Month: October 2021

The 2020 KPP “Prix d’Excellence” Awards

On: By: potapiman

 On Thursday, October 21st, 2021, as part of its customary program, Konbit Pou Potapiman Inc. (KPP) conducted a special ceremony to recognize and reward the laureate of the graduating upper class (Philo) of the commune of Port-a-Piment with the Prix d’Excellence  Marie Denise Belfort Henry for the school year 2020-2021 It was also the occasion to present the Prix d’Excellence ERIC BELFORT to students who had excelled academically at the levels of Philo and 9ieme Année Fondamentale.

The event took place at the Ecole Evangelique Baptiste in Port-a-Piment.  In the presence of schools directors, parents and students,

Mrs. Paule Edeline Orcel,  KPP Secretary, addressed   the audience to advise them of the goals of the program: to recognize excellence in the classroom; help promising students defray the cost of higher education and become better citizens of Port-a-Piment and Haiti.  She strongly emphasized the importance of a good education and encouraged the award recipients to work harder to reach their goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year, and at the suggestion of the Belfort family who provided the funds for the awards, the Prix d’Excellence Marie Denise Belfort-Henry was established to honor the life of the late Mrs. Belfort-Henry.   “ Marie Denise Belfort-Henry was a firm believer in the power of education and made it her mission to support students. Mrs. Belfort-Henry was an educator for 40+ years, but her pride and joy came from being a liaison for community needs and mentoring young adults and families.”    

The Prix d’Excellence Marie –Denise Belfort Henry KPP Certificate and Cash award were presented to

 Jocelyn Frederic of the Ecole Evangelique Baptiste.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As part of  the KPP annual Excellence Awards program, five (5)  other students who achieved high academic scores were also recognized and honored with the Prix d’Excellence Eric Belfort.

This prize was also funded by the Belfort family The late Eric Belfort was a local businessman, and the patriarch of his family. He believed strongly in the power of Education and he provided the means for many of the young ones in his family to attend school. The Certificate and Cash awards were presented to the following students accompanied by their parents,

  • Madeleine Musac – Finalist at the Lycée de Port-a-Piment
  • Wols-Kerry Justable-Finalist at the College Stella Maris
  • Christella Gaudar- Finalist at EFA de Port-a-Piment
  • Nadege Jules- Finalist at Evangelique Baptiste
  • Othniel Germeil Finalist at the Lycée de Port-a-Piment

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Konbit Pou Potapiman is proud to be associated with this Award program, which stimulates our youth to reach their best academic potential. We thank the Belfort family for their support and interest.  We also thank Mrs. Paule Edeline Orcel for her leadership as we salute all KPP members for their dedication to our ideals.. ..A word from the laureate:

Photo: Jonel Musac
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An Agricultural Event!

On: By: potapiman

An extraordinary event happened on Sunday October 17th 2021: Konbit Pou Potapiman (KPP) delivered on its promise to assist the farmers in the various villages of the commune of Port-a-Piment in their quest to recover from the economic downturn caused by the devastating earthquake of last August 14th 2021

Our project was to provide the farmers with the seeds needed to cultivate their land, and also to accompany them with technical assistance for a successful harvest of beans in the next 3-4 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Early on that Sunday, farmers from 13 villages of the countryside started to converge on Grandpas, one of the neighborhoods of the town of Port-a- Piment.

 

They were 300 who had registered to receive 5 “buckets“ of beans seeds each for planting.

The identification of the recipients was carefully reviewed. Each of the farmers was the holder of an ID card provided by KPP. These cards were created to facilitate the process of distribution.

  A roll call by villages was made to verify the presence of the beneficiaries.  Mr. Jean Robert Isidor, the KPP representative, took to the podium to welcome the farmers. In his speech, he reminded them of the meaning of October 17th in Haitian history: date of the death of Jean Jacques Dessalines, Father of the Haitian Revolution.  Jean Robert stated that the distribution of the seeds was a great way to honor his memory. He also reiterated the objectives of the program: to help the farmers improve their family’s finances, while helping others do the same. Upon harvest, each farmer is to return 1 “bucket” of beans to KPP to help further the program to other villages. Four other members of KPP also spoke to the crowd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The farmers, armed with their registration cards, were then called by villages. The operation went on smoothly for 4 hours. Our reports indicate that all farmers did receive what was promised to them. And they expressed their gratitude to the organization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We thank our members in Port-a-Piment for their leadership in planning, and executing the operation. Thank you Jean Jules, Paule Edline, Murielle, Phebe, Jonel, Rosie, Gayoni, Brian.  Kudos to Jean Robert Isidor for his leadership in the preparation and realization of this phase of the project!

We also thank everyone who contributed to our fundraising efforts. Mesi, Mesi anpil!

Photos: Jonel Musac
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