Haitian Girls Pop Eco-Friendly Collection was sponsored by Pratt Institute's Graduate Student Engagement Fund

Born of Haitian immigrant parents, Naika began traveling to Haiti annually after the Earthquake in 2010 in order to familiarize herself first hand with the struggles of the people. She brainstormed how she could work as an advocate for change to bring aid and self-sufficiency practices to Haiti.

Her "Haitian Girls Pop" fashion collection works to empower young Haitian women who cannot receive proper schooling due to the cost burden on their families. This collection was a grant recipient of Pratt Institute's Graduate Student Engagement Fund. "It is an honor, I am just scratching the surface, and someday the world will see and feel the Haiti that I so much admire," says Naika in Pratt Institute’s Summer 2017 Catalyst Magazine article.

The products featured on the Haitian Girls Pop collection site are produced from recycled plastic bottles, turned into Flakes->Yarn->Fabric. The manufacturer collected these plastic bottles from the local streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This process helps to combat the waste management crisis in the nation's capital. How's that for sustainability?