HELP US GROW THE KAIRAM WELL BABY PROGRAM

145 BABIES ENROLLED SINCE JANUARY 1st

We are well on our way to enrolling over 1,000 babies in 2025 into this innovative program.

EVERY $100 donated will go to support one baby's preventative care for two years.

THE KAIRAM WELLBABY PROGRAM AT SECOND MILE HAITI

In January we began this transformative partnership between Hands Up for Haiti and Second Mile Haiti, an organization we've proudly collaborated with for over 12 years. Second Mile Haiti operates two maternity centers, with a third opening soon. They provide holistic, comprehensive care for pregnant women, including safe births in their maternity centers or transfers to hospitals for emergencies. Last year, they delivered care for over 1,500 mothers and their newborns. Learn more about them at www.secondmilehaiti.org

HUFH brings comprehensive pediatric care to this joint program.

In early 2025, we launched the Kairam WellBaby Program at Second Mile Haiti Maternity Centers, offering vital preventative pediatric care for all babies delivered at the centers. With guidance from the HUFH Pediatric Advisory Committee and in cooperation with the Haitian Ministry of Health, Haitian doctors and nurses are ensuring that these children receive regular checkups, vaccinations, and screenings for malnutrition.

Why 1000 babies for 1000 days?

Second Mile Haiti delivers over a 1000 babies a year, and the "First 1000 days", for the mother and baby are the period from pregnancy to age two, a time of both tremendous potential and vulnerability. How well or poorly mothers and children are nourished and cared for during this time profoundly impacts a child’s ability to grow, learn, and thrive.

How does Second Mile Haiti provide care for pregnant women?

Pregnancy can be dangerous to a woman in Haiti and it is very difficult for many pregnant women to find good care. Second Mile Haiti Maternity Centers provide regular medical care right up to delivery. They also provide education on breastfeeding, childbirth, nutrition, and birth control. Importantly, every baby born at Second Mile Haiti receives a birth certificate and is registered with the Ministry of Health.

What makes this program so innovative?

Preventative Care? Holistic Treatment? These are not words usually associated with Haiti or other poorly resourced countries. This partnership significantly expands Hands Up for Haiti's impact, providing a healthy start for over a thousand babies each year. With the care of pregnant women through Second Mile Haiti and our care of the babies through the Kairam WellBaby Program, we hope to prevent malnutrition and other life-threatening diseases, educate and support families, and give every baby born the best possible chance to survive and thrive.

This collaboration continues the legacy of Dr. Hemant Kairam, a pediatrician and global health leader who established Hands Up for Haiti's first preventative pediatric program for children. We sadly lost Dr. Kairam in 2020. He believed every child deserves the chance to grow up healthy, no matter where they are born and this new program continues his vision.

HELP US CONTINUE TO HONOR HIS LEGACY AND HELP US REACH OUR GOAL FOR 2025: ENROLLMENT OF OVER 1,000 BABIES FOR WELL CHILD PREVENTATIVE CARE GIVING THEM THE BEST CHANCE TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE