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Before our launch in April of 2014, we made multiple pitches to various funding sources. In each of those pitches we told our audience that we have as our motto the belief that, "We Can All Make A Change." But at the time, with only our blind courage and innocent passion as our driving force, we were both excited and nervous about the anticipated yet unpredictable challenges to come. In a sense, we were hoping that our motto would be a self-actualizing premonition, an unconsc

Our first designer - Samiomor! The past weekend was our 10th workshop, and we are thrilled to announce the first launch of our designer's product lines: Samiomor! From the intrigue and frustration of learning how to set up the thread on a sewing machine, laughing to the realization that the sewing machine wasn't working because the power was not plugged in, to Samiomor's now confident and excited movements on the sewing machines on the highest speed level: we have all witness

From the htE Shop, Designed by: Samiomor Yesterday, at our 9th here there and EVERYwhere workshop at NYAWC, we taught one of our survivors and designer Samiomor to take pictures and upload her finished product* to the htE shop. The pillow you see above was her first design, next week you will see two more of examples of her blossoming creativity. The process was wonderful. Samiomor spent about 2-3 weeks perfecting her first project, and was very uncertain of her skills in th