Konbit Pou Ayiti

When the Spanish were leading expeditions for gold they were the first European settlers in Haiti. In 1698, the Spanish allowed the French to settle in the Southeast and Jacmel was founded. We celebrated our three hundredth anniversary in 1998.

KONPAY's Cape Ann, Massachusetts Carnival 2008 delegation is appealing to friends and neighbors for help: "Can you help us fill our suitcases with relief items for our Caribbean friends?" Click here for list

Fourteen people from Massachusetts and New York will be joining KONPAY in January 2008 for ten days in Jacmel, Haiti's Carnival capital. Read a feature article about them in the Gloucester Daily Times. View their wish list for donations they will brig with them.

January 30 to February 9, 2007

Are you eager to learn about the complex struggle of the Haitian people, both historically and today? Would you like to hear first-hand from artists, journalists, young activists, elected officials, environmentalists,... and Carnival revelers!