From Loss to Legacy: How a Fashion Business Rose from Haiti's Rubble by Julie Colombino-Billingham

From Loss to Legacy

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Publisher: 2025
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“In telling her own story, Julie Colombino-Billingham tells the story of so many whose lives were transformed by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Her clear and honest recollections put the reader at the epicenter of the most challenged and resilient culture in the western hemisphere.” -- Sean Penn, Actor, Director, and Humanitarian

In the wake of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Julie Colombino-Billingham left behind everything she knew to answer an impossible call. What she found was heartbreak—and a new beginning. From Loss to Legacy tells the remarkable true story of how compassion, courage, and creativity built a fashion brand from the rubble, proving that hope and dignity can outlast disaster.

All book proceeds will go to REBUILD globally, a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting poverty in Haiti through education and job training.