MISSION

HOPE, HELP & REBUILD HAITI (HHRH) is the next evolution of the work that was started by Donna Karan and her Urban Zen Foundation immediately following the January 2010 earthquake with music executive Andre Harrell, the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now, and Andre Balazs and The Standard as an initiative of Urban Zen aimed at galvanizing a community in response to Haiti’s immediate need to rebuild.  HHRH’s mission is to create a conscious community of leaders in music, fashion, film, finance and art to become agents of change for the renewal of Haiti.

DONNA’S MESSAGE

Honoring Haiti | January 12, 2012

It’s hard to believe it’s been two years. When the earthquake struck Haiti, it had a ripple effect that changed countless lives, including mine.

Since the earthquake, there has been a great deal of coverage devoted to Haiti, not all of it positive. I believe there is an alternate story that isn’t being captured. My Haiti, the Haiti that I have come to know and love, is home to such resilience, such creativity, such impassioned people. I believe that where there is creativity, there is hope. Hope is all over Haiti. Hope is Haiti.

LEARN MORE

CAMPAIGNS

LEARN MORE

READ MORE ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

PAST EVENTS

VEUVE CLICQUOT POLO CLASSIC

Urban Zen’s Hope, Help and Rebuild Haiti was the beneficiary for this year’s Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on June 5th. This event, at Governors Island, was hosted by Nacho Figueras, Delfina Blaquier, Marc Jacobs, and our founder Donna Karan. READ MORE

HOPE HELP & RELIEF

RETURN TO HAITI: ART & SOUL – DAY 5&6 To me, children are everything. Their spirit, their energy, their purity, their creativity. Especially in a place like Haiti, where suffering is everywhere you look. READ MORE

RETURN TO HAITI: ART & SOUL – DAY 4 Today we go to Jacmel, my favorite place in Haiti. I could move there tomorrow. READ MORE

CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE FORUM “There was much discussion on how everyone can work more cooperatively to facilitate progress which all acknowledged has been moving slowly.” Myra Magaletta READ MORE

MAP OF HOPE “To date we have purchased tents which will provide shelter for up to 7,160 displaced Haitians.” Myra Magaletta READ MORE

TENTS TODAY HOME TOMORROW: IN ACTION “The first two DKNY tents went up today with a demonstration of each involving several families residing in the second largest camp in PAP (Partners in Health).” Partners in Health READ MORE

UPDATE FROM HAITI: MOMENTS OF HOPE “My heart is filled with sadness and I wonder why. I’m leaving here, leaving Port-au-prince, Haiti. This is a place I have fallen in love with.” Sonja Nuttall READ MORE

CONTACT

For more information, please call 212 206 3999

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS IN THIS CAMPAIGN