In December 2010, the he association "Solidarité Pêche" had recovered to restore "Le Nymphéa", a caseyeur with a length of 18 meters, built in Carantec there thirty years "this boat is in good condition, it works very well [...] it has fish tanks. It will allow us to develop the rock lobster fishery in Haiti" had declared Jean-Pierre Coïc, president of "Solidarité pêche".

Thanks to an aid of €60,000 from the community of communes of Val d'Orge (France) the association "Solidarité Pêche" was able to purchase the Nymphéa, (€25.000) and proceed with its restoration. The bulk of the work that remains to be done, after the painting, consists to install a 18 meter mast and boom (veil) of 7 meters for the voyage to Haiti. Departure in early March.

The Nymphéa is 3 times larger than the "Breizh da Viken" (boat previously offered to Haiti). "We will be able to transport 30 tons of supplies for Haiti [fishing equipment, medical equipment, school supplies etc...]" everything will be distributed to associations, hospitals and schools in the area of Anse d'Hainault, where the boat must dock has said Jean-Pierre Coïc. The "Nymphéa" meanwhile, will operate like the previous boats, via the Haitian Association of artisanal fishermen of Anse d'Hainault.

Learn more about the association "Solidarité Pêche":

The association "Solidarité Pêche" was established in February 1999 in Concarneau (France), by Jean-Pierre Coïc an inshore fisherman. The association's objective was to retrieve fishing boats destined for scrapping, to support an association of artisanal fishermen from Haiti, APAH (Association of Haitian artisanal fisheries). Today, the boats "offered" to Haiti are delivered to a local partner of "Solidarité Solidarité", the "Fondation Verte" a Haitian NGO that owns the boats and who works among others in the field of fisheries.

The aim of "Solidarité Pêche" is not to make the assistantship, but to empower Haitian fishermen earn their life, to feed and educate their families, using fishing methods that respect the environment and resource of the island in fish. It enabled Haitian fishermen increase their income by $2 to $15 per day, "With that, they can dress, eat, care and send their children to school," said Jean-Pierre Coïc.

Read also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/article-209-haiti-humanitaire-les-bretons-offrent-un-bateau-aux-pecheurs-d-haiti.html (in french)

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1970-haiti-france-donation-of-a-new-fishing-boat-for-haiti.html

S/ HaitiLibre