Projects Annunciation School Leogane In 1998, the Annunciation community built a school in Leogane, Haiti for the poor, uneducated children of the area. Annunciation School, grades 1-6th consists of eight classrooms, a kitchen, dining room, and restrooms for 165 students. The children receive a noon meal, a uniform plus all school supplies. The faculty consists of eight teachers, one whom teaches English to all grades. The Haitian sisters of the Company of Jesus manage the school on our behalf. The maintenance and finance of the school is the responsibility of Mission Haiti Inc. Many projects have occurred over the past two years. Hundreds of books have been purchased and donated in order to expand the library and the school now has two laptop computers. Phyllis Sheehan Scholarship Fund Village of Jesus The Village of Jesus was founded in 1998 by Mission of Mercy. This facility which is managed by the sisters provides care for abandoned elderly women. It shares the same complex of Annunciation School. In 2007, Mission Haiti Inc. decided to take over the maintenance and finance of this facility. It currently has dormitories, laundry facilities, a kitchen, dining area, and bathrooms to accommodate these women. Believing in the dignity of all people, we are committed to providing these women with daily meals and a home in which to live. Bethlem Farm Our most dynamic new venture in 2009 is the launch of a farm project with the Haitian Sisters of the Company of Jesus, who manage Annunciation School and the Village of Jesus on our behalf. The land is bought and paid for but the means to farm that land have not been attainable for many years. With your help, we will secure the land and prepare it for sustainable agriculture. The farm project is a step toward self-sufficiency for the community. Not only will the Sisters, Annunciation students, and Village of Jesus residents have their own source of food, the farm will provide jobs, food for the larger community, and an income for the Sisters, as well. College Coeur de Marie Since the earthquake 2010, Mission Haiti Inc. has been helping support the educational needs of secondary students from St. Rose de Lima, whose school and church were destroyed in only 45 seconds along with 80% - 90% of the buildings in Leogane. Not only was their school completely destroyed, but classmates, teachers, administrators and clergy perished that day as well. More information on the College Coeur de Marie Eli Project While working at a wellness center for sick and dying children in Port Au Prince, Haiti, we came across these little diapers made of recycled t-shirts. Throughout the country there is little to no waste treatment or removal system making cloth diapers the perfect and only solution in the caring for children. More information on the Eli Project Lenten Alms Giving During Lent each year, we are invited to pray with our families and faith communities; fast in solidarity with those who hunger; learn more about our global community and the challenges of poverty overseas; and give sacrificial contributions to those in need. More information on the Lenten Alms Project
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