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We’re so excited and proud to be featured in Variety magazine’s most recent piece on progress in Haiti. Alongside J/P Haitian Relief Organization and the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, “Haiti Charities Backed by Hollywood Luminaries in for the Long Haul” .
“People come in, build something, set it up. Three weeks later they abandon it and all they leave is broken dreams. From the beginning, we said: We’re not going to do that. If we go in, we’re going to establish something that lasts, and we’ll find ways to keep it funded.”
We believe in impact. By empowering local communities and fostering economic growth through sustainable development and direct partnership with the Haitian people, we have the power to break the cycle of poverty by providing access to quality secondary and higher education to change a nation for generations to come.
“With the quake still on everyone’s minds, a large group was gathered — among them actors Daniel Craig, Maria Bello, Olivia Wilde, Gerard Butler and Susan Sarandon — and in one afternoon they pledged to give $4.5 million over the next five years. As a result, APJ broke ground on a school the following April, determined to open it by the beginning of the school year.”
Four years later, APJ is proud of our amazing 2,200 students and their progress at the Academy for Peace and Justice, the first free secondary school of its kind in Haiti, as well as the Artists Institute, a free college for art and technology in Jacmel creating modern opportunities through the Ciné and Audio Institutes for Haiti’s underprivileged youth in local creative industries.
We are proud to be in Haiti for the long haul and look forward to the next five years of fierce creativity, dedication, and education.“The work in Haiti is far from over ”. Join us.
November 25, 2013
Announcing the 2013 APJ Holiday Benefit Dinner
It’s been quite a year here at APJ! Before we wrap it up we will be holding one last event to celebrate the accomplishments of 2013 and look ahead to what will surely be another amazing year full of new milestones, progress, and growth.
On December 10th the Artists for Peace and Justice Holiday Benefit presented by Bovet 1882 will take place here in our home town of New York with support from our friends at Vhernier and Brioni.
Our hosts for the evening Daniel Craig, Susan Sarandon, Chuck Close and Heather Graham will be joined by Pascal Raffy, Carlo Traglio, Todd Barrato, Ronnie Madra, and Richie Akiva and many other friends and supporters to celebrate our work in Haiti and help us close out the year in style.
Stay tuned for updates from the evening and in the meantime please consider making your own year-end contribution to APJ by joining Olivia Wilde in the Crowdrise Holiday Challenge. Let’s win that $100,000 Grand Prize and call it a year!
October 23, 2013
School is open!
We’re proud to announce the Academy for Peace and Justice, Cine Institute, and the brand new Audio Institute are now open for the 2013-2014 school year. Artists for Peace and Justice began with a piece of land and a dream to build a free high school for the very poor. This year, we have 2,200 high school students enrolled at the Academy, 100 college students enrolled at Cine and Audio Institutes, 1,500 music school students supported through local music schools, 250 faculty and staff in permanent jobs, and over 1,000 construction jobs created through our capital projects. We’ve come a long way since that original dream, and all of our progress is thanks to you. Your commitment provides education, employment, and empowerment for the poorest communities in Haiti — and supports more dreams in Haiti than we can count. Our dream, and the dreams of thousands of Haitians, continue to grow because of you. We’re thrilled that the school year is off to a great start. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the year!
