Thank you, Sisters Rising Worldwide!
Mission Haiti, Inc. expresses its deep gratitude to Sisters Rising Worldwide for the recent award of $35,000!
Mission Haiti Inc. of Minneapolis, MN is grateful for the work that is
happening within the U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph to help
support a significant financial base for the Haiti Trade School, located in
Delmas, near Port au Prince, Haiti. Mission Haiti partners with Reiser
Relief of Coon Rapids, MN to provide financial support for this trade
school. Among its numerous ministries in Haiti, the Companions of Jesus,
a Haitian women’s religious congregation, administer this school. Mission
Haiti and Reiser Relief partner in the effort to raise the $70,000 needed
annually to operate this school.
In spite of the devastating grip of Haiti’s unrelenting
gang violence, with the financial support of these
two organizations, the Sisters have begun a new
school year this past October 1 st . There are
currently 44 students enrolled in this trade school –
30 in culinary arts and 14 in clothing design.
Remarkably, the recent graduates of the Haiti Trade School have managed
to both find and create employment opportunities, in spite of the effects of
gang activity on Haiti’s population and economic circumstances.