The Course
KAY AKOUCHMAN
School of Womb Healing + Haitian Folk Medicine
Kay Akouchman ( house of childbirth ) act as an 8 WEEK FULL SPECTRUM Doula training Ak Fanm Sag as we call it and Haiti. This serves as a Virtual Training with an option but NOT mandatory to embark on a journey to Haiti for a 7 Day Apprenticeship with Our Birth Center and elders in the community
With Kay Akouchman our mission is to empower and educate Blak Folk and give live to skilled doulas who are dedicated to supporting families through the transformative journey of pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and nurturing learning environment that honors the diverse cultural, emotional, and physical needs of all birthing individuals.
This is a DUAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM you’ll receive a certificate for being a Full Spectrum Doula in the U.S. as well as a certificate that acknowledges that you are a Fanm Sag and Sag Fanm Assistant ( midwife assistant) in Haiti
What you will learn
We center the voices and experiences of the community that we serve in all of our work. We recognize and give voice to the joys and pains people of color experience when accessing healthcare services in our communities. You will learn how to truly be a full-spectrum doula who can offer support to people during the full spectrum of pregnancy – from preconception, to birth, to abortion, to miscarriage, to adoption, to postpartum.
you will gain:
- Provide emotional and practical support
- Help with pain, anxiety, and discomfort
- Help with childcare, meal planning, and other support
- Address myths and misinformation about abortion
- Help people establish boundaries and create self-care plans
- Prepare for doctor's appointments
- Offer fertility education and research
- provide folk medicine treatment for all stages of the birthing spectrum
- learn how to hold ritual for the birthing and miscarriage
- Provide referrals for local resources
Curriculum
Your instructors
Some people know me by my (re)membered Ayisyen indigenous name Chèche Fouye Bon Manbo”.- i also use my –IFA name Arira Adeeke
I am a Manbo Asogwe living in Ayiti !
I grew up in a spiritual sanctified home, and learned from a very early age how important collective prayer and ritual makes access to the necessity of healing both collective and individual. I am the daughter of a Hougan the great granddaughter of Manbo Dantes and the great-granddaughter and many greats of farmers both on Gullah Geechee land and lands of Ayiti. I have travelled the world in search of how to create sanctuaries for Black folks with the traditions of our ancestors.
As a certified Full Spectrum Doula + Clinical Herbalist/Rootworker, I offer a variety of healing services centered around African indigenous practices
This Journey of deconizing all of who I am a journey of self liberation and indigenizng my existence which is rooted in my birth story that bloomed here in Jacmel, Haiti. I experienced a deep invitation from my ancestors to journey on this birthing sacred rites of passage I give praise to the all the spirits of Ginen, forcing me to conquer my fear and embrace my fullest-self on this journey to liberation and decolonizing all of my self. I held so much love, pain, grief and joy in this island I knew that it was an essential part of my commission to move to this brave lands and truly- create LIFE -I have the honor of bringing my birth team alongside me to teach this sacred course. I will be called facilitating with my Midwife Edouard Roosevorbes….. and my famn sag , elder and teacher Manbo Carmel .. this class would be taught in both English and Kreyol. We have the honor of having a divine translator, my best friend and godmother to my sweet child , Manbo Taleah
As a birth worker, I know how important it is to empower Black women to make their own choices when it comes to childbirth, especially when they’re already at a disadvantage due to white supremacist tactics living in our medical system.
With us as your team, you will embark on a journey that transcends the boundaries of conventional learning, ensuring they are well-equipped for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.