Our work continues in Port-a-Piment

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On Sunday August 29th, 2021, Konbit Pou Potapiman made its second delivery of medical supplies to the Hôpital de Port-a-Piment. A stock of 36 boxes of medicines and first aid supplies, as well as 6 crutches were delivered. Mr. Evens Pierre, Hospital Administrator, Dr Astaly Cadet ,Medical Director, and Miss Jeuny Allien, Head Nurse  acknowledged receipt of the shipment. KPP ensured the safe transport of the supplies which will help our brothers and sisters recover from the physical trauma of the recent earthquake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On another front:

Konbit Pou Potapiman has selected as one of its long-term goals the revival of Agriculture in the farmland of the commune. The countryside is now in a state of total devastation. Crops and livestock have been lost to the one-two punch of the August 14th Earthquake as well as Tropical Storm Grace which followed 2 days later. Agriculture remains the backbone of the local economy, and its revival will ensure increasing wealth, improved health, nutrition and housing for the affected population.

On Sunday August 29th, 2021, Mr. Jean Robert Isidor (KPP representative in Haiti) held an initial meeting in the village of  Dolian with about 80 local farmers.  They all lost their crops and need help to resume farming. At the meeting, the farmers expressed their needs and concerns. Mr. Isidor profiled the KPP program, which would offer the appropriate seeds to the farmers, which they would cultivate under the professional guidance of the local agronomist. Mr. Isidor is setting up a formal registration of the participants, distribution of the seeds and monitoring of the project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We will keep you abreast of our progress. Thank you again to all who support our work in Port-a-Piment. Your help is making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate. Mèsi. Mèsi anpil !! .

 
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Update on the Earthquake in Port-a-Piment.

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During the week following the earthquake, Konbit Pou Potapiman  elected to assess the urgent and long term needs of the population, by conducting a town survey.

KPP-Haiti deployed a team of 12 workers to all neighborhoods of the town to conduct a count of the  damages. Their report indicates :

  • 425 homes destroyed
  • 775 homes with various levels of damages
  • The main structures of the town, including the hospital, the city hall, the churches, most schools, are all visibly damaged.

As for human casualties, there are no deaths in the town but 22 are wounded. As for the surrounding villages, the situation is altogether different. Based on anecdotal reporting, those areas experienced many deaths. Some sources have reported a toll of about 30.  We are however trying to get a handle on the count. They’ve also reported many wounded with some incapable to reach the hospital.

This survey will serve as a basis for allotting aid in the coming months.

What else are we doing ?

Hospital supplies to attend to the wounded were identified as a priority by the hospital administrator. We swiftly acted and supplies of bandages, antibiotics, pain killers, wound cleansers, IV solutions, gloves, alcohol, syringes  among others were delivered to the hospital on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Also included in the delivery is a supply of 500 X-Ray films to be used in the Radiology Unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our thanks to Dr. Ernst Joseph who did the purchasing for KPP and Dr. Robert Daniel for volunteering to transport the supplies from Port-au-Prince to Port-a-Piment.

More medical supplies have been procured. We are working on making arrangements for transportation from Port-au-Prince to Port-a-Piment.

More to come…

Thank you all for your support. The need is great but as you have always shown, you’ve been very generous. And with your help, we will make a difference.

 
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Facing another disaster….

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A powerful earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, August 14th, 2o21 at about 8:30 am. Port-a-Piment was not exempt. The 7.2 quake took the Portapiment residents by surprise.

Scores of homes are either destroyed or damaged. The local hospital reports many wounded. The patients are coming from the villages as well as other nearby communes  The hospital  personnel is working around the clock, and much help is needed in terms of medical supplies .   

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On the move to restore the flora of Port-a-Piment

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In 2016, following the passage of Hurricane Matthew, Port-a-Piment found its fauna and flora devastated. Most of the trees had fallen and still today, few coconut trees remain in the town or the nearby villages.

With the aim of helping to restore the natural environment of its beloved commune, Konbit Pou Potapiman partnered with Initiative 5×4, an environmental organization created to foster a citizen response to the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. One of its objectives is to boost a national momentum for the country’s reforestation by planting 4 million trees such as palm trees, coconut trees, mango trees…. over 5 years.

On May 31st 2021, local members of KPP-Haiti distributed  84 young coconut  trees  to 40 families of the commune, and to 2 schools in Port a Piment. (Ecole Nationale de Figuiers and Ecole Nationale de Potus). The recipients had been carefully chosen to ensure their ability to plant and care for the trees, and guarantee their survival.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Konbit Pou Potapiman thanks  Agronomist Phillipe Mathieu, of Initiative 5×4 for the donation of the 84 trees used in the first phase of the project. An order from KPP for an additional 100 trees is pending, awaiting the availability of the sprouts.