Doula Passage Program

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Advocacy

I Be Black Girl believes policy is a driver for change within our approach to reproductive justice. Policy has historically been weaponized against Black communities. As a result, we are committed to building Black political power to address the harm and chart a new experience of legislation that centers Black women, femmes and girls.

Birth Justice

Using a Collective Action Framework, I Be Black Girl is catalyzing a movement to disrupt the systems that perpetuate incidence of maternal morbidity, mortality and traumatic care experiences using strategies that center the voices, experiences, and leadership of Black women and Black birthing people. We deserve to not just live through our birthing experiences but thrive.

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Black Led Investment

I Be Black Girl enables resource redistribution led by and for Black women, femmes, and girls in Nebraska as well as a place for institutional philanthropy to live. These philanthropic efforts have changed the landscape of philanthropy in Omaha by inviting Black women, femmes, and girls to give in ways that are meaningful and through a trusted outlet creating collective power

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Economic Justice

This country has spent countless decades depriving Black people of economic security, abundance and dignity, leading to a scarcity mindset rooted in injustice. I Be Black Girl’s priority is to abolish pay equity gaps and work to give Black women, femmes and girls the ability to live whole, abundant lives.

Catalyst

Community Birth work

The Doula Passage Program (DPP) is an intentional learning environment designed to provide education and support to community-based doulas.

Program goals

Create a program that allows doulas to feel equipped to provide the necessary support to Black pregnant and birthing women and people
Create a shared learning platform for Black doulas in Nebraska
Provide peer support and mentorship for Black doulas
Create models that allows for Nebraska to recognize and reimburse doula services
Create a standard of care and build expectations for the relationship between pregnant and birthing people and their doula(s)
Role model a structure that can ripple and help better serve other birthing populations of color

The hands-on experiences, role plays, and simulations during the training were invaluable in building my confidence and honing my skills. Your constructive feedback, patience, and willingness to address our questions and concerns ensured that we had a comprehensive understanding of the doula role and responsibilities… serving as a solid foundation for my future practice as a doula.