The initiative called #OttawaPouAyiti, set up by Haitian youth, students and professionals, has two phases. The first they call "chain of solidarity" with traders Ottawa-Gatineau aims to invite traders to give a dollar for a week on services rendered or products sold and to hang the Haitian flag in their shops as a sign of support to the cause. The second phase was is called "cultural environment" with artists and public figures.
"Recognizing that it is important to understand the urgency of action, #OttawaPouAyiti is a reaction to bright face