing quality ma-ternal health care. As developmental progress continues in Haiti our programs must adapt to the changing needs of the community in order to continue to reach impoverished women and children in need of care.

What We Do

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Year in Review

At the beginning of 2013, we made it a priority for people to understand our name and remember us. In January, we began the process for Maison de Naissance Foundation to change its name to Global Birthing Home Foundation, to make it comprehensible and memorable for primary English speakers. However, the maternal health center in Haiti is still Maison de Naissance (Home of Birth). Located in Leawood, Kansas, Global Birthing Home Foundation is the fundraising and administrative organization that makes it possible for Maison de Naissance (MN) to operate.

In early March 2013, Kyra Abbott, our Director at MN, moved back to Canada to start a family, and Kirsty Bourret, from Midwives for Haiti, took over as Director. Throughout 2013, Kirsty played an integral part in maintaining the quality of services that MN provides. Kirsty witnessed several accomplishments at MN, including a record number of five babies being delivered in one day, and initiation of a new partnership process with the Haitian Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, MSPP) to fund specific MN staff salaries.

In May, Global Birthing Home Foundation’s partner, GlobeMed at Truman State University, arrived for their second annual trip to MN. For two weeks, the group of six students gathered data from the surrounding community to assess the effectiveness of MN’s vaccination program, including the mortality rate of infants born at MN*. Their report can be found on our website, www.globalbirthinghomefoundation.org.

In September, we began planning for a new partnership with the Haitian Ministry of Health. They had just completed equipping a brand new delivery room at the local public hospital, but did not have the staff needed to operate it. At the same time, we were looking for a way to expand our prenatal care services to a larger audience. With the econom-ic and infrastructure improvements in the MN community since 2004, it was feasible for women in labor to access the new public hospital delivery room. We agreed to begin referring deliveries to them, thus opening up space at MN to expand other services. This is a very positive step, as the ultimate goal is for MN to eventually become an integral part of the public health system, while raising the bar for quality and compassion in women’s healthcare.

At the end of 2013, Kirsty Bourret decided to leave MN to pursue a doctoral degree in Canada, and she recommended Mme. Rosena Baptiste, a former coworker, for the Director’s position at MN. Mme. Baptiste’s commitment to orga-nizations such as the Save the Children Fund and CARE - Haiti represent her extensive knowledge of health barriers within Haiti, in addition to her dedication to improving the quality of life in Haiti. Ms. Baptiste’s acceptance of the Director position made MN’s staff 100% Haitian, thus, accomplishing a goal MN has had since its inception.

* There were no infant mortalities reported in the sample population surveyed.

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Programs  

Management  &  General  

Development  &  Communica7on  

Financials2013 operational expenses exceeded donation revenues, but a new partnership with MSPP, described above, allowed MN to reduce expenses for 2014, while preserving its core maternal health care services.

Development & Communications1.3%

Programs85.7%

Management & Administration13.0%

2013 Expenses

2013 Revenue

= 441,690.00

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Individual  Gi+s  

MSPP/PEPFAR  

Founda6on  &  Partner  Organiza6ons  

Corporate/Business    

Other  

= 399,173.47

Other3.8%

Corporate/Business1.0% U.S.A. Foundation

& Partner Organizations

17.0%

Individual Gifts48.1%

MSPP/PEPFAR*30.1%

*Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (Haitian Ministry of Health) / President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief

Who We Are

Affiliations & PartnersWe gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our partners (noted with asterisks below) as well as our ongoing relation-ships with all these organizations. Together our partners provided 5.4% of MN’s operating expenses in 2013.

Episcopal Diocese of Haiti (Eglise Episcopale d’Haiti [EEH])Children’s Medical Mission of HaitiThe E. Grey Diamond MD Program in International Medicine of the University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of MedicinePresident’s Emergency Plan Fund for Aids Relief (PEPFAR)*Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP)*The Haitian Episcopal Learning Partnerships (HELP) Foundation*

St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO*The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri*GlobeMed Chapter of Truman State University*Direct Relief International*AmeriCares*Hope for Haiti*

The Global Birthing Home Foundation operates as a non-governmental organization, under the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti (Eglise Episcopale d’Haiti [EEH]). EEH owns MN’s grounds, building, and equipment, all of which have been purchased through generous donations to GBHF and its predecessor foundation, Maison de Naissance Foundation. GBHF shares local oversight of operations with EEH and is responsible for fundraising for programs and operations.

Board of DirectorsJim Grant, Executive DirectorCarol Hogue, PhD, MPH, President Elizabeth Wickstrom, MD, FACOG, Vice PresidentGuy Montes, TreasurerMeaghan C. Novi, SecretaryEvelina Swartzman, MD

Also, the Board of Directors recognizes the substantial contributions of its long-standing members Steve Swartzman, Cara Busen-hart, Lindsey Patterson, AK Goodman, and Grace Snell, as they concluded their official membership and moved to emerita stand-ing. We appreciate all the time, talents, and support of past Board members, sustaining contributors (Godparents), major donors, and friends of Global Birthing Home Foundation and Maison de Naissance.

Global Birthing Home Foundation StaffJim Grant, Executive DirectorEmily Brengarth, Director of Development & Communications

Maison de Naissance Staff*Rosena Baptiste, DirectorRose Guerline Cesar, AuxiliaryMarie Yolaine Cius, AuxiliaryFanelise Boisrond, Auxiliary Marie Osseline Gerard, AuxiliaryMarie Alourde Altema, Auxiliary MidwifeMargarette Medela, Auxiliary MidwifeMarthe Magalc Coeur, Laboratory Technician Herold Thervil, Accountant Pierre Carly Cherestal, Ambulance DriverJean Pierraud Vital, Ambulance DriverPierre Rochelin Fleurant, Facilities ManagerFednor Berlus, Security Guard

Dieudinor Michaud, Security GuardLucner Louis, Security GuardMie Marilene Guillaume, Custodian Nicole Joseph, Custodian Marie Denise Prospere, Custodian Sylvestre Ketline Salomon, Pharmacy ClerkMerline Guerrier, Laundry Attendant Jean Fresnel Louis, Community Health SupervisorPerpetue Jean Claude, Community Health WorkerMie Rosenie Sainte Paul, Community Health WorkerLouna Julien, Community Health Worker Fredcia Bellabe, Community Health WorkerJean Irel Josil, Community Health WorkerEnel Henry, Community Health Worker

Cindy Obenhaus, RNJohn Hicks, JDLynn Hogue, PhD, JDBeth H. K. Mulvihill, D.O., FACOGPere Frantz Casseus, PhD

*This list represents the staff at Maison de Naissance as of January 1, 2014.

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THANK YOU to Our 2013 Donors!*Sustainable Monthly Donor

$1 - $100Emily Akins

Stacey Algren*Sara Allen

Christopher and Linda AntosIrving and Rita Barash

Tom and Barbara BeloteJulie Bernard

Emily BrengarthMaxine BrennerFrederick Brown

Ann ChaseJohn ChurchMary CliffordSusan CohenKelly Cornell

DailygoodMichelle Dangler

Craig DanglerEmily Davis

Victoria and Theodore DimasElaine DomianCynthia Eckert

Christopher and Kristen FotopoulosKathleen Frederico

Gould and Nancy GarciaSam and Dorothy Gershman

Timothy GrantAngela Guldin

James & Helen HagenMelissa HavemanWilliam Hawley

Lee and Linda HegstrandRuth Jenkins*

Lenette JohnsonMary Kelly

Anne KimzeyBetsy Koehne

Ladies Philoptochos - Chapter Of The AnnunciationJohn LambSara Lappi

Michael and Angela LewisBrenda Lofton

Justin LohwaterEric and Wendy Luck

Maria MannNancy MatsukisLucinda Mellott

Christine MorrisonSara MulvihillMary Mulvihill

Patricia NealBrent Never

Mary NovariaKatherine Oleson

Nicholas and Lois PapedoMarc and Sarah Parrish

Richard ParsonsBruce and Page Reed

Richard and Beverly RushEric and Cheryl SchoenbergTerry and Elizabeth Schoeni

Mary SchueleAmeet Singh

Gregory and Mary SmithBradley and Dena SneedJack and Marnell Sparks

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Brownvill Junction, ME

Andrea SteereFrancie Stoner

Marcelle Thibodeau-HennigarKole and Kelly Usrey

Sarah WallbaumJane WalshSusan Ward

Joel and Diane Wiegers*Edgar and Janet WhelanJohn and Barbara Yeast

Anna Zeiger

$101 - $500Andriana Arvan*

Lillard and DeVette Ashley*Lazelle S. Atkinson-Bontrager

Denise BayChrist Church Episcopal

Laureate Delta PsiMarguerite Braun

Angelo and Joan BrisimitzakisCara Busenhart*Donna Chance

Alexandra ConnorsKimberly Cornwell

Antoni and Sybil DiehlJohn Donnelly

David and Helen EmmottTammy Garrison

GKCSUJim and Mary GrantMarilyn Hamilton

Karen HansenAlicia Haywood

John Hicks*Charles Horner

Charles and Sally Ann JohnsonGeorge and Laura Johnston

Melissa JonasMariella Kerr

Paul Kiefer and Cathy Barry-Kiefer*Mable Krin

Christine KrinKurt and Melanie Kuenning

Nancy KulbJohn and Mary Grace Lanese

Richard and Caroyln LiefMargaret Loehnig*

Raymond Martin and Ellen LanegraffArvel and Linda McElroy

Ron and Carolyn McLeroyPatricia Moore*

Steve and Cindy ObenhausEric and Susanna Peck

Marian Philip*Philoptochos Society Of St. Dionysios Church

Thomas Radel*Lonnetta Ragland

Paul RaikulaAlan and Kimberly Reser

Diana RichterWilliam and Patricia Rudy

John SchlarmanMark Schneekluth

Shepherd Of The Hills Episcopal ChurchGrace Snell*

St. Stephens Episcopal ChurchSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Todd Tavener

Louise ThurlowLeah Vomhof*

Nancy WernekeGeorge and Alison Wheeler

Crystal White*Celina Wickstrom

Jason WilliamsLinda WilliamsAnn Wittpenn

H. Patrick and Kay WoolleyJon and Linda Yeager*

Brian and Katherine Zeiger*

$501 - $1,000Dan and Erika Claud*

Robert CorderSteven and Mary Gulrich

Hot Mama Inc.Barry and Carol Katzer*

George and Marianne Kral*lDanielle Levac*

Scott and Pam Logan*Lindsey Patterson*

Emily SchepersBeverly and Daniel Schepers

Bart SmootSt. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church

Institut Brenda StraffordThe GE Foundation

Jack and Marie Whitacre

$1,001 - $5,000Charles and Allison Blanchard

Champaign-Urbana Illini After Five Rotary ClubClaire Cioni

Allison CoffeltThe Dale Family Foundation

Megan DorseyDonald Doucette and Lynn Drazinski

Emma FlowersSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Emily JohnDavid and Demi Kiersznowski

The Lordi Marker Family FoundationLeo and Llewellyn Lutchansky*

Razoo FoundationGrant and Ann Renne

The Hodgdon Family FundMarc Schlebusch and Kendra Wyatt Schlebusch*

Mike and Tina Seeley*Stan and Kathy Shaffer*

Kim SoyeonSteve and Evelina Swartzman

Trinity CathedralTim and Betsy Triplett*

$5,001 - $10,000Anonymous

Geoff and Laurence CoventryEstate Of Douglas Milton Norwood

Carol Hogue*

$10,001 - $20,000John and Mary Anderson*

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral of Kansas City*Truman State University GlobeMed

John and Betsy Wickstrom*

$20,001 & $50,000Kiersznowski Family Charitable Trust

Dianne Shumaker

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