Dear Friends of Matènwa,
In July we hosted a Beyond Borders’ Transformational Travel group for 4 days. Courageous Women performed their Diaspora play showing that when a woman gives herself to a man just because he has money, this could increase her problems rather than solve them.
The Women Artists performed their play on the plight of [...]
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What a Marvel to See So Many Trees
Ms. Magazine | Artists of Matenwa: Painting scarves brings rural Haitian women money, pride and hope
GLOBAL NEWS | fall 2004
The Artists of Matènwa
Painting scarves brings rural Haitian women money, pride and hope
by Edwidge Danticat
Matènwa’s scarf painters draw their imagery from history, mythology, the Bible, Vodou and memories of vanished flora and fauna / photo by Ellen LeBow
Life is very hard on La Gonave, a small off-shore island northwest of Port-au-Prince, [...]
November 2002
November 1, 2002
Dear Friends,
The Matènwa Community Learning Center (MCLC), now in it’s 7th year of providing a productive education for children and adults, has been growing steadily with the generous financial help of their supporters outside of Haiti and the continued dedication of it’s community teachers and local leaders. Visits from several committed friends from [...]
