This is a Duke University project that Le Flambeau Foundation supports. Duke University Forum for Scholars and Publics (FSP), January 1, 2021 “We release the English and Haitian Creole versions of “The Revolution That Gave Birth to Haiti” on this Haitian Independence Day, January 1, 2021, in recognition of the Haitian Revolution’s continuing significance. We … Read more
Dear Friends, On January 1st 2021 we celebrate the arrival of a new year filled with powerful optimism for an outstanding series of new achievements. We survived the unique challenges of this past year and look forward to the future. On this same day we also celebrate the 217th anniversary of Haiti’s independence (January 1, … Read more
Le Flambeau Foundation Inc., by Bijou Gervais, December 31, 2020 For over ten years THE SPARK of Le Flambeau has worked to ignite the desire of educational pursuit within students across both the U.S. and Haiti. Founded in 2008 with the partnership of high school students in the U.S., THE SPARK of Le Flambeau was … Read more
Haitians throughout the world make Soup Joumou every New Year’s Day to celebrate the independence of Haiti (January 1st, 1804). Haiti cast off the bonds of slavery and declared its freedom from France in 1804, making history as it set a precedent and became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world. To read the declaration Declaration … Read more
Happy New Year! As you head into 2021 with an interest in Haiti, feel free to use the resources listed below. Periodically we receive requests from organizations doing work in Haiti who are looking to hire qualified Haitians in Haiti and sometimes Haitians in the U.S. interested in returning to Haiti. The jobs are … Read more
U.S. Embassy in Haiti, September 2020 The November 3rd General Election is rapidly approaching. We would like to ensure that every U.S. citizen in Haiti is able to exercise their right to vote. How to get an Absentee Ballot Visit the FVAP website and request an absentee ballot for the state in which you are registered to … Read more
Thank you Congressman John Lewis for your sacrifices and for the love you have for humanity. We are all God’s creation and all bleed one blood. My condolences to the Lewis family. The spirit of John Lewis lives on. Jean St.Lot-Gervais President, Le Flambeau Foundation, Inc. Son of Senator Emile Saint-Lôt, Co-Signatory of the Universal … Read more
Happy Haitian Flag Day / Fête du drapeau. May 18, 2020 will be the 2017th year of this celebration. A little background…(Encylopedia2) Haitian Flag Day is observed on May 18 in Haiti and in a number of U.S. cities with large populations of Haitian Americans. Many Africans of the diaspora, regardless of their ancestry, also … Read more