#HeartofHaiti Metal Artisans Share Their Artwork in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti - Pt 1

Watch part one of Heart of Haiti blogger ambassador Ananda Leeke's video of her visit with the Heart of Haiti metal artisans on February 26, 2011, in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti. The video is a little dark so be patient with it.

The Heart of Haiti campaign is a partnership between Fairwinds Trading, Macy's, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund. It was created to provide sustainable income to Haitian artisans impacted by the January 2010 earthquake. Through the partnership, the artisans create artwork that is sold as the Heart of Haiti collection in Macy's stores. The sales from these hand-made products including quilts, metalwork, paper måché, painting and jewelry generate the sustainable income and provide trade instead of aid to the Haitian artisans. To learn more, visit http://www.macys/com/haiti and http://twitter.com/heartofhaiti.

Visit http://www.anandaleeke.com to learn more about Ananda's work as an author and artist who weaves Haitian culture, spirituality, and history into her creativity. Read her Heart of Haiti blogs too: http://authoranandaleeke.wordpress.com/category /heart-of-haiti. Also, follow her on Twitter: http://twitter.com/anandaleeke.

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• Fairwinds Trading
• Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
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