Daddy’s Little Girl
“Being a daddy’s girl is like having a permanent armor around the rest of your life.” ~Marinela Reka So often stories are told of absent fathers, or single moms without support, and the challenges that this situation creates. But that is not always the reality, and a large percentage of the children who are part […]
And for a moment, we pause
After more than a week of increasingly violent protests that left Port-au-Prince on lockdown, there is a pause. A moment to breathe. Mache owners set out their items for sale, women go to the market to try and purchase food for their families, children go to school. But it is far from back to normal […]
Back to School – Back to Basics
Back to school seems like the perfect season to revamp the AP blog and start with going back to the basics. Who are we, what do we do, how are we making an impact in Haiti, and some of the challenges that are part of working in Haiti. Let’s start by sharing our mission statement, […]
We Need Your Help!
So this happened at Apparent Project today: [divider] “This morning a young mother approached me in the street. Her own mother and father had died leaving her alone with her 9 month old baby and no where to live. She heard we may be able to help. If not, her next step was an orphanage. […]
Veslene
Photo of her mom Meet Veslene. She joined us in 2010 when she was 18 years old. She has 4 sisters and a brother. Shortly after she began working with us, both of her parents died from the cholera outbreak leaving her to care for her siblings and her own newborn baby boy. Lance Pierre […]
Sumese
Meet Sumese. She is one of our amazing Nannies in the Daycare. I sat down to chat with her and had such a nice visit. She has been working for Apparent Project for 3 years. She got word that AP was hosting a sewing class in 2012 and came in for the training. Crazy thing […]
Lovana
Lovana started with Apparent Project in 2010. She began as a bead roller and made necklaces, selling them on consignment. She moved to Quality Control and then became a manager when our metal stamping began. But knowing she has had experience working for an Orphanage, taking care of children, Shelley felt she would make the […]
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 […]
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 […]