As 2008 turned into 2009, SOIL and SOL celebrated the first annual Ti moun yo se lespwa festival on the boulevard in Cap Haitien. The festival will be an annual event dedicated to the youth of Cap Haitien, it is a collaborative effort of community organizations, Haitian businesses and SOIL/SOL which aims to promote the following concepts:
- Fatra Pa Egziste (Garbage Doesn’t Exist): the idea that all that exists is transformable and through creativity and dedication wastes can be transformed into resources.
- Tout moun se moun (every person is a human being): the principle that every human being has inherent worth and talent. The festival brings together people from all parts of society helping to build understanding and to begin breaking down the walls of intolerance and injustice.
The festival includes the final for the
Fatra Pa Egziste contest where finalists explain their inventions to the public and a panel of judges, projection of kids photos from the Looking through their Eyes photo empowerment project, and free musical performances by BélO and Rosemond Jolissaint, two of Haiti’s most inspirational young musicians.
Festival sponsors include:
Hotel Mont Joli, <>, Marien Mining Company SA,
Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group, Sogebank, Grand Marnier, Distillerie LaRue, Texaco du Pont, Bloc Laroche, Vwa Ayiti, Délégation du Nord, Cap-Haitien Health Network, Maison Max Laroche, Croissant D’or, Electrico Plus, Marie du Cap-Haitien.
