Dresses for Haiti
New York, New York, United States
One Dress.One Voice
<div><span><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: x-large;">Dresses for Haiti began with a simple idea and expanded into a drive to make that idea a</span><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;">reality. The organization was created in response to violence in the aftermath of the earthquake. </span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"><span>Our mission is to change the life of women and young girls </span></span><span> around the world </span><span>with every stitch and seam we create. We aim to combine fashion and charity to help the people of Haiti at the moment and other countries as we expand.</span></div> <div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span>We want to take a vain concept and make it into a charitable one. Dresses for Haiti will provide help for the disadvantaged, a spotlight for young designers, and fashion for those who wish to help our mission.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: 'Book Antiqua';"> </span></div> <div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;">How We Help: </span></span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Raising Awareness</span>:</strong> We <a class="fw_link_page fw_link_newWindow" href="http://www.dressesforhaiti.org/charity.htm" target="_blank">spotlight charities</a> in Haiti that are on the ground making a difference in Haiti. We also are dedicated to showing a different side of Haiti by highlighting the amazing Haitian culture, arts, language, and history.</span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Little Dresses for Haiti:</span></strong> <em>A new dress for a new Haiti</em>- Here at Dresses for Haiti we firmly believe that the arts can be an agent of change. Using fashion, we recruit designers and volunteers to sew beautiful dresses for the young girls in Haiti. Not only are the young girls getting a dress but we are helping renew their confidence and providing them with a momentary smile. </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"> </span></div> <div><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Book Antiqua'; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sewing Dresses for Change</span></strong>: For this portion of the organization we recruit design interns to sew beautiful one of a kind dresses to showcase in a fashion show. This fashion show is used to raise awareness of the problems still occurring in Haiti. At the same time the dresses are sold. The proceeds of these dresses benefit Dresses for Haiti and other amazing charities that are on the ground helping in Haiti. </span></div>
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