The Haitian Project is fortunate to work alongside many wonderful people and organizations in Haiti who are dedicated to a brighter future for the country. Famillie Kizito is one of them.
Famille Kizito Religious Community was founded by Sister Paësie, a French nun who spent nearly two decades serving in Haiti as a Missionary of Charity before being given permission to start a new order of sisters to work with children from severely disadvantaged families in Cite Soleil, one of the most impoverished areas in our hemisphere.
Famille Kizito is named for Saint Kizito, the youngest of the Martyrs of Uganda who died for their faith in 1886, and serves 2,500 at-risk youth in Cite Soleil through education centers, food support, summer camp, Catechism programs and other initiatives. They also visit hundreds of prisoners each week to provide them with spiritual support.
Famille Kizito serves 2,500 severely disadvantaged children in Cite Soleil, Haiti.
Famille Kizito has been a great partner in our efforts in Haiti since the community was established in 2018. LCS students volunteer at the community’s summer camps, and Sr. Paësie has frequently visited LCS to teach in the religious education program and to provide spiritual support for students. Prior to that, she was integral in THP’s collaboration with Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity.
In 2020, at the height of the pandemic when Famille Kazito needed help, THP stepped in to provide them with a grant to support their program.
Sr. Paësie visits with some of the children her community serves in Cite Soleil, Haiti.
Sr. Paësie said at the time,“We appreciate the recent funding very much. We will use it to feed the children living in our homes, to purchase gas stoves for the homes, to improve the land surrounding the homes which have been damaged by rainwaters, to cover medical expenses for the children, and to prepare documentation for children receiving the sacraments."
"During this pandemic, we are doing what we can to provide shelter and safety to children in an insecure area and continue their religious education. Thank you, once again, for your donation, and may God bless you and your loved ones," Sr. Paësie continued.
As Patrick B., a Haitian private sector leader and chair of THP's Partner Foundations in Haiti, noted that this is another “strong reminder of THP’s leadership position within the Haitian community.”
A Note from The Haitian Project
We understand that these are challenging times and that many people are confronted with significant hardships.
But this is precisely why we still have to ask and pray that those who can give, will. Our teachers and staff in Haiti rely on our support; and we are going to be there for our 360 students when schools re-open again. Please give today if you can.