The Apparent Project,
based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, exists to give parents jobs in order to keep their
families together.
You may be surprised
to know that very often a child in an orphanage is not there because his or her
parents have both died or abandoned him/her. Too often families are forced by poverty
to place their children in the care of an orphanage. Many moms and dads desire
to keep their families together but due to extreme poverty and harsh living conditions
they are unable to do so. This happens around the world.
The Apparent project is working to change that
it Haiti.
"In Haiti, poverty and the legacy of slavery have caused a
staggering culture of child abandonment and male neglect of family commitments.
70% of labor aged Haitians are unemployed, while those who are employed earn an
average annual wage of $400". - The Apparent Project
Because there are
still an estimated 147-153 million
orphans worldwide there is a great need for families and individuals to foster,
adopt, or provide orphan care.
That brings us to our fundraiser! The parents of The Apparent Project make a variety of beautiful handcrafted goods including jewelry created from handmade paper beads. The paper is mostly from repurposed cereal boxes. We will be selling bracelets made by the women and men of The Apparent Project. Each bracelet is unique and comes with a card featuring information about the artist who made your bracelet.
Bracelets are available for $10. The best part? You will be helping TWO ways. Your purchase provides jobs (and keeps families together) in Haiti AND helps us bring a child OUT of an orphanage to his family! How often does $10 do all that?!
That brings us to our fundraiser! The parents of The Apparent Project make a variety of beautiful handcrafted goods including jewelry created from handmade paper beads. The paper is mostly from repurposed cereal boxes. We will be selling bracelets made by the women and men of The Apparent Project. Each bracelet is unique and comes with a card featuring information about the artist who made your bracelet.
Bracelets are available for $10. The best part? You will be helping TWO ways. Your purchase provides jobs (and keeps families together) in Haiti AND helps us bring a child OUT of an orphanage to his family! How often does $10 do all that?!
If you would like one
(or more!) of these gorgeous bracelets contact us through email (Jaclyn.cooper@ymail.com), Facebook, this
blog, call us, etc. We can ship too! Just add $2 to cover shipping costs
please!
- Spread the word! Let your circle of friends, church, bible study group, work, anyone know about these bracelets. They make great Christmas gifts, teacher gifts, co-worker gifts, etc.
- Pray! Use the bracelet as a reminder to pray for
orphans, our adoption, and the families in The Apparent Project!
