In 2010 the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic sent Sisters to Haiti to work in a food program at a local children’s
center and provide care and nursing at a health clinic that serves over 1,000
patients daily. “The earthquake exacerbated the already constraining
factors on Haiti's educational system.
One out of three women has experienced violence. Only 20% of children
have an opportunity to attend primary school.
Over 400,000 children are without parents. Thousands of children have
various degrees of malnutrition and 42% of children less than 5 years of age
suffer from stunt of growth. Many more
die in provinces due to lack of medicine and care. “Similar to the Holy Family,
the Haitian people are in desperate need and must rely on the mercy of others
to help them. As one of our sisters have witnessed “Haitians are remarkable
people. They have hope where we would see no hope.”
