A Year in Review: How You Helped Jakmel Ekspresyon

 

The supporters and Administration of Jakmel Ekspresyon have raised $5,800 towards rent. We have $700 to go in order to meet our goal of $6,500 by June 1st. Help us today so that we can continue to provide resources where they are needed.

The past six months have been monumental for Jakmel Ekspresyon. Let’s look back at all of the amazing events that have taken place at or for Jakmel Ekspresyon since December of 2011.

December 2011

• Jakmel Ekspresyon Rented a New Building
• Jakmel Ekspresyon Started an IndieGoGo Campaign and raised $3000 from 44 funders
• Kwochè Ayiti Workshops at Jakmel Ekspresyon
• Caroline Paquita Sold Art to Benefit JE

January 2012

• JE Hosted Knitting Workshops
• JE Finished A Successful IndieGoGo Fundraiser
• Had Classes at JE 6 Days a Week
• Spare Change Theater (Resident Theater Program at JE) Website is Live

February 2012

• Hosted Kaleidoscope at Phyllis’ Musical Inn With Amazing Performances 
• Held Even More Classes Six Days a Week at Jakmel Ekspresyon

March 2012

• Saw the Amazing Film Makers For a Cause Video of JE
• Hosted Classes at JE 7 Days a Week!
• Spare Change Graduated A Class of Actors and Actresses

April 2012 

• Held Ra Ra Yo! A Fundraiser at Martyr’s 
• Got Invited to Verge Art Fair in NYC

May 2012

• Held Our First Concert at JE 
• Exhibited at Verge Art Fair NYC

On June 2nd, Jakmel Ekspresyon along with our neighbors – the dance troupe Explosion, will shut down our block for an epic dance party. We’re happy to be a part of our community and are glad to open our doors to the world!

Spare Change Theatre Has a Website!

Check out the website for Spare Change Theater a project that happens almost every day at Jakmel Ekspresyon. When you wonder where your donations go, you can rest assured that your money goes to give a home to this excellent theater program.

About us

The Spare Change Theater Program at Jakmel Ekspresyon was started by founder Aaron Funk as a response to the needs of the Haitian people. After several trips to Haiti it became clear that the traditional aid cycle here was not really helping the people. Haiti does not need aid, more temporary shelters or half hatched ideas brought here and quickly abandoned by the NGO when the money runs out. Haiti needs a future, needs hope, needs tourism and development. Plainly put, they needs jobs, a home, a decent education and a future to look forward too.

The Spare Change Theater Program offers our student body this hope. By sharing the new skills and outreach to the communities they live in. Many of our students return to their homes and start smaller groups that use theater as a form of expression and tool for education. Ether it be a church, youth group or just plain crackin up with their friends our students end up spreading to all areas of the community.

Listen to Jakmel Ekspresyon on the radio!

Listen to Jakmel Ekspresyon administrator and Spare Change Theater founder on the radio tomorrow! Aaron Funk will be on the Muddy Boots show on KFOK  95.1 in Georgetown, CA. He will be on at 2:30pm Pacific. Listen live here, if you’re not in Georgetown.