Kanpe Haiti

'''KANPE HAÏTI is a non-denominational, non-political French association for humanitarian aid with charitable status as defined by French law (la Loi de 1901. N° W751203467).

'''Kanpe Haiti – meaning stand-up Haïti in Haïtian Creole - was founded in February 2010 following the earthquake in and around Port-au-Prince on January 12th. The association is run by an Administrative Council with previous experience in helping a variety of structures for children in Haïti.

Kanpe Haïti is already supporting small-scale, manageable and replicable schemes to contribute to the country's long-term progress...

Projects include assisting psycho-educative structures that welcomes street children (mainly adolescents), ‘restaveks’ (those who rest with their ‘masters’) and children working in the [...] trade (‘lapoussa’: ils sont la pour ça). The association is also working with several schools and places working computers (donated by firms and other computer users in France and elsewhere), into educational structures in Port-au-Prince.

Members of Kanpe Haiti are regular visitors to Haïti (members of the Administrative Council flew to Port-au Prince on January 30th to see precisely how the association can help in the wake of the earthquake).

The Patron of Kanpe Haiti is the French actor/director Lambert Wilson.