-
Regine Chassagne and Win Butler Visit KANPE’s Project in Haiti
The co-founder of #KANPE, Regine Chassagne, and her husband Win Butler (both members of Arcade Fire) passed through Haiti in late June to visit KANPE’s projects in the village of Baille Tourible. Win Butler with Program Coordinator Fritz Louis. Régine and one of the Health Clinic nurse.
Read More -
Kanpe est à la recherche d’un/une Directeur/trice général/e
Poste : Directeur général ou Directrice générale de KANPE LA FONDATION La Fondation KANPE -un mot créole qui signifie « se tenir debout »- a été lancée en juillet 2010 par un groupe de citoyens québécois, dont la chanteuse et leader du groupe Arcade Fire, Régine Chassagne, et la femme d’affaires, Dominique Anglade. KANPE a
Read More -
Drinking Water in Baille Tourible
KANPE’s work in Baille Tourible has created a ripple effect, creating awareness of the village’s needs and thereby inspiring organizations from neighbouring village Thomonde to engage in projects that can further help the cause. In the near future, Organisation Inter-Aide will be starting a sanitation program in Baille Tourible! The United Nations mission has now
Read More -
For the Love of Music
As Stevie Wonder famously sang, “Music is a world within itself / with a language we all understand / with an equal opportunity / for all to sing, dance, and clap their hands.” In September 2014, KANPE’s Program Coordinator brought a music instructor to Baille Tourible! Mr. Jean Germain Duvelsaint, saxophone and flute player from
Read More -
Friday, September 26: The 2014 Social Impact Prize was awarded to Dominique and Régine (MBFF)
Dominique and Régine were co-honoured Friday, September 26 at the Black Film Festival. To learn more : http://www.montrealgazette.com/R%C3%A9gine+Chassagne+honoured+social+activism/10239840/story.html http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/arts_et_spectacles/2014/09/26/007-regine-chassagne-engagement-humanitaire.shtml http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/artsetspectacles/general/archives/2014/09/20140926-213056.html http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/cinema/nouvelles/2014/09/26/21969486-qmi.html http://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-cinematographique/2014/09/04/le-fifbm-fete-ses-dix-ans-en-grand-du-23-au-28-septembre/ http://montrealcommunitycontact.com/community-news/1295-storytelling-montreal-international-black-film-festival-and-the-media
Read More -
Fort Boyard for KANPE
Ainslie Bien-Aimé, KANPE Ambassador, started off the new season of TVA’s Fort Boyard with a bang! His team played to raise money for KANPE. Thursday, they succeeded in raising $1,850 vs. the $1,050 raised for Clowns sans frontières. To quote Ainslie, “For Haiti, one brick at a time for my country.” The team is currently
Read More -
Dominique Anglade and Régine Chassagne honoured at Montreal’s International Black Film Festival
As part of the 10th edition of the Montreal International Black Film Festival, Dominique Anglade and Régine Chassagne will be honoured on September 26th during a special ceremony at the Latin Quarter Cineplex Odeon. The KANPE Foundation co-founders are the first female recipients of the 2014 Social Impact Award. The ceremony will precede the screening
Read More -
Arcade fire spectacle
On August 30, Arcade Fire saved a most outstanding performance for their last show of the Reflektor tour. An eclectic crowd waited for the Montreal band at Parc Jean-Drapeau while discovering several artists who opened the show. Fraka, the group KANPE has invited to perform at both our 2013 and 2014 Kanavals, definitely got the
Read More -
A Glimpse at KANPE’s Second Kanaval
The KANPE Kanaval – the Foundation’s second annual fundraising event – welcomed more than 300 guests this past February 22nd, who joined a carnavalesque celebration to warm up with some Barbancourt Rhum, dance to the rhythms of musicians – including the world-famous Haitian group Boukman Esperyans – and help raise funds for the Foundation’s field
Read More -
The Gazette Interviews KANPE Grand Ambassador Régine Chassagne
In February 2014, Jamie O’Meara spoke with Régine Chassagne about the Foundation, how she and Co-Founder Dominique Anglade brought it to fruition, and its efforts to rebuild Haiti. KANPE’s annual fundraising event, Kanaval, and the dedication of its volunteers are also discussed, as well as Arcade Fire’s involvement with the Foundation. To read it in
Read More
