To say that the year 2021 was full of challenges would be an understatement. In the first months of 2021, KPP continued with its work of helping the community by:
- Inaugurating a water well in the Village of Nan Koma
- Providing financial support to the Ecole Communautaire de Jabouin
- Managing the KPP Children’s Library
- Administering a Sponsorship Program for 30 children,
- Running a School Garden project
- Launching a program to help Restore the Flora of the commune.
Also, on April 11th, 2021, in a grandiose ceremony, KPP celebrated its 10th Year Anniversary, a milestone that makes us so proud.
And on August 14th, an Earthquake of a magnitude of 7.2 struck the Southwestern part of Haiti. We remember vividly the images of houses, fields, livestock, livelihood…, completely destroyed. Homelessness, Hunger, Despair were settling in. Those images motivated us, motivated YOU to start anew to help rebuild a county, to help rebuild lives.
With YOU pushing us to act, KPP delivered:
In the area of Health:
- KPP executed 2 deliveries of First Aid supplies to the Hospital de Port-a-Piment.
In the area of Education:
- KPP funded repairs of nonstructural damages to a number of schools.
- At Lycée de Port-a-Piment, KPP provided funds to patch up the wall cracks, clean and repaint the school, as well as rebuild a stretch of road leading to the campus.
- At EFACAP school, 17 classrooms were also refurbished, and the main gate was repaired.
- At Ecole Notre Dame du Rosaire, KPP helped to rebuild the kindergarten classroom destroyed by the earthquake and refurbish 3 other classrooms.
- At the College Rwood Claudy Damas, KPP helped build a hangar as a temporary shelter to hold classes.
- At Ecole Nationale de Potus, KPP provided funds to build temporary quarters that will protect the children from the elements.
- At Ecole St Vincent, a monetary award was offered to help cover teachers’ salaries and purchase educational supplies.
- KPP also continued with the tradition of holding a Students Awards ceremony to reward deserving students for their academic excellence and help defray the cost of higher education.
In the area of Agriculture:
- KPP accompanied 300 farmers from the countryside to rebuild their fields, by providing them with seeds and technical support.
- The organization also provided financial help to the farmers of Grand Pass to unclog the canals which irrigate their fields.
KPP revived the Animal Breeding Project in three villages of the countryside. Forty (40) families are beneficiaries of the program, which is designed to increase its membership through the Receive and Give concept.
KPP is also initiating a Mental Health Initiative to address the trauma experienced by young children in the aftermath of the recent earthquake and the continuing aftershocks. KPP has contracted with a career Psychologist to conduct a series of seminars for the teachers and school administrators of the commune to guide them on recognizing signs of trauma and offer appropriate solutions. The seminars are slated to start at the beginning of the new year.
The Board of Directors of KPP thanks all its friends for their support. You are the reason we are able to help the community of Port-a-Piment.
And a special Thank You goes to the following organizations:
Mastery in Transformational Training, LLP 177
Servants of Friends Inc
Church Together Ministries
Bara Ex Nihilo Holdings
Starry Night Fund
for their extraordinary contributions.
To each and everyone of you: Mesi, Mesi Anpil from the KPP Family!
KPP wishes all a Peaceful and Healthful Holiday Season!
With your safety in mind, KPP opted to forgo its Annual Fundraising Gala. But the work continues. We are counting on your generosity to help our different projects and initiate new ones.
Thank You!!
Please click on this link: KPP 2021 Recap – YouTube</
