Author · Artist · Radio host

Know your history,
it is your right.

Sharing our history is our duty. Jafrikayiti lifts up the Haitian people and the African family everywhere, since Guinea.

Since Guinea, good men and women have been lifting one another up
Jafrikayiti, Jean Saint-Vil
About

An artist-activist who stands on the word of Africa.

Jafrikayiti (Jean Saint-Vil) is an author, painter, speaker and radio host. He lives in Ottawa-Gatineau and returns to Haiti from time to time.

Founding member of AKASAN and Jaku Konbit, two organizations built on principles popularized by Marcus Garvey. A political analyst invited on Canadian and international media, a University of Waterloo graduate (Biology) and a former Canadian public servant.

4LAFIMEN CDs
2003 - 2010
229texts published
Kreyòl · English · Français
3radio shows
every week
What Jafrikayiti does

Four ways to work together.

01

Speaker

Public speaker

To book a talk, send a message and you will get an answer without fail.

Book →
02

Author

Writer

Talks in 3 languages: Kreyòl, English and French. Read, listen to or watch the work.

Read the texts →
03

Concrete activist

Activist

For a new era of justice and peace everywhere: “Every person is a person”.

AKASAN →
04

Painter

Visual artist

Order paintings by Jafrikayiti: “dèyè mòn”, “vonvon verite”, “l'1nnocent”.

Ask for a painting →
Shop

Lafimen: the history of the Haitian people.

All products
“Know your history, it is your right. Sharing our history is our duty.”Lafimen · The history of the Haitian people since Guinea
Radio

Listen to Jafrikayiti every week.

Three shows, three languages, one konbit: history, politics and spirituality.

Bouyon-Rasin

Sundays · 6 p.m.

CHUO 89.1 FM, University of Ottawa. Kreyòl / French.

Rendez-vous Haïtien

Every 2nd Sunday · 7 p.m.

CKCU 93.1 FM, Carleton University.

Pawòl pou chèche chimen

Every Sunday · 9 a.m.

On radiokajou.com.

AKASAN

Haitians supporting Haitians, for real.

A konbit mobilizing Haitian resources everywhere to help Haitians stand tall.

Wondering where to give to really help Haitians? Support Haitian organizations with a good record of building local capacity, such as Konbit Pou Port-a-Piment and the Julia & Jade Foundation.

Discover AKASAN

Viv Bondye! Aba Relijyon!
Contact

I am waiting for your news like dry land waits for rain.

Talks, interviews, paintings or orders: write to me.

jafrikayiti@gmail.com
+1 (613) 482-2549
Ottawa-Gatineau · Haiti