Zanmi Project-Haiti Handcrafts

04/27/2025

Cry, the beloved country

04/30/2023

I know I should try to post more updates about our Zanmi ladies but with the ongoing crisis in Haiti I keep hoping to report good news....and instead the ongoing crisis continues month after month......I am afraid sadly, it will be some time before Haitians are able to live in peace and safety again. The gang wars continue and they now control over 60% of Haiti's capitol,Port Au Prince. Where daily life has long been difficult, it has now become impossibly dangerous.....and even our Project Medishare partners are struggling to continue to provide the desperately needed health care during these incredibly difficult times.

There is some good news ... and I want to share it too....In the region of Haiti where the ladies in our project live,the Plateau Central there is no problem with violent gangs kidnapping and stealing and terrorizing. Ironically, the people living in this region are so poor that the gangs have no interest in them ..the irony of misfortune becoming fortunate. .

The much better news is, the ladies in our project are still able to create beautifully crafted baskets from repurposed materials and we are able to still continue paying them for their work. This means the ladies in our project are able to buy food for their families and also afford to pay the school fees so their children can attend school. These amazing women simply needed to be provided an 'opportunity'- and with that, they empowered themselves. What these ladies have already accomplished causes me to wonder what could Haiti become, if simply given an 'opportunity'?

02/20/2023

In spite of all the strife and turmoil in Haiti, our Zanmi Womens Project is thriving! Thanks to the continuous support of Project Medishare,and especially thanks to our amazing manager,Rezanord, the ladies have become accomplished artisans and the beauty their work is simply stunning!!! I am in awe of all they have accomplished!

02/07/2023

Exciting news!!! Our Malibu High School Zanmi Club has beren invited to display and sell their Zanmi Haitian handcrafts at 'Third Space' which will be opening soon in the commercial center of Maibu! Stay tuned!!! 100% of the sales proceeds will be donated to Project Medishare to continue employing our Haitian crafts-
women.

09/23/2022

Zanmi Womens Project-HaitiHandcrafts.org
Our ETSY Zanmi HaitiHandcrafts shop is OPEN! At last we have new baskets from Haiti! Please share with your friends and thank you for helping support the ladies in Haiti who thanks to their crafts sales, are now able to feed their families and send their children to school!

09/23/2022

Thanks to so many supporters of our Zanmi women's project in Haiti the ladies in our project and their families are beginning to thrive. They live in the Plateau Central which although is the poorest region in Haiti, is fortunately peaceful as it is far enough away from the chaos and street riots still on going in Port Au Prince.

09/21/2022

05/09/2022

Huge thank you Project Medishare, Joaquin and one angelic American Airline agent for all your help at the Miami airport! I would never have managed getting these baskets back to California without you!!!

05/08/2022

This is Denise.... She lives in Haiti's poorest region, the Central Plateau where homes are without electricity or running water and most people have only their own feet to rely on for transportation. With all these challenges, daily life is difficult at best. Three years ago Denise joined our Zanmi Women's project. If you watch the video our translator/project manager just shared with me, I hope it will make your heart as happy as it did mine!

03/04/2022

Brand new Zanmis just added to our Etsy HaitiHandcraft shop!