Genise
Genise was one of the first artisans to join the Pignon group of The Haitian Bead Project. When Genise first started to learn how to make Haitian beads, she sat…
Linouse
Linouse was one of the first women to arrive when we started The Haitian Bead Project in the small mountain town of Savanette. Linouse found a seat in front. She was…
Angeline
Angeline joined The Haitian Bead Project cooperative in Savanette in 2011. She became a leader right away. She quickly learned how to cut the recycled cardboard for perfectly-shaped beads and…
Susielaine
Suselaine Marius dreams big. She is part of The Haitian Bead Project cooperative in Pignon, Haiti. She currently manages a little storefront owned by her family, where she sells cold drinks,…
Moise
Moise’s life is one that is transformed as a result of The Haitian Bead Project. When she first joined the project she wore tattered clothes, often begging for food and…
Nadia
When Nadia’s pastor, Peter Constantin, asked her to attend a training to learn how to make jewelry, she quickly obliged. This mama of six children knew she could use the…
Therese
When Therese joined The Haitian Bead Project in the summer of 2012 she didn’t know exactly what she was getting into. She entered the one-room church building where the artisans…