In the framework of the preparation efforts of the electoral process in support of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (Minustah) support the work of the Forum theater troupe "Les Rescapés" in its outreach activities against electoral violence and voter education, particularly women and young people who will vote for the first time.

This third tour of participatory theater "Chimen kwaze pou lapè" began earlier this week and will continue through five departments: the Artibonite, North, West, Central Plateau and South until July 8, 2016.

This theatrical tour, which promotes social dialogue and the importance of the democratic system, covers topics such as voter turnout and non-violence. During the performances, the audience is invited to climb on stage to become "agents of change". This specific technique of "forum theater", developed in Haiti by "Les Rescapés" invites the audience to participate and find on stage, solutions to important problems, to conclude the play by solving the problems presented with professional actors. Each community visited offers innovative solutions to solve their problems. The representations are for all Haitians, regardless of sex or social class and promote national dialogue, the importance of voting, especially for young people, with a particular focus on young women.

Tour schedule :

Wednesday 15: St-Louis du Sud

Thursday 16: Cavaillon

Monday 20: Grande Rivière du Nord

Tuesday 21: Bahon

Thursday 23: Marchand Dessalines

Friday 24: Petite Rivière

Monday 27: Belladère

Tuesday 28: Lasacahobas

Wednesday. 29: Fonds Verrettes

July 2016

Monday 4: Delmas

Tuesday 5: Petionville

Wednesday 6: Martissant

Thursday 7: Cité Soleil

Friday. 8: Carrefour

Learn more about the Forum Theatre :

Created by Augusto Boal in 1960 in Brazil, the forum theater attempts to provide solutions to social problems by actively engaging the audience that replace the characters on stage. The "Les Rescapés" were trained in the technique of participatory theater in 2012 by the Swiss actor/director Fabrice Bessire. Since they use this technique as an advocacy tool to strengthen the capacity of communities to identify their own solutions to deal with problems such as including communal violence, women's place in society, sexual violence and gender-based, child trafficking, mob justice and electoral violence.

HL/ HaitiLibre