Programs: ModAyiti Apparel Facility
Announced:
January 6, 2012
Category:
Providing Small & Growing Businesses with Access to Financing & Business Services
Fund Amount: $846,775 Grant
Above, Giovanna of HAND and Mireille of CHAPE, model purses, produced at the ModAyiti factory that were designed by Nora David of Collections Xaragua (www.facebook.com/collectionsxaragua).
See more in the ModAyiti photo gallery.
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund plans to boost Haiti’s garment sector through an $847K grant, managed by Haitian nonprofit consulting firm CHAPE. The grant enables HAND to establish ModAyiti, a garment workshop. Under the roof of ModAyiti, designers will come together to design and produce clothing, shoes, jewelry, and handbags for markets in Haiti and abroad. Designers will use ModAyiti’s expertise and modern sewing equipment to fashion orders from pattern-making to final production.
Most individual ateliers—local workshops of three to four workers—are unable to support large garment orders because of capacity constraints. The ModAyiti apparel center unites these talented textile professionals with the space, training, and resources that allow them to bring their unique talent to an international market.
Why We Invested in ModAyiti
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund's grant to establish the ModAyiti apparel facility reflects our commitment to supporting Haitian entrepreneurs, and bolstering the apparel sector in Haiti.
Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
- Connect Haitians designers with the tools to expand and standardize garment production.
- Support and strengthen a network of independent Haitian designers.
- Train garment-workers to use modern sewing equipment.
- Help Haitian designers produce quality garments and accessories for local and global markets.
About CHAPE
The Centre Haitien d’Appui et de Promotion d’Entreprises (CHAPE) was established in March 2007 in Haiti as a nonprofit consulting firm providing organizational support for Haitian enterprises. CHAPE has expertise in entrepreneurship training, project development and management, market research, and feasibility studies. Its work has spanned the agriculture, textile, and craft sectors.
About the Haitian Network of Designers (HAND)
The Haitian Network of Designers (HAND) is a nonprofit association established to organize Haitian designers and strengthen their capacity. Through education programs, awareness campaigns, and market research, it aims to support the development of the apparel, textiles, and crafts sectors.
