Konbit Pou Potapiman

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 11^th, 2021, in a grandiose ceremony, KPP celebrated its 10^th Year Anniversary, a milestone that makes us so proud.

And on August 14^th, 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!!

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By Yves Sidney.

In our previous update of September 30^th, we informed you that we were in the process of working with three (3) schools and awaiting words on specific needs from others. As of this writing, KPP is helping eight (7) schools in the commune of Port-a-Piment. Our financial support has targeted:

1. repair of damages (not structural)
2. operating expenses for schools where parents cannot afford to pay
3. construction of temporary structures (schools with structural damages)

Slowly but surely, the repairs are being completed. This update will feature the ” Ecole Fondamentale d’Application”  de Port-a-Piment (EFA). This is a school that services approximately 600 children. Its doors were open on November 11th to greet the students to a facility with a new and improved look.

To give you a feel of the impact of this intervention, below is a translation of excerpts from a letter by the school’s leadership (Josué Paul – Principal, Marlène Blaise – Teacher and Rico Lajoie – Parent):

“The Management of the EFA of Port-à-Piment presents its thanks to the staff of the KPP (Konbit Pou Potapiman) for their contribution to the Haitian education system and the development of children in the municipality of Port-à-Piment in particular…

Indeed, this is the first time we have had the chance to repaint the walls of the school since its construction in 2006.Thanks to your financial support, we had the opportunity to remake the image of the school… We greatly appreciate this assistance… that you alone have embraced and funded…

With our deepest sense of gratitude, the EFA/CAP management presents its thanks to you,”

On behalf of our Donors and KPP’s Board of Directors, thank you to the leadership team of EFA de Port-a-Piment.

As Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”. These accomplishments are proof of what KPP with the help of our donors have been able to do. We are doing our best to pave the way for the children of Port-a-Piment for a more promising future.

Thank you for your support.

Photos: Jonel Musac