Global Midwife Response

  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values, Vision and Mission
    • Our Team
    • Supporting Organizations
    • Annual Reports
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Mentorship
  • Donate
  • Projects
    • Kenya
    • Menstrual and Reproductive Health
    • Refugee Crisis
    • Rohingya Crisis
    • Past Projects >
      • Our Accomplishments
      • Nepal
      • Haiti
      • Beirut, Lebanon
      • Pandemic Response
  • Events
  • Stay Connected
    • Contact
    • Follow
  • Resources
Donate Credit/Debit Card
Donate PayPal Giving Fund
Subscribe
  • ABOUT US
    • Our Values, Vision and Mission
    • Our Team
    • Supporting Organizations
    • Annual Reports
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Mentorship
  • Donate
  • Projects
    • Kenya
    • Menstrual and Reproductive Health
    • Refugee Crisis
    • Rohingya Crisis
    • Past Projects >
      • Our Accomplishments
      • Nepal
      • Haiti
      • Beirut, Lebanon
      • Pandemic Response
  • Events
  • Stay Connected
    • Contact
    • Follow
  • Resources
Resources
​

"The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." ~ Herbert Spencer

Picture

​We have prepared some documents to help you prepare for your journey.  Please read in entirety and utilize the resources.  You may find it helpful to print them to keep them as a handy reference. 


This booklet has materials to help you prepare yourself educationally, physically, and emotionally.

Deployment Handbook
​
The World Health Organization (WHO) has a list of guidelines that are updated regularly when evidence or situations dictate change.  Please review them to help guide you in your practice.  WHO Guidelines

The following are articles you will find listed in the Deployment Handbook.  Please familiarize yourself with the material.   
Articles (word)     Articles (pdf)
​
Global Health Media Project    While some of these videos are for parents, many are extremely helpful when preparing for work in low resource areas as well as for training other healthcare providers.  
​
Anyone considering working with refugees is required to watch this documentary.  While outdated since many of the borders in Europe are now closed, it does give a sense of the journey many have taken and why they are forced to leave the homes they love so much.  Exodus

Volunteers working in Bangladesh should familiarize themselves with this information.  Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis
​
For those working in Greece or Turkey here is some important information to help you prepare.  Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
​

This document has a list of NGOs that have accepted Midwives on their roster.  Please contact them and sign up to be on their registry so if a disaster does strike you will first to be contacted.  If you know of any that are missing, please let us know. 
NGOs

Photography:
We follow the WHO guidelines for photography and video.  Our closely adapted document concerning this topic can be found here:  MP Photography Policy

Please also note our Media Release Policy.  

​Other articles that can help you navigate the field of ethical considerations are:
Ethics or Aesthetics:  The Problem with Media Photography (August 2014)
Refugee Images:  Ethics in Pictures by Pekel and van de reijt 
​UNICEP Ethical Guidelines for Reporting on Children 

WHO Photography Expectations (April 2013)
Barbie Savior:  How Not To Be a White Savior
​


Presentations:
The Syrian Refugee Crisis & Health Care Delivery by Cindy Nelly, MSN CNM APRN
Syrian Refugee Crisis:  Health Care Delivery - What I Learned by Cindy Nelly MSN CNM APRN
​​
VIDM May 5, 2017  Midwife as Humanitarian:  Health Care Delivery in Austere Environments
​


Statistics:
Statistics are a vital part of our work - ensuring we understand our impact as well as helping us prepare future volunteers.  Please fill out this form daily or as often as you can to ensure your work is counted!  For times when you don't have internet, keep good logs and add in later.
Click HERE to access our Data Entry Form
​



Picture







​Donations made by check should be made payable to "Global Midwife Response" and sent to:
600 Elm Street, Montpelier VT 05602:

All donations are 100% tax-deductible as provided by law of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  
​
Picture