Wyclef Jean the performance was released as the winner's single. On December 25, 2017, Wyclef announced The Carnival Tour, which would start on January 19, 2018 and end on May 2. In 2001, Jean established "Yéle Haiti" a charitable organization known legally as the Wyclef Jean Foundation and incorporated in Illinois. Following 2004's Hurricane Jeanne, it provided scholarships to 3,600 children in Gonaïves, Haiti. It continued to provide scholarships, school funding, meals and other charitable benefits to citizens of Haiti in the following years. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the foundation became prominent in raising funds for disaster relief. According to Jean,
2010–11 Haitian general election and sang in the streets. Martelly even went as far as to campaign in Miami in the United States of America, which is home to a large number of Haitian expatriates. On 17 February, Wyclef Jean announced his support for Martelly in the second round of the presidential election. Wyclef Jean was also shot at and grazed by a bullet the day before the second round vote during campaigning for Martelly. He was wounded and taken to a hospital. During voting for the second round some polling stations failed to open on time as they lacked the necessary equipment and