About MOMS!
Pinard fetoscopes
MOMS commissioned a
local artist to make these
tools for Sierra Leone's
birth attendants
Midwives on Missions of Service
Chris and Alice  
Alice is the daughter of
our exec assistant in
Sierra Leone.
Learn more about our people.  Learn more about our mission, goals, and philosophy.  

Following is an outline of our history and information about our legal status.  
Our Contact Information

           MOMS
               215 Tenth Avenue
           San Francisco, CA  94118       

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Legal Matters and Discrimination Policy

MOMS is a 501(c)(3) corporation (non-profit) organized in the State of Oregon.  Our
EIN is 93-1254632.  Your donations are tax exempt.  We are registered with the
Government of Sierra Leone as an International Non-Governemental Organization.  

We are a charitable institution, providing education and maternity care to women who
would not otherwise have access to it.  We are not a religious group, although we find
this work a spiritual calling.  We represent many faith traditions on our Board and
among our volunteers.  

We have no paid staff in the US; we do pay our Sierra Leonean staff.  Our volunteers
pay their own expenses when they travel.  

MOMS does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender role or identity, marital
status; religious preferences; racial, ethnic or national origins or affiliations; age,
veteran's status, or income level.  
Piggies in a Blanket  
Will Storm paints women
and children in support
of MOMS' efforts.
1998
Midwives on Missions of Service (MOMS) was founded in Ashland, OR, to
create a global network of midwives.
1999
A team went to Senegal to train midwives and work in a poor village.
2000
International School of Traditional Midwifery (ISTM) began, with the hope
of teaching West African midwives.
2001
MOMS received tax-exempt status from the IRS.  Travel restrictions
post-9/11 ended the attempt to bring  African women to the US to study.
2002
ISTM agreed to complete the educational programs of the Oregon School
of Midwifery, resulting in the gain of an distance learning program (DLP).
2003
The first students finished ISTM.  MOMS started a free clinic in Ashland to
serve poor women.
2004
ISTM gained state approval to teach Legend Drugs and Devices for
Oregon midwives.
2005
A team went to Senegal to work in a clinic and teach birth attendants.
2006
A team went to Sierra Leone to conduct a needs assessment.  ISTM
stopped enrolling onsite students, to focus on international projects.  
2007
 MOMS piloted programs for Sierra Leonean birth attendants.  The Board
strengthened its focus on working with the poorest women in the world.  
2008
The DLP prepares people living outside the US to qualify as Certified
Professional Midwives.  We registered with the Government of Sierra
Leone as an NGO and expanded into two more Chiefdoms.
Our History
HQ in Freetown, Sierra
Leone  
With bedrooms, an
office, storeroom, and
meeting space.