TheThe Middle East Project

PalestinianPalestinian Midwives 09-201020

CircleCircle of Health International

PresentedPresented by Aishe Saifi

Team includes 9 midwivesTeam includes 9 midwives@@

2 volunteers2 volunteers

Life is too short to waste time hating anyone

Raising awareness to Raising awareness to COHI’s activity & COHI’s activity &

Creating new contactsCreating new contactsLocal & international NGO’s, Local & international NGO’s, Local organization, groups, Local organization, groups,

press, embassies, friends & press, embassies, friends & family family

Planned activityPlanned activity::OPEN HOUSE- PalestineOPEN HOUSE- Palestine

With WomenWith Women

Raising health Raising health awareness among awareness among Palestinian womenPalestinian women

Skin to skin projectSkin to skin project

Aisha & Lesley have started this Aisha & Lesley have started this project at May 2008. project at May 2008.

They have been to an international They have been to an international conference together!conference together!

Now they plan on spreading the Now they plan on spreading the word, how important is Skin To word, how important is Skin To Skin. They want to continue Skin. They want to continue educating professional personnel educating professional personnel on this issue. on this issue.

In Hebrew and in Arabic!In Hebrew and in Arabic!

Life is loveLife is love

Enjoy itEnjoy it

Ongoing ProjectsOngoing ProjectsMaythaloun home birth centerMaythaloun home birth centerSkin to skinSkin to skinMother tomotherMother tomother

Our aims for 2009-10Our aims for 2009-10Increase No of participants midwivesIncrease No of participants midwivesBridging with other NGO’sBridging with other NGO’sFund raisingFund raisingSustaining skin to skinSustaining skin to skinOrganizing bilateral meetingsOrganizing bilateral meetings

Obstacles and PrecautionsObstacles and Precautions

Lack of trustLack of trustShort time projects Short time projects with no long with no long impactsimpactsAbsence of Absence of tangible successestangible successes

HopeHope

Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present