Konbit Pou Ayiti

August 5th, 4:00 a.m. was a very early morning start for KONPAY Agronomist Cheler Pierre and 500 chickens in a truck from Port-au-Prince to the aviary located at KONPAY's Food and Fuel Alternative Center (FFA) in Cyvadier.  Guypson Catalis was not far behind with equipment for the aviary, including egg cartons with which the eggs will be distributed at subsidized, discounted and market rates.

 Our Food and Fuel Alternative Center jobs and food security program is well underway! Months of construction and preparation have led to this very important moment. 

Over the years, KONPAY's programs have evolved based on community needs and suggestions.   Local farmers, for example, have been tremendous partners in our work; they are the community members who have helped - and continue to help - KONPAY achieve the important goals of reforestation and increased food security.  The farmers, after all, are at the heart of our relationship with the land and environment.  

Our latest newsletter includes updates on our work in Haiti since the January 12th earthquake, including how in the midst of our urgent relief efforts, we sustained ongoing programs such as JDS (Youth for the Development of Cyvadier), Food and Fuel Alternative Center, Farmer to Farmer, KNAA, and more.  It also features an article about our very own Guypson Catalis: agronomist and community organizer.  Last but not least, we dedicate part of the newsletter to all of our supporters to say thank you for your tremendous and unwavering support!

Read Haiti's Answer for Six Months and Sixty Years, a report prepared by Melinda Miles for the six month anniversary of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti.  Melinda released this report at a July 13, 2010 Congressional Briefing in Washington D.C.: Haiti Six Months Later: Reports from the Ground - Camp Conditions, Decentralization, Elections.  Melinda joined Mario Joseph of Bureaux des Avocats Internationaux, Manolia Charlotin of Haiti 2015, and Nicole Lee, Esq. of TransAfrica Forum at this very important Briefing.