May news from Pignon
Wow! Our rainy season begins and life unfolds.
We wish to thank you for your desire to know how the Pignon community operates and how the socio-political situation in Haiti is unfolding in Port-au-Prince.
It is our joy to experience the start of the rainy season at the beginning of May, with rain that does not stop. Our planters are starting to sow, others are preparing the soil for better planting. As I have shared, these small plantations can only help support a family for 6-9 months after the harvest since these agricultural fields are seasonal and few in number. Families do not have the capacity to find seedlings or seeds appropriate for this rainy season due to lack of funding. We consider it important to say once again that the month of May is a month like all the other 11 but given a period of activities that we must carry out, organize in our existence, it is incomparable because, the 1st and 2nd day of this said month consists of celebrating the renewal of agriculture and work (see photo, above, of an Agriculture Day celebration in Cap Haitien), the celebration of Mother’s Day, the great celebration of our bicolor, a special day to honor our brave teachers for their courage and their hard work for their socio-intellectual and educational contributions, to name but a few.
During this month of May, the month that gives life, allows all of us to experience the prescience of God our Creator by the planting of seeds.
It is important to note that a Presidential Council was formed on April 12th, 2024, one month after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whom the government ensured to be the interim Presidency of the Republic after the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021. The Presidential Council of Transition has been managed by Edgard Leblanc (Fils/Son) since April 30th, 2024. This council exists to ensure the preparation and organization of elections for the new government. (see Recommended Reading, below, for an update on the Council)
The medical domain is working at full capacity in both the health centers and the local hospital (Bienfaisance de Pignon). Medications are very rare and many families are unable to face this problem alone.
The schools have been functioning in a very organized manner, without issue for the last couple of weeks. We have 22 days left of this academic school year.
Always your friend and family,
Darling Sériphin
Translated from the original French by Lauren Thompson