A year after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Michael Stars co-founder, Suzanne Lerner, joined actress Maria Bello and Women Donors Network (WDN) along with We Advance teams to advocate for the health, safety and well-being of Haitian women in a nation already overcome by great loss.

 

Equipped with 500 pounds of donated toiletries and 200 Michael Stars tees, these organizations made their way through Haiti visiting a number of women’s organizations, including the We Advance clinic in Cité Soleil, one of the poorest areas in the Western hemisphere, distributing goods to those in need.

 

Looking beyond health care needs of women victimized by the earthquake, WDN and We Advance also met with Kofaviv, a non-profit organization representing survivors of gender-based violence, and Femmes en Democratie, an organization working to empower women’s political rights.  By working together, these communities hope to create a sustainable structural change and improve the lives of Haitian girls and women.

 

To learn more about these wonderful organizations and to see how you can make a difference, please visit:

http://www.womendonors.org/

http://weadvance.org/

Photos courtesy of  http://www.jeankarotkinportraits.com/