The Haitian Day Parade Inc. team is raising funds to showcase Haiti Artisans with power and beauty at the 2025 West Indian American Day Carnival in Brooklyn. We’ll be debuting 2 **stunning floats** themed *“Rasin Nou” (Our Roots)* to honor the ancestors and proudly showcase Haiti’s global impact. These floats are our next step—reclaiming our presence, culture, and pride where the world is watching. Raise $200,000 by December 2025 to build 2 unforgettable floats for the 2025 West Indian American Day Carnival and launch the larger $2 million campaign for the 2026 Haitian Heritage Parade on Central Park West.

Haitian art is world-renowned. But Haitian artists are rarely rewarded. Across galleries in Paris, New York, and São Paulo, Haitian paintings and carvings are adored by collectors. Art historians praise our bold colors, spiritual symbology, and revolutionary soul. And yet—too often—the artisans themselves are overlooked, underpaid, or forced to stop creating altogether. While the world admires the final product, it forgets the hands that make the magic.

In cities like Jacmel, Cap-Haïtien, and neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Miami, Haitian artisans are still creating—despite poverty, violence, and political chaos. They hand-stitch with sacred precision. with ancestral power.They paint stories into canvas using memory, prayer, and skill passed through generations. These artisans don’t just make art. They preserve Haiti. And we are building a platform to make sure their work is not just seen—but supported

“Haitian art is loved in Paris, New York, Miami… yet the artists themselves often go unseen and underpaid.” In Port-au-Prince, Jacmel, Brooklyn, and beyond, Haitian artisans carve, paint, sew, and drum—transforming crisis into creation, pain into beauty. They preserve Haiti’s history, spirituality, and soul. This campaign is a promise to honor their work—not just exhibit it..