Ending Poverty; The Apparent Way
Childcare for at-risk babies sets the stage. Preschool opens the curtains. Manager training turns on the light. Now the story can be told. And what a powerful story it is; empowerment of Haitian families to rise out of poverty, disrupting the cycle, and changing the trajectory of the next generation. Thank you to Mrs. Green’s […]
Worthless
A few years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak at the Clay County Women’s Club. They invited me to come, set up my jewelry, join them for lunch and share all about Apparent Project. I am always excited to be a part of things like this and have had several opportunities in the […]
Puzzles and Potatoes
I have been helping behind the scenes while our Director, Marilyn, worked hard all last summer to turn our Preschool into a reality. We opened our Day Care in the Spring of 2014 and it didn’t take long to figure out that we wanted to expand by offering not only a safe place for our […]
Seven Years
I feel like I have told the story so many times. The day that started like any other day. How we went to the store and bought flour and bananas and spent the day making tortillas. How later that afternoon, the very same grocery store that I bought the flour in came down in a […]
Perspective
Often by this time of year, I begin to feel a bit disconnected. Living here in the States and only going to Haiti once or twice a year makes it hard to stay focused. To remember why we do what we do. Out of sight, out of mind, so to speak. Wednesday evening, I got […]
1994 – And That’s The Way It Was…..
So, last Saturday, I had the opportunity to chat with a new friend who moved from Haiti to the United States when he was 11. We were talking about Haiti, about jobs, about the Hurricane, about whether charity organizations help or hurt, you know, typical chit chat, small talk kind of stuff. So, not really. […]
The Earthquake of 2010 and Why It Still Matters
So, the earthquake that shook Haiti on January 12, 2010 was indisputably the largest and most deadly natural disaster to ever hit Haiti, to ever hit the Caribbean and to hit the entire western hemisphere. The death toll estimates are truly uncountable and horrendous. **PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI .: JANUARY 17, 2010 – A view of […]
Building a Future for our Artisan Families
This summer has been a whirlwind of activity in preparation for our new Preschool. A lot of effort & planning was done to get the school year started. Bringing in supplies, making the current space workable for classes, repairing & upgrading the rooms. Throughout the summer the focus was definitely on how to make our […]
After the Hurricane
Another tragedy. Blow after blow Haiti takes another hit. The stories never end. We hear the big ones, but there are so many unfathomable daily tragedies that go unnoticed. My eight years in Haiti has made my heart so fragile. Every day I hear of a tragedy that would cripple for life in America. Another […]
