Le Flambeau Foundation, April 4, 2022 LEARN ENGLISH. CHANGE THE SITUATOIN After supporting Le Flambeau Foundation activities in Haiti for the past year+, the second phase of our social impact partnership with English language app leader Babbel, was launched. The partnership is a vehicle for English learning education and a fundraising source for future youth … Read more
Happy Haitian Flag Day / Fête du drapeau. May 18, 2021 will be the 2018th 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
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
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
Library of Congress, January 15, 2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., twentieth-century America’s most compelling and effective civil rights leader, was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. After entering Morehouse College at age fifteen, King followed his father and grandfather into the Baptist ministry. He received a bachelor of divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary … Read more
We are celebrating our 10th year. Incorporated in 2007 as a non-profit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code, Le Flambeau Foundation is dedicated to intellectual infrastructure development for Haiti via the provision of educational opportunities for Haitian youth. Our accomplishments include the awarding of full college scholarships, THE SPARK of Le Flambeau … Read more
FATAL ASSISTANCE SCREENING IN MIAMI. Thursday March 21st to Sunday March 23rd Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck appearing Friday and Saturday at 8pm shows. Synopsis: Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us on a 2-year journey inside the challenging, contradictory and colossal rebuilding efforts in post-earthquake Haiti. Fatal Assistance appearing at O Cinema (Miami, FL) … Read more
So what should a gift cost? The concept of holiday gifting presents each of us with this question and a few more. How do we find the perfect gift that keeps on giving beyond the holiday season, extending to the entire year and beyond? And how much is it worth to us and to those … Read more
Date: Today Time: Anytime Location: Le Flambeau Foundation Inc. What: The scholarship drive is in full force. Results to-date have been great and resulted in the awarding of a scholarship to Ruchama who started school in January 2011. With a number of strong candidates vying for the Le Flambeau Foundation Earthquake Scholarships we are looking … Read more