Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ During our visit to Haiti, we met a four-year-old boy named Dodo, who rushed up to us as we entered the school, Centre educative de Bedou. This little one grabbed our hands and in Creole said, “Come with me.” Amidst unbelievable poverty, Dodo emanated a contagious joy. His grip seemed to …
Jesuit Father Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ wants everyone to know that despite all the hardships in his native Haiti, there are still great signs of progress and hope in the work the Jesuits are doing there. “This is our strength as Jesuits, being committed, to never lose hope when everything seems over,” says Francky. “We …
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By Jean Francky Guerrier, SJ – Coordinator of Programs for Haiti As a program coordinator for Haiti in the Jesuit advancement office of Canada, I travelled to Haiti for a five-day mission starting on May 19th. Scott McMaster, director of the Jesuits’ advancement for Canada, accompanied me. The purpose was to conduct a site visit …
By Canadian Jesuits International The Jesuits in Haiti are accompanying vulnerable families affected by the August 2021 earthquake with the construction of housing in the south of Haiti. Below is an interim report on the work accomplished so far. Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) is supporting this work, thanks to the generosity of Canadians. Despite the …
“The last four years have been extremely difficult, and the situation continues to be very difficult.” Political turmoil, violence, and now kidnappings have been a daily occurrence in Haiti over the past years. Western countries, including Canada, are well aware of this crisis that affects the Haitian people as a group and as individuals. In …
By Sister Clara Soza, AMICO “This school makes us dream of things we would never have dreamed of before.” — A Faith and Joy teacher in Canaan In 2010, Haiti had just experienced the tragedy of an earthquake that devastated the capital. We, the Sisters of the Amistad Misionera en Cristo Obrero (Missionary Friendship in …
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By Jean Pierre Paul Durand, SJ Strictly speaking, Collège Saint-Ignace is the only Jesuit school in Haiti. Founded in 2003 by the late Fr. Claude Souffrant, SJ, and directed since 2019 by Fr. Achange Simeus, SJ, the school welcomes approximately 550 students per year. It is there, on a few square metres of concrete in …
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Levelt Michaud, SJ, National Director of the Jesuit Service for Migrants Haiti is part of the Jesuit Province of Canada The Jesuit Service for Migrants/Solidarité Fwontalye-Haiti (SJM/SFw-Haiti or SJM-Haiti) is a social apostolate of the Society of Jesus in Haiti. Its threefold mission is to accompany Haitian compatriots who have been turned back at the borders, to …
By Jean Denis Saint-Félix, SJ, Superior of the Jesuits in Haiti Haiti is part of the Jesuit Province of Canada For some time now, Haiti has been in the midst of an accutely worrying sociopolitical crisis. There is a collective sense of frustration among the people whose desire is to stand strong and resilient in the face of a terribly harsh and disturbing reality. The people who have attempted to preserve their dignity in spite of the extreme ugliness of their situation that has been witnessed across the …