Imagine being introduced to the internet for the first time and realizing its amazing capabilities. That’s what we were able to provide to the women of Dam Dam Haiti during our visit. 20 of the 60 Dam Dam members Dam Dam is the name of a cooperative made up of 60 ladies who reside in…
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Sustainable Income Through Art #Bloggers4Haiti
Croix des Bouquets is a reknowned artist community Haiti may be a poor country but the people here are proud. Rather than wanting handouts or taking to begging in the streets, Haitians want to learn practical skills that will allow them to work and generate a steady income for their families. They believe in creating…
Haiti: 2 Years After the Quake #Bloggers4Haiti
Travel documents for my trip to Haiti Two years ago when I was watching the coverage of Haiti after the devastating earthquake, I never imagined it would be a place I would visit 2 years later with fellow bloggers and friends. My trip has elicited a variety of reactions from friends including surprise, awe, curiosity,…
Heart of Haiti: Gifts That Give Back
Last night I had the pleasure of working with Everywhere to co-host an amazing event at Macy’s for the Heart of Haiti collection where I met honored guests like Ambassador to Haiti, Laura Graham who serves as the COO of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund that helps Haiti “build back better,” Willa Shalit who, through…
An Angel for My Grandmother
Last night my grandmother passed away. She was 92 and lived a wonderful life. Tonight while hosting an event for the Heart of Haiti, I saw these handcrafted angels that reminded me of her. Angels from the Heart of Haiti collection My grandmother loved angels. She had an entire collection of them and it was…
Heart of Haiti Aids Haitian Artisans with Sustainable Income From Handcrafts
Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of Haiti’s devastating 7.0 earthquake that killed an estimated 230,000 people, injured 300,000, and made 1,000,000 homeless. The earthquake caused major damage in Port-au-Prince, Jacmel and other settlements in the region and over the 12 days that followed, the country experienced at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater. Despite the devastation and the recovery efforts,…
Websites for Discussing Current Events & Teaching Kids About Haiti
It has been just over a week since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti and while this is such a teachable moment for our children to learn empathy and learn about helping others, I hesitate to show Little Miss Techie (age 6) and Captain Computer (3 ½ years) the pictures in the newspaper as their first…
Helping Haitians in Need
Haiti needs our help now. Haitians lack the basic necessities of food, water, and shelter. The injured lack access to medical care because of the widespread devastation that obliterated the hospitals. If you’d like to help, now is the time. I can’t think of a better reason to teach our children about charity and helping…
