Konbit Pou Potapiman

On Wednesday March 29^th, 2023, the pupils of the School of Notre-Dame du Rosaire in Port-a-Piment were excited to participate in the first showing of an educational film, in a classroom named to honor the memory of a friend of KPP: Jean-Marc N’Deurbelaou.

Konbit Pou Potapiman had been chosen by a dear friend of Jean Marc to fulfill the promise of helping to educate through enjoyment.

With the accord of the KPP Haiti members and the Principal of the NDR school, KPP donated the audio visual equipment, as well as a wall plaque for the Salle Jean-Marc N’Deurbelaou. With the funds provided by Jean-Marc’s friend , a 55”Television set, a DVD player and sets of educational films were purchased and shipped  to the school.

The students were all excited and surprised: In their classroom sits a large TV set and a plaque of honor. 

The ceremony included a word of thanks from a student of the class of 6ème Année Fondamentale.

Mrs. Paule-Edeline Orcel, KPP-Haiti Secretary, reminded the students of the importance of a good education and that the documentaries that would be shown were specifically chosen to enhance their knowledge of the World and their Environment.

Sr. Jacqueline, Director of the NDR school, took the opportunity to thank KPP, the donor and the parents of Jean Marc N’Deurbelaou on behalf of the students and their parents. She hopes that her students will greatly benefit from this precious gift.

Refreshments were then served to the delight of the students and their teachers.
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On Sunday January 29^th, 2023, KPP-Haiti held its annual ceremony to present the KPP Prix d’ Excellence Awards for the academic year 2021-2022.  The ceremony was held with a significant delay due to the late schedule of national exams, the delayed reopening of schools , and the numerous disturbances of the everyday life of ordinary citizens.

An elegant ceremony was held at the Eglise Evangelique Baptiste de Port-a-Piment, following the Sunday Service, and with an attendance of students, parents, school officials, church officials and parishioners.

The KPP Prix d’ Excellence Awards are presented yearly to students of the commune who have attained the highest scores at the levels of 9eme Annee Fondamentale and NS4 (Philo).

The aims of this program are:

to reward students for excellence in academic work

to stimulate younger students to work their best

to help defray the cost of higher education.

The KPP Prix d’ Excellence Awards for 2021-2022 were presented to:

   Djeff Jean Baptiste , 9eme Annee Fondamentale , at the EFA school

   Roselene St Jour, 9eme Annee Fondamentale at MEBSH

   Givenson Desir, 9eme Fondamentale at College Stella Maris

   Julie Frederic NS4 at College Evangelique Baptiste

   Rideley Dufanal, at Rood Claudy Damas school

The Board of Konbit Pou Potapiman presents its compliments to the laureates.

It also offers its congratulations to Mrs. Paul-Edline Orcel and the members of KPP-Haiti who have worked against all odds to continue with the tradition.

We express a special Thank You to Pasteur Jean Benoit of the Eglise Baptiste de Port-a-Piment, as well as all members of the community.

Our sincere thanks also go to the friends of Konbit Pou Potapiman for their unwavering support.

Mesi, Mesi Anpil!

By Claude Levy

 The year started with a major and most important Mental Health Seminar designed for teachers and school principals by Health Professionals to help teachers detect early signs of depression in children and take appropriate steps.

In the summer we had our regular KPP Summer Camp monitored by members of KPP Haiti. It was well attended and a fun time for students who participated.

The Sponsorship Program is doing well with the help of donors who guarantee the necessary supplies for children in need. This translates into academic success for those children.

The KPP Children Library turned from curiosity to avid interest for the children in the community, even the preschoolers.

The School Garden Project is developing a sense of responsibility in the students and is a hands-on activity.  They learn how to plant and grow vegetables that they can actually consume.  It has become an actual class in proper nutrition.

The Animal Breeding Project was conceived with the idea to eventually get the owner of the goat to become more secure financially after returning a newborn goat to the project.  The future babies born to that goat will be his to sell and profit from.  As for the cows, the interesting outcome of the donation is that the inhabitants of the village will be consuming milk as well as sell the surplus.

The latest venture is the Agricultural Coffee Project which has started recently.  The coffee plants look very healthy already; although we know that it will be years before they come to production, the farmers who receive the seeds to plant are experienced in that type of production.

All in all, KPP has seen satisfactory results in all of these projects for the year 2022 and will continue to support the population of Port-a-Piment in whatever ways that will make them financially secure in the long run, which will stimulate them to develop their villages.

May we emphasize that all the above projects were developed and are supervised by the members of KPP Haiti. We are so proud of their commitment and their professionalism.

The Board of Konbit Pou Potapiman wishes you a Peaceful Holiday Season, as we continue to work toward a Better Year 2023 for our homeland.

Thank You so much for the support.

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