Mission of the Dominican Sisters of Presentation in Haiti
Sr. Marie Placius, the Prioress of the community:
We are 4 Haitian Sisters in the community with 2 Aspirants. Despite the situation in the area, we have the courage and strength to stay and work with our people in this difficult time. The name of the mission is: Centre Missionnaire Marie Poussepin. In the Centre Missionnaire Marie Poussepin we have 3 sources for carrying out our mission: Guest House (Maison d’Accueil), the Marie Poussepin Nursery School (École Maternelle Marie Poussepin) and Marie Poussepin Paediatric Centre (Centre Pédiatrie Marie Poussepin).
Sr. Mirlande Janvier administers the community and is responsible for the Aspirantes.
Sr Clénèse Honoré is in charge of the Guest House (Maison d’accueil) and the Marie Poussepin Nursery School (École Maternelle Marie Poussepin).
Marie Poussepin Nursery School (Nursery School), used to work with projects with the children and their parents would give small donations. Above all the children came for their two meals, but now we have a lot of difficulty paying the employees because the participation of the parents for the children is really precarious. At the moment we can’t find sponsors like before. At the school we have 160 children: from 2 to 5 years old.
The Guest House is not currently functioning due to the same situation in the area. Since 2020 no one has been coming to use our service. For this reason, the upkeep of the house is very difficult because nobody uses our service. We have no money for maintenance. We have a lot of difficulties in the space which is big and deteriorating for lack of maintenance.
Sr. Rosemithe Jean and Sr. Mirlande Janvier run Marie Poussepin Paediatric Centre. The paediatric centre operates 4 days a week, serving the population of certain areas of the Croix de Bouquets commune and other neighbouring communes. Our services include outpatient consultations, pharmaceuticals, medical laboratories, vaccinations and nutrition. We see 30 to 35 children a day, aged 0 to 17.
