Haiti needs a “crafthope” of help (find it in ETSY), this is your DAILY PROOF

I found a post “crafthelp” for Haiti - related in Apartment Therapy today. It specially called my attention as I consider myself part of that world of craftwork that so many people share as a hobby and as a profession making from it a way of living and also  the essence of their lives.

He encontrado un artículo relacionado con la tragedia que vive Haití hoy a través de la web “Apartment Therapy”. En este caso la ayuda será canalizada a través del grupo ETSY (una página de compra y venta de artículos  artesanos “on-line” hechos a mano) que da nombre a CRAFT HOPE (Esperanza Artesana), un punto de venta en ETSY, cuyos beneficios irán en un 100% a la ayuda de los sobrevivientes del “sin calificativos” terremoto en Haití. Es una grano de arena…pero muchos somos más. Este artículo ha llamado especialmente mi atención, ya que me considero parte del mundo de los artesanos, ya sea por hobby o por una cuestión profesional, y quiero ser partícpe de este pequeño gesto que sumado a otros podrá mover esta montaña de dolor y destrucción.

The aim of this blog  is that of giving beauty the fair place it deserves, far from being one of the elements of frivolousness or triviality. Beauty is generosity, solidarity, giving….  It is hard difficult to find beuty in destruction and death, but they are part of the reality that urgently needs of the greater and exteded concept of beauty: HELP.

El objetivo de este blog (el mio) es darle a lo que llamamos “belleza” el lugar y el sentido que merece, lejos de ser unos de los elementos de la frivolidad o la trivialidad (el que confunde estos conceptos no conoce la BELLEZA). Es terriblemente difícil encontrar belleza en la destrucción y la muerte, pero son parte de la realidad que nos toca y que necesita urgentemente de un concepto aún mayor de lo que conocemos como “belleza”: AYUDA.

Please find below all the information to help through the way of crafting (selling and buying handmade things) the suffering people of Haiti:

Más abajo encontarán toda la información para ayudar,  a través de la artesanía (vendiendo y comprando artículos hechos a mano por artesanos) a la gente que está sufriendo -en palabras mayores - en Haití.

“Everyone is looking for ways to help and thanks to Apartment Therapy reader, Adrienne, we heard about a special project being run by the craftivists at Craft Hope. They have set up an Etsy shop called Craft Hope for Haiti which allows crafters to donate products and allows folks to purchase them, with 100% of the proceeds going to the charity Doctors Without Borders. More info below”

Help Haiti People with your craftwork in ETSY

From the Craft Hope site:

Craft Hope community, it is time to Craft Hope for Haiti. The devastation in Haiti is catastrophic and we can help. At the encouragement of many people we will be opening a Craft Hope Etsy shop to benefit Doctors Without Borders. We are growing by leaps and bounds and as needs arise we will rise up to meet them.

The Craft Hope Etsy shop will allow crafters to donate products and allow folks to purchase them. With 100% of the proceeds going to charity.

This is a call for all things handmade. If you can make it, we will sell it to benefit Doctors Without Borders.

Many people have asked how they can support Craft Hope and it’s charities if they can’t sew, knit, craft. Well, this is the way. You can shop in the Craft Hope Etsy shop, get a beautifully handmade item, and rest assured that the proceeds from your purchase will go to charity. It’s that simple.

For Crafters: All the info on the project can be found right here.

For Shoppers: Visit the Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy Shop right here.

Tags: craftmanship, ETSY, Haiti, Help, solidarity