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“Jwaye Nwèl and Bòn Fèt” from the whole team!
December 22, 2022Happy Holidays to all! Thanks to your support, we continue little by little to accompany the community of Baille Tourible toward its autonomy. KANPE would like to take this opportunity to express its gratitude. Mèsi anpil !
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Thank you for your support during this exciting adventure
December 22, 2022At the end of the summer, the KANPE team hit the road to meet its growing community of supporters and talk about the work and impact of KANPE in Haiti by joining Arcade Fire’s world tour. In the 13 cities we visited, the love from the audience was palpable and their support incredible. We have
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Spoil yourself with a tasty Haitian joumou soup during the holiday season
December 21, 2022Joumou soup is an emblematic meal in Haitian cuisine. It is the meal consumed in Haiti and its diaspora every January 1st to commemorate the country’s independence. Since 2021, the joumou soup is registered in the list of intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. Recipe for 6 people (because a joumou soup needs to be shared!
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New equipment to improve maternal-infant services
December 21, 2022The clinic, where about 70% of users are women and children, has just acquired new equipment to improve maternal-infant services. A new delivery table, a cradle for newborns, and two examination lamps are available to patients. Since the beginning of the year, the facility has performed over 60 deliveries. The clinic is run in collaboration
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A microcredit program for women
December 16, 2022Women’s entrepreneurship projects change the power dynamics within families by giving them greater control over the decisions that affect their lives. With this in mind, KANPE launched a microcredit program for women this summer. Managed by a local organization, this project allows more than 70 women from three women’s associations to have access to low-interest
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Jennifer Brown appointed Executive Director of The KANPE Foundation
December 14, 2022The KANPE Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Brown as Executive Director. Jennifer joined KANPE in February 2020 and had been serving as interim Executive Director since March 2022. “On behalf of the entire Board of Directors, I want to thank Jennifer for agreeing to take the reins of the Foundation. We
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Baille Tourible students are back to school
December 14, 2022School life has resumed at almost full swing in the schools we support in Baille Tourible. The start of the school year had been delayed throughout Haiti due to the socio-political and security upheaval. Since mid-november, students and teachers are happy to be back in the classrooms. Education is one of the six pillars we
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A new consultation room at the Baille Tourible clinic
December 6, 2022La clinique de Baille Tourible a changé la vie de beaucoup d’habitants de cette communauté enclavée dans les montagnes du Plateau Central. The Baille Tourible clinic has been life-changing for many in this remote community in the mountains of the Central Plateau. We have just inaugurated a new consultation room to continue to serve a
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Climate change: concrete actions by local communities
November 17, 2022“The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have the facts and solutions. All we have to do is to wake up and change”. – Greta Thunberg. As the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) draws to a close in Egypt, this reflection by activist Greta Thunberg is more relevant than ever. For several
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A new page in the public life of our co-founder Dominique Anglade
November 8, 2022Our co-founder Dominique Anglade is turning an important page in her public life after having broken several glass ceilings by being the first woman of Haitian origin to hold the position of minister and to lead a major political party in Quebec. KANPE would like to take this opportunity to salute her vision and her
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