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Makilene walked for days looking for an orphanage. She had four children that she couldn’t feed and a baby in her arms. The father of her children had recently died and she was at her wits end. She had nothing left to give her children. She had heard of a place that helped children and thinking that it was an orphanage, she showed up at our gate. Papillon provided shelter for her family for a year through our non-profit arm (Papillon Empowerment) and brought Makilene in as a paid apprentice jewelry maker. Over the next few years, she was able to master her craft, save money, buy land, get her kids all enrolled in school and has managed to gain 50 pounds (a great sign in a place like Haiti). She is an example of how the opportunity for steady and fair work can change a life, keep a family intact and bring hope to the next generation. She is an example of why we do what we do. Orphan Prevention through Job Creation.