On Monday, June 8, 2009, at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City, WHY (World Hunger Year) will honour the three 2009 WHY-Chapin Award recipients as well as recognise several 2008 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award winners, representing gra**-roots organisations in the United States that have moved beyond charity to create change in their communities.

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Wyclef Jean, multiple Grammy Award-winning musician as well as producer, humanitarian, and Haiti goodwill ambassador, will be presented with the 2009 ASCAP-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award.

In 2005, he established Yéle Haiti to bring back hope to his native country. Yéle has changed the lives of tens of thousands of children and adults through education, health, environment and community development programmes.

Past honouree, Harry Belafonte, will present the ASCAP-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award to Wyclef Jean.

Simon Khan, chief executive officer of Antilia, commented: "We must continue to highlight both the accomplishments of Yéle as well as Haiti's continued need. We are pleased to partner with WHY to bring awareness to this organisation's efforts in the Caribbean, and are delighted to work once again with Wyclef and his team. This is also a tremendous opportunity to highlight achievements in the Caribbean Community through the recognition of three Caribbean stalwarts - Wyclef Jean, Harry Belafonte and The Mighty Sparrow - who each continue to champion important Caribbean causes."

Calypso king, The Mighty Sparrow, will contribute his talents to WHY in support of the Caribbean, with a performance at the awards dinner on June 8.

Antilia is a New York-based Caribbean special events company and entertainment brand focused on showcasing the most premium, upscale and exotic elements of Caribbean culture and tourism in the US. This year, the company will also offer bundled travel packages for travel to Trinidad and Tobago's February 2010 annual carnival festival.