Haiti Projects

“Why do you do theatre?,” we asked Bazelais, a member of FAVILEK. She responded: “To have an outlet for our feelings of what we have endured.”
With our partner FAVILEK  (Women Victims Get Up, Stand Up), all sexual violence survivors, we are creating original theatre about the earthquake, the aftermath, and continued insecurity for women and girls.
FAVILEK (Women Victims Get Up, Stand Up) is a women’s group founded by survivors of gender violence that uses theatre to mobilize and educate for justice. They turned to theatre a decade ago as their only way to reach out and be heard, and requested our help to create a new piece about the earthquake and its tragic aftermath.

Project Donors

Private donors via a Kickstarter Campaign and private donors who attended our 2011 Haiti Extravaganza,

Project Partners

  • FAVILEK
  • KOFAVIV
  • Li! Li! Li!

History & Projects

Bond Street Theatre has worked with FAVILEK in Haiti since 2011, helping the women's group to develop original performances and workshops addressing gender violence and instability in the country.

  • 2013 - BST is preparing for the next phases of its continued commitment in Haiti: to continue structured training with FAVILEK, develop the production of Famn Yo Di Ase!, and initiate further collaborations to help improve conditions for women and youth.
  • March-April 2012 - The team returned to Port-au-Prince to teach theatrical skills to the women of FAVILEK, develop a new show about the ongoing violence and instability, and perform in tent camps and other locations in Haiti to raise awareness.  The show, Fanm Yo Di Ase!, is a fifteen minute call to action for the men and women of Haiti. The ensemble presents vignettes of life in Haiti today, and the reality that women face in the tent camps. 
  • February - March 2011 -  Ensemble members Anna Zastrow, Christina Pinnell, and Joshua Wynter brought a three-week program to Haiti that focused on issues facing women and girls in the camps. It included uplifting performances and workshops for the displaced population living in tent camps in Port-au-Prince, applying theatre-based methods toward post-crisis healing, empowerment and improved life skills, and as a means to community education and development.  During the trip, Bond Street Theatre conducted research in the field to determine appropriate future programming, focusing its attention on issues facing women and girls.
  • January 2011 - BST met Maricia Jean, a founder of FAVILEK, in New York City.  When asked what help she needs in Haiti, she said, "We need a director!"  Maricia explained that FAVILEK was eager to create a show to call attention to the experience of women in Haiti. We formed a partnership then and there.
“Now we feel like we can do anything!” the women of FAVILEK told us after our initial workshops. “We feel so much stronger now!” exclaimed Merina at the conclusion of our workshops. “Please come back!”