Cultural Capital Haiti

AFADLA’s Summer Camp, made possible this year The Episcoapl Diocese of New York and All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Briarcliff Manor, has been going strong since July 6th and we couldn’t be more pleased. With registration topping 200 this year we just want to take the time to congratulate our team at AFADLA for their tireless labor and management providing meals, classes, field trips, and special guests to the young women of Cayes LaFond We also have to shout out Pick Up Every Stitch once...

We are so very grateful to Karen and Debbie at Pick Up Every Stitch for their enormous generosity, and solidarity with young women in haiti, in donating over 10,000$ of high quality yarn to our fashion design initiative. This ongoing program, which has already yielded stunning designs and a fashion show Kicks into its second phase with an eye towards designing for an international market. This wouldn’t be possible without the ladies from Pick Up Every Stitch and is a great example of women...

This 1st of May holiday we at AFADLA honor the spirit of collective labor and land stewardship by launching the Ka Koupe reforestation project. 20 of our girls and members of the Ka Koupe community successfully planted 1000 chestnut, avocado, grapefruit, and coconut seedlings raised in our very own nursery. We have tasked Mr. Orientil with managing (watering, weeding, protecting from animal grazing) our nascent food forest with continued bi-weekly supervision to ensure the seedlings...