The parents of the children who attend Infant Jesus School, Petit-Goâve, Haiti, are involved in a clean-up project of the grounds of the school. As a result of the earthquake in January, 2010, the security, cement wall that protected the grounds, the school, and the children, collapsed. With the support and assistance of so many generous people, we have been able to re-construct the wall and to assure the safety and welfare of the children as well as to protect the facilities and the property.

In order to assist these families, who, in some cases, have lost much of what they formerly owned, the parents have been invited to work in the clean-up project and to be paid a stipend for their participation. Thus, the school grounds are being cleaned, the parents are receiving a stipend in retribution, and aid is provided to their families.

In these pictures, there is Fr. Marc Claudy Magloire, who is director of the clean-up project. Fr. Magloire is the Associate Pastor of the Catholic Parish of Petit-Goâve, Haiti: Our Lady of the Assumption Parish. Fr. Magloire, accompanied by Odette Morency,OSSM, is distributing the stipend to the parents so that they can provide for their families.

 

We are grateful to the many generous individuals who have responded with compassion and care to the needs and cries of ours sisters and brothers in Haiti. Thank you for making this project possible by the donations sent!

Fr. Vidal Martínez,OSM