Meet Some of Our Babies!
Apparent Project has the desire to create long-term sustainability through the creation of job development and skills. This enables, empowers and equips Haitians to provide for their families with dignity and hope. As many of our high risk single moms, enter into training and acquiring jobs, they have a need of child care. Child […]
Daycare Center Update
Makensia and the twins! The Daycare Center is up and running! After only 3 1/2 weeks, we are so pleased to notice that several of our artisans kids who were showing symptoms of malnourishment are looking so much better. Their skin is clearing up and they have so much more energy. On top of a […]
Exciting News and How You Can Help!
Apparent Project began in late 2009 with four women who were at risk of relinquishing their children to an orphanage because of their economic situations. Four and a half years and a whole lot of jewelry later we are excited to see the difference that this project has made in the lives of nearly 250 […]
Shirley Berthier
Just after the earthquake, when a surprising amount of interest was coming in for all things Haitian, we did a mass hiring of about thirty people to roll beads. I didn’t really know who any of these people were other than that they could roll beads. At the time, we had an intern who didn’t […]
AP Successful Business Incubator
AP – Successful Business Incubator! A business incubator is an organization that specializes in taking ideas or start-up companies and encouraging them until they become full-fledged businesses that are able to produce profits and stand on their own. Typically, incubators are programs sponsored by donations from large corporations or colleges. They take on several start-up […]
What in the kosmos does this have to do with James 1:27?
For those of our readers who are agnostics, atheists, Bhuddists, Hindus, New Agers, seekers, post-Christian, neo-pagan, or secular-curious, this post will be an interesting little sociological peek into what makes Christians do some of the things they do (particularly the things they do for orphans). For Christian readers it may make you rethink some of […]
Joing forces… the Barlow’s on board!
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=caaf2697932ad8c2d11cf44bb&id=921f76d480 Exciting News:AP has new staff in Haiti! Follow the link to read about what they will be doing to expand the reach of Apparent Project’s Mission! Welcome Barlow Family!!
What to Expect When You Are Expecting in Haiti
Today’s blog is a window into what it’s like for young Haitians to think about preparing for parenthood as seen through one of my favorite Creole songs, Wanito’s “Gade Yon Rev” (Look at A Dream) or “Wanito M Vle Parenn” (Wanito, I want to be a godparent). Watch the video. I’ve copied the english translation […]
Two streams of the same river- adoption and sustainability.
In Haiti alone, they are estimating around 380,000 children who are not living with their biological parents according to the latest UNICEF reports. We call them orphans. Of those kids, many are with relatives. A common misperception in the adoption world is that Haitians, (and disadvantaged people of all kinds), don’t take care of […]
The bottomless (mango) pit
I grew up in a home where faith was assumed, yet real enough that there was a genuine gratitude to God for life. Our awareness of God’s hand was too expansive and important to be reduced to dead ritual and too full of life to be elicit somber tones. We didn’t “pray in cursive”, groveling […]
