Many orphans in Haiti have not been orphaned by parental deaths or natural disasters, but by parents who simply could not feed them. This Hope Mail is helping with Haiti’s orphan crisis by creating opportunities for parents with local business as Artisans. Through fashion as a force for good, parents in areas of extreme poverty in Haiti can earn sustainable income that empowers them to keep and provide for their children.
We exist to create jobs for women to break cycles of poverty and trafficking. You stand with a woman who is leading her family when you shop her ethically-made accessory.
Her Name is Ya Every woman has a name, face, and story. I met Ya a couple of years ago outside an airport in Cambodia. Although we had been working with her for years, selling ornaments and scarves she and her friends had been making, this was the first time I was...