Hipnotiq DesignsThe working portfolio of designer Shamir Jones.

The mission of the Multicultural AIDS Coalition (MAC) is to mobilize communities of color to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We work to ensure high quality, accessible prevention and treatment services for people living with HIV, at high risk for becoming infected, or closely affected by the disease.

In just a few years, Prajje Jean-Baptiste has become one of Boston’s most promising young designers. Born in Haiti, Prajje attended North Cambridge Catholic High School and graduated in May 2009 with a degree in Fashion Design from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

BASE believes that real progress in the fight to end poverty and in the struggle to attain the experience of a quality education can only be achieved when successful young people invest in the foundations of their communities.