A safe house in the Ouest department
Maison Claire Heureuse provides a safe and supportive space for Women and Girls who are survivors of violence in Haiti’s Ouest department. The center offers holistic support, including safe housing, medical and psychological care, legal advice and services, and educational resources that help survivors regain their independence and rebuild their strength.
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A secure place to stay, away from the violence.
Treatment and follow-up on site.
Counsel and representation to pursue justice.
Tools to regain independence and rebuild strength.
Twelve weeks of professional training in crafts with Atelier Tisaksuk.
Mentoring, a paid placement with Tisaksuk’s partner artisans, and networks to sell what they make.
In partnership with Atelier Tisaksuk, the Women who stay at the house can follow a twelve-week professional training in crafts and join a mentoring program that places them in paid internships with artisans in Tisaksuk’s network, and helps them build the networks they need to sell their products.
The house is also where the Marrainage Program shelters the survivors it accompanies when they need somewhere safe to stay.
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité, Empress of Haiti in 1804, is remembered for nursing and sheltering the wounded of both sides during the war of independence.
NÈGÈS MAWON established the “Antoinette Duclaire Scholarship” in partnership with the MARIJÀN Feminist Organization, the Fondasyon Konesans ak Libète (FOKAL), and the Antoinette Duclaire Foundation. The scholarship honors the memory, struggles, and legacy of Feminist activist Antoinette “Netty” Duclaire, who was murdered on June 29, 2021.
Abortion is criminalized in Haiti and menstruation is still taboo, and Women have died from clandestine procedures because of it. The program campaigns for abortion that is legal, safe and free, works through Sang Trêve for menstrual dignity, and uses theater to open the conversation.
The Anacaona Project creates a space for political dialogue and “artivist” co-creation among Feminists from Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Despite a regional context marked by crises and diplomatic tensions, the project brings together the historical, cultural, and political narratives of both countries to combat racism and hatred.
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