Zanmi Lakay Newsletter

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October 2012

Helping current and former street children in Haiti improve their lives

Meet some of the students in our School Sponsorship Program!

! With the help of individual sponsors, Zanmi Lakay now funds 25 children to go to school who otherwise would not have the opportunity. These kids live in St. Marc, Cit Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Jeremie, and Jacmel. Joel Ption, our Director in Haiti, coordinates with families and orphanages for information and arrangements, checks in with the kids, and then visits each school to pay fees directly.

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Ti Mach EVENTS:
(little Haitian art market) Give the gift of Fair Trade beautiful Haitian art! Join Zanmi Lakay at EBSC's 20th Annual

Holiday Crafts Fair

Our biggest sale of the year!

Saturday November 24 Sunday November 25

10 am - 3 pm both days First Congregational Church 2345 Channing Way, Berkeley

If you would like to sponsor a specific child to go to school for a year, the cost is $250.00. You can also make a general donation to our Education Fund to help with kids not yet sponsored, extra expenses for the families, and assist young adults in our Teens in Transition Program with trade school and living expenses.
! Our second annual Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto - Youth Photo Camp, was a huge success! For this collaborative community project in Jacmel, 48 young Haitian photojournalists from Kole Zepol in Cit Soleil and Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) in Jacmel worked together with nine professionals from the U.S. as well as Haitian staff for nine days to shoot local daily assignments, learn vital skills, tell stories from a Haitian point of view, and promote progress in their own community. The student photographers shot over 9000 digital images. This year we made time for a special day where each student shared their favorite photo with the entire group, taking questions, and discussing important issues about Haiti. The final exhibition at the Fosaj Art Center included 65 large prints, and an additional 192 small prints to create collages. The show was seen by many during August and September, and became part of the World Monument Fund celebration in Jacmel.

If you would like to purchase Haitian art or host a Ti Mach, contact us. Visits to our office Ti Mach in Pacifica by appointment: info@zanmilakay.org 650.359.6225 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Zanmi Lakay was proud to represent Haiti at the deYoung Museum's 2011 and 2012 Fair Trade Bazaars!
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Support our Education Fund, Outreach, and Community Arts Programs via Paypal on our website or blog or send a check payable to: Zanmi Lakay 153 Montecito Avenue, Pacifica, CA 94044.
All donations are tax-deductible
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Immense thanks to our incredible supporters who contributed equipment, materials and funds, and to those that made our Indiegogo Campaign a success! We are so proud of all of our students! A full report and gallery of exhibition prints is on our blog: http://www.zanmilakayblog.org/jouk-li-jou-kan-foto-2012/ In Memorium It is with a heavy heart that we bring you the sad news of Cbien Eguei, known by friends as Bouro, who died on July 29, 2012, of complications stemming from injuries sustained from a brutal beating by Haitian Police in 2004. We hope that his soul can now be at peace.

DONATIONS NEEDED: We will put your older but working digital cameras, iPhones (for cameras), and laptops to good use in our Photography Workshops.
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