The KANPE Foundation

Vegetable gardens : let’s talk about eggplant

January 22, 2021

Did you know that the eggplant is a fruit and that it is also grown in North America? Consumed as a vegetable, it is distinguished by its smooth, purple skin. It is rich in fiber and has antioxidant power. Eggplant can be eaten stuffed, fried, grilled, in a ratatouille or Greek moussaka. The community we

Lots of fresh vegetables to start 2021

January 4, 2021

In Haiti, the community we support in the Central Plateau welcomes 2021 with lots of fresh vegetables in its 500 subsistence gardens. Tomatoes, spinach, eggplant, chili, bell peppers, leeks, or chayote… the subsistence gardens are overflowing with vegetables. The threat of food insecurity has increased as a result of the COVID19 pandemic. These gardens allow

KANPE wishes “Jwaye Nwèl and Bòn Fèt ” to all!

December 21, 2020

Happy New Year’s to all! 2020 has been a tumultuous year! A year filled with challenges for all of us and for the entire Baille Tourible community that you help us support in the Central Plateau in Haiti. With its 10 years of experience, KANPE was able to face the COVID-19 pandemic and seize the

A comforting Arcahaie cocktail for the holiday season

December 20, 2020

Is it cold outside? Why not warm yourself up with this spicy Haitian cocktail?

Launch of the new KANPE 10th Anniversary Winter Collection

December 9, 2020

This winter, stay warm and celebrate KANPE’s 10th anniversary with us by purchasing a sweatshirt and/or a beanie from our brand-new Limited-Edition Collection! These warm items are our way to add a little Haitian touch to the cold season and bring you comfort while highlighting the Foundation’s 10th anniversary. For this edition, our friends Farrah

The marching band resumes its activities

November 25, 2020

The Baille Tourible marching band resumed its activities at the end of the summer to the joy of the 80 young people who are a part of it. After several months, the young people started playing their favorite instruments again under the direction of their music teacher, Jean Germain Duvelsaint. For the occasion, a rigorous

National Philanthropy Day is this Sunday

November 13, 2020

We want to take this opportunity to say thank you once again! Thanks to your support, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to set up programs to: – strengthen health measures in the community that we support in the Central Plateau in Haiti. – reduce food insecurity and loss of

Extending the Lifespan of Textbooks

November 6, 2020

In Haiti, a school textbook often has a very long lifespan. It goes from the older sister to the little brother, including the little cousin or the neighbor’s child. It is in this spirit that the books distributed to students during the past school year were collected and inventoried in the community that we support

On this International Creole Day, let’s talk about combite!

October 28, 2020

Today is International Creole day. Creole is a world rich with words that describe specific realities! Let’s take for example the word combite. In Haiti, a “combite” refers to a form of solidarity work practiced in rural areas where people from a community come together to carry out an agricultural task. Our beneficiaries often use this formula

World Food Day with COVID-19 in the background

October 16, 2020

For most of us, eating is just a routine. For many vulnerable communities like the one we support in the Plateau Central in Haiti, putting a meal on the table is a daily challenge. On World Food Day, we reiterate the importance of continuing to support the most vulnerable communities so that they can have