Chelsea Clinton and Donna Shalala visit Haiti on mission to empower women

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Source: Miami Herald

Chelsea Clinton, who serves as vice chair of her father's philanthropic Foundation, arrived in Haiti Tuesday for a two day visit to promote women and girls.

This was Clinton's second visit to Haiti, where the Clinton Foundation has focused some of its initiatives on women led and owned enterprises.

Similar to her father did in 2011 during a visit to promote Haiti's artisans, Clinton visited Caribbean Craft, a business started by Joel and Magalie Dresse in 1990, that employs local artisans, several of whom are women.

Guided by Dresse, Clinton toured the factory, asking questions about the paper mache crafts that are sold to West Elm and Anthropology in the United States. It was the first of several site visits for the day.

"The purpose of all these investments," said Haiti Program Director Craig Milne, "is to work ourselves out of a job."


Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article29105665.html

[leveymg]

1. Shameless LBN abuse.

This isn't remotely "news." Belongs in GD-P.

[MyNameGoesHere]

4. I have went through LBN

and looked at other shameless posts, that aren't really breaking news. Funny this is the only one you commented on. Care to reflect on what shameless means?

[leveymg]

5. Shamelessness means that it stands out among other not really news posts

This one just struck me as particularly cynical. Must be how it manages to mix campaign themes and exploit impoverished Haitian women in one stroke. Manipulative. Obvious. Shameless.

Artless except as parody of itself and campaign hackery, in general.

[bemildred]

2. I think giving Haitian women money would probably work better. nt

[Sunlei]

3. paper mache is beautiful work, like this picture