Dear Friends,

2023 was a wild ride.

We came into 2023 ready to take on whatever came our way.

What came our way was several thousand mothers, aunts, and grandmothers, seeking support during a challenging time.

Here are just a few of the highlights.

At our Malnutrition Treatment Centers, we housed 611 caregivers and children during their recovery from Severe Acute Malnutrition.

These stays contributed to the health and well-being of 328 children with more than 250 children benefitting from medical care at the local hospital.

We feel proud of all the ways we supported mothers this year, through skill-building, psychological and emotional support.

And not just at our centers, but at home too!

We continued to support these caregivers after their children recovered by helping them launch businesses and start home gardens. 190 women started businesses and another 611 women started vegetable gardens at home.

992 babies have been born at our two birth centers since the beginning of 2023. That’s 307 more babies than last year!

In addition to these 992 Birth Center births, we labored with 81 women who ultimately needed a c-section or hospital birth. We got them to the hospital safely and followed-up with them after their recovery.

In May, you responded to our call to help us create more space at our flagship Maternity Center on our Cap Haitien Campus and we completed the 3-room addition in June.

In total, we cared for 2,979 women during 14,292 prenatal and postpartum visits and made family planning available to 1,409 individuals.

Our Communities really felt the love this year.

In February, we started a community trash pick-up in Jean Louis introducing colorful trash bins in the community.

In July, in Saint-Raphael, we opened a community water tap that provides water that is 100% safe to drink, bringing free, clean, drinking water to a community of more than 2,500 who didn’t have access to this resource before.

We continued installing solar streetlights—96 street lamps to be exact! The new street lamps extended the length of road now safely lit via solar light.

Our goal to connect 6 villages outside of our Cap Haitien Campus is nearly complete!

In May, we celebrated 10 years of operations in Haiti. It was a year to celebrate all the children and families who have benefitted from Second Mile Haiti’s support through the years.

In August, we held an eye and dental clinic for past graduates of our Malnutrition Program.

144 children had their vision tested and teeth cleaned. Several hundred cavities were filled and 14 children received eye-glasses!

We paid the tuition fees and purchased school books for 168 children who recovered from malnutrition at our centers in previous years. They started the new school year this October.

It was a fun year for connecting with many of you in person. We saw friends in Colorado, in Texas, and in Tennessee!

And finally, in November, we had the profound privilege of gathering with all of you virtually, with the In Her Shoes Global 5K + podcast.

It really was global with participants in Africa, Europe, Australia, and all over North America.

You helped us become more sustainable as an organization.

In our campus gardens, we grew over 2,100 lbs of produce. It was shared with families at our centers or passed to the kitchen for daily meals for these families and our staff.

In total, the cooks at our centers provided more than 93,548 warm meals to the staff and families of children recovering from Severe Acute Malnutrition.