Marie George
Back in August, we asked for prayer for our sweet Marie George, one of our seamstresses. We knew something was terribly wrong as she had not been feeling well and was losing weight rapidly. The diagnosis was Colon Cancer. We reached out again and asked for your help. You were so generous and donated […]
Oldene
I absolutely LOVE this photo. Let me tell you why…… This is Odlene. Her husband died in July. The two children are a year and a half and 4 months old. She has no food. No income. No home. And no one to watch her children while she looks for work. She has been sleeping […]
Santhia and Dorilius
This is Santhia. She has been making jewelry with us for about a year and a half. She is a single mother with two children. Her 5 year old goes to school each day and she brings Jenny (2 1/2) with her to work. The two of them travel to and from via TapTap. Before […]
Meet Our U.S. Staff – Sandy & Jodene
September is quickly approaching. For the staff at our U.S. Headquarters in Lacey, WA, this means it’s time to get busy! Believe it or not, Christmas is right around the corner and this is the absolute busiest time of year for orders. So far, for 2014 – they have processed, packaged and shipped over 76,000 […]
2014 Christmas Ornament Fundraisers
We are excited to finally be able to introduce our 2014 Christmas Ornament Fundraisers!! They are here in the states and we will begin sending them out as early as Sept. 1. There are seven designs in our fundraiser box, including the following: Angel, Bird, Heart, Stocking, Bell, Snowflake and Star. These metal ornaments are […]
Apparent Project Institute (API)
We are thrilled to announce the opening of API – The Apparent Project Institute. We’ve been laying the groundwork for this program for a few months now. We are so excited to finally be able to let you know what’s going on. In order to increase skills, and provide even more opportunity for employment, Apparent […]
Naudia and Sinese
This is Naudia. She has worked with Apparent Project for about a year. On any given day, you can walk into the Boutique and find her cleaning. Dust is a constant problem here and she works hard dusting all the displays and mopping the tile floors to keep everything clean for the many shoppers that […]
Aphta and Maudline
This is Aphta and her son, Louis Marquis (14 mos). Aphta is a metal stamping artist and has been with us for two years. Louis Marquis was left with a neighbor and then his Grandmother so that Aphta could come to work. His Grandmother was ill and not able to care for him properly. Aphta […]
Apparent Project – U.S. Headquarters
Have you met Marilyn? Nearly five years ago, when the artisans in Haiti began making jewelry, Shelley posted photos on Facebook asking friends and family to have jewelry parties. She also asked her mother, Marilyn, if she would deposit an occasional check or two from these parties so that the artisans could get paid. Marilyn […]
Gina and Makensia
This is Gina and her 6 month old daughter, Chrisnaly. Gina has only been working for us since the beginning of May. She is a single mom and she had no income and no way of caring for Chrisnaly and it was showing. She approached Shelley about a job and also inquired about an orphanage […]
