Help Children in Cuba Survive and Thrive

Project Report | Jun 19, 2018
Baby James

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Baby James

Thanks for helping James! James lives in Cuba, and his mother Maylin wanted to share how thankful she is for the diapers. When Hurricane Irma hit Guantanomo, their home was one of many with signifciant damage and roof loss. Maylin was pregnant at the time, and experiencing some complications. Thankfully, James was born healthy even though he was a little premature.

With a damaged home, medical challenges, and a new baby, James' family has been struggling to get by. Now, thanks to you, they no longer have to worry about figuring out where their diaper supply will come from. Instead, they have a consistent, re-usable supply of diapers. With James' diapering need met, Maylin can focus on her health and recovery, meeting James' other basic needs, as well as getting their home fixed.

Thanks for helping James and other babies impacted by Hurricane Irma in Cuba!

~ Stephanie

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The Story of Jake's Diapers

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Apr 9, 2018
Corporate Sales To Cuba: Liz Shares Her Story

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Liz was leading a regular life as a corporate sales representative when six years ago, she became a member of Breakthrough Covenant Church in Appleton, WI. As she explained it, almost immediately after becoming a member, she actively got involved with the functions of the church.

Very quickly, she was named the outreach coordinator for the church. As outreach coordinator, Liz was responsible for developing partnerships—not just local, but globally as well. Enter Jake’s Diapers.

Jake’s Diapers had already been working with Breakthrough Covenant Church, but hadn’t worked directly with Liz. Liz was part of a team planning a mission trip to Cuba, and another team member had approached Jake’s Diapers about diapers for Cuba. It had never occurred to Liz the tremendous need for diapers she was about to experience.

When she arrived in Cuba, her world had been turned upside down. As she explained it, she was unprepared for just how different things could be. Specifically, she stated that there is lots to prepare for when going to a country like Cuba, but it was smaller things, like always making sure to have toilet paper on you that took her by surprise.

Along with toilet paper, she did discover the enormous need there is for diapers. She said right away she noticed mothers using and reusing towels as diapers. Liz saw this everywhere she visited from Havana to the smaller, remote towns. She said the feelings she had when she would give out the diapers were almost unexplainable.

“Their faces just lit up,” she said, “they greeted me with hugs and smiles because English wasn’t always possible. They have so little, but they gave you everything.”

Liz stated that having reusable cloth diapers meant less infection, increased sanitation, and it lessened the load of laundry to be washed because feces & urine was contained. Liz couldn’t tell me enough how grateful the families were.

It is truly an amazing thing you have done to help babies in Cuba. I encourage you to reach me at stephanie@jakesdiapers.org with any questions. I'd love to hear from you.

~ Stephanie

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The Story of Jake's Diapers

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Jan 19, 2018
Helping Cuba

By Stephanie Bowers | Project Leader

Life in Cuba isn't always easy. Living in extreme poverty, many families are unable to afford diapers for their children. We have been blessed to partner with a church to help provide the often overlooked need of diapers to families in dire need. Your support has made this possible!

Stacy & Charles visited Pastor Faustino, and were able to bring along 20 cloth diaper kits. Each kit contains enough cloth diapers to last from birth to potty training. After Stacy returned. she shared with me a few insights into her experience.

Stacy was able to personally give out a few kits, and show the Moms how they work She started crying as she shared how joyful and thankful the Moms were. They had never received a nice gift before, and they were in awe of the diapers and what the diapers mean. For the first time, they would be able to keep their children clean and dry.

It is an amazing gift you are giving to families in Cuba. Thank you for partnering with us as we work to help as we are able.

That's not all...

We have more big news to share... We've been named one of GlobalGiving's Top 10 Nonprofits commited to Impact! You'll find us at number 5 on the list!

This inaugural list highlights 10 of GlobalGiving's nonprofit partners (and five honorable mentions) that have demonstrated a commitment to impact through learning. Winners have earned the most points in GG Rewards, GlobalGiving's way of tracking how nonprofits Listen, Act, Learn. Repeat. GlobalGiving has found that nonprofits that listen to their stakeholders, act on what they hear, and learn from the results of their actions are more effective and have a greater impact in their communities.

This is a great moment for us, we're proud to be recognized for our commitment to effectiveness and impact.

Thank you for believing in us, together we are ending the choice between food & diapers! I encourage you to help us celebrate, and share our story with friends, family, & colleagues who might like to join us in making the world a better place. I can be reached at stephanie@jakesdiapers.org with any questions. I'd love to hear from you.

~ Stephanie

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Jake's Diapers Honored by GlobalGiving

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