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KANPE at STE-CATHERINE STREET CELEBRATES in Montreal
July 13, 2015For the second consecutive year on July 11 and 12, KANPE was present at Saint-Catherine Célèbre in Montreal, the largest sidewalk sale in Canada. The KANPE booth featured outreach and artistic performances celebrating rich Haitian culture. Thank you Thanks to everyone who came to support #KANPE at #stecatherinecelebre. Your donation helps keep us moving forward. See
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KANPE’S Young Ambassadors
July 12, 2015The desire to help others starts early. The two youngest volunteers at #KANPE are Charlie and Elia. Follow their example!
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Regine Chassagne and Win Butler Visit KANPE’s Project in Haiti
June 26, 2015The 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.
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Kanpe est à la recherche d’un/une Directeur/trice général/e
May 17, 2015Poste : 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
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Kanaval KANPE 2015 mèsi
April 29, 2015More than 1,000 participants! Thank you to our MC, suppliers, artists, volunteers, ambassadors, donors and participants. See you next year ! Thank you to our partners Molson Coors, Evenko, la SAT, NRJ, Fondation Air Canada, Moog Audio, Naya, Lassonde and Barbancourt. Watch the 2015 Kanaval KANPE video here
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3rd Edition of KANPE Kanaval
February 2, 2015Don’t miss the 3rd EDITION of the KANPE Kanaval on Friday, February 20th! DJ night featuring Haitian Kanaval rhythms and rara kompa atmosphere. HOSTED BY ISABELLE RACICOT with DJ Windows 98 (Win Butler of Arcade Fire, joined by Haitian percussionists) DJ Poirier with MC Fwonte Sandy Duperval Fraka C-Pop and more! Haitian market, drums, dancers
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Drinking Water in Baille Tourible
November 7, 2014KANPE’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
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For the Love of Music
October 21, 2014As 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
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Friday, September 26: The 2014 Social Impact Prize was awarded to Dominique and Régine (MBFF)
October 16, 2014Dominique 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
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Fort Boyard for KANPE
October 8, 2014Ainslie 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
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