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Zanmi Lakay
Newsletter____________________________________________________________________________________
Helping current and former street children in Haiti improve
their lives
April/May 2012
ZanmiLakay.orgZanmiLakayBlog.org
EVENTS:Fundraisers for 2012Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto
Thursday June 7, 6-9pmCarte Blanche Gallery973 Valencia St.,
SF
Sales of photos by ourHaiti students and Jennifer
Pantalon along with a TiMach Haitian art sale willbenefit our
Photo Camp inJuly. Live Haitian music.
Saturday June 23, 7:30pmBernal Yoga
908 Cortland Ave., SFEnjoy a slideshow aboutour Photo Camp-how
wemade it happen includingthe student's exhibition
photos. Live Haitian Musicand Ti Mach.
Ti Mach is ONLINE:(little market of Haitian art)
http://www.zanmilakay.org/timachestore/
by appointment in Pacifica:[email protected]
650.359.6225
!!!!!!!!Your tax-deductible donations
directly support children andyoung adults in our programs
and can be made via Paypal onour website or blog or you may
send a check payable to:Zanmi Lakay
153 Montecito Avenue,Pacifica, CA 94044.
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Thank you for supportingZanmi Lakay!
Help us reach our fundraising goal of $8,500
for Jouk Li Jou Kan Foto 2012!!Our 2nd annual Photo Camp for
Haitian Youth is July 19-28, 2012. This year weare expanding with
50 students from Cit Soleil and Jacmel who will learn and
worktogether for 10 days along with volunteer professional
photographers to shoot, edit,produce, and print for a month long
exhibit. Our opening night communityreception at the Fosaj Gallery
in Jacmel is Friday July 27, 2012, and everyone isinvited! Student
sponsorship info, full Wish List, and donation info is on our
blog.
!SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP UPDATE: Thanks to you-our supporters and
sponsors-all of the children that we sponsor continue to go to
school including Haila despitethe difficulties of living in a shack
with two families. We're so proud of Naphtaliewho turned 10 in
February and has her own radio show at the newly reopenedRadyo
Timoun where we visited her in February at the Aristide Foundation
inTabarre. Ralph and Kensley are happily living with other children
their age in a neworphanage. We supported their home this trip by
purchasing a truckload of water,and they assisted us by sharing
their schoolhouse for our photography class. ZanmiLakay will be
sponsoring at least 21 young students for the upcoming school
year.
!PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP UPDATES: 17 of our photography students
atACFFC in Jacmel once again shot the annual Kanaval festivities in
Februaryproducing outstanding work. Our students in Jacmel and Cit
Soleil also had a blastlearning about optimal portrait lighting
taking turns in groups of three roll playing asthe subject,
photographer, and assistant. View their work on our blog!!COMMUNITY
OUTREACH: During our February trip we also donated socceruniforms
to teams in Zorang, and handed out over 50 Care Bags mostly to
thegrowing number of boys washing cars in the streets. Thank you
for your donations!
!TEENS IN TRANSITION UPDATES: We're so happy that wefinally
found a safe new home for Jn Marc! His days of living ina tent at
the park by the palace are over. Moving to Jacmel hasbeen life
changing for Papouche who performed in the annualKanaval parade
with his dance troupe, learned how to drive,
has a part time job with Art Creation Foundation for
Children(ACFFC), and has put his carpentry skills to good use
helping torebuild the homes of ACFFC families. In Port-au-Prince
andJacmel, we are assisting 12 young adults so they can
finishschool, have a place to live, and learn a trade for
employment.
