Strengthening the Whole Community.
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Education & Youth Training
The Sisters establish and support schools, particularly in remote and underserved areas where educational opportunities are limited. Through academic education and spiritual formation, they seek to give children and young people the knowledge, values, and confidence they need to build a more hopeful future.
Their work helps bring access to education to children in impoverished rural communities while nurturing their human, moral, and spiritual development.
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Healthcare & Community Outreach
Healthcare is a vital expression of the Sisters' commitment to human dignity. Through a network of more than 16 healthcare institutions and one sanatorium, the congregation provides essential medical and nursing care to underserved populations throughout Haiti.
From local dispensaries and community health centers to hospital care, the Sisters work to make healthcare more accessible to people who might otherwise have few options for treatment.
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Social Promotion & Agriculture
The Sisters accompany Haiti's rural peasantry by supporting small-scale agriculture, community gardens, and other initiatives that strengthen families and local communities.
Rather than simply addressing immediate needs, this ministry seeks to help people build sustainable livelihoods, restore dignity, and strengthen their ability to provide for themselves and their families.
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Pastoral Care & Evangelization
Through parish ministry, evangelization, faith formation, and spiritual accompaniment, the Sisters walk with individuals and families through life's joys and difficulties.
Inspired by Saint Thérèse's profound trust in God's love, they seek to bring the light of Christ to communities experiencing hardship—offering prayer, spiritual guidance, formation, and hope.
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Care for Children & Elderly
The Sisters provide care, compassion, and a sense of belonging to children and elderly people who are especially vulnerable or in need of support. Through their presence and daily accompaniment, they seek to ensure that each person is treated with dignity, love, and respect.
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Liturgical Ministry
Through liturgical service, prayer, catechesis, and participation in parish life, the Sisters help communities deepen their relationship with Christ and celebrate their faith together. They accompany the faithful through worship and the sacraments, fostering a vibrant spiritual life rooted in the Gospel.
From classrooms and clinics to parishes and farms, our ministries respond to the spiritual, educational, health, and social needs of communities throughout Haiti.
Our Reach Across Haiti
78 Years of Faithful Service
An officially recognized Roman Catholic congregation serving communities in Haiti for more than seven decades.
4+ Million People Served Annually
Our ministries reach more than four million vulnerable people each year through education, healthcare, pastoral care, agriculture, and community development.
60+ Ministry & Project Sites
The Sisters maintain more than 60 operational sites across urban and rural communities throughout Haiti.
Investing in Rural Communities
Our holistic approach to rural development focuses especially on farmers and underserved populations, supporting communities through sustainable development and practical resources.
A Mission That Reaches Beyond One Ministry
From schools and healthcare initiatives to agricultural development and pastoral care, the Little Sisters of Saint Thérèse work alongside communities to address both immediate needs and long-term opportunities. Their presence across Haiti allows them to respond to the realities of the people they serve while building stronger, more resilient communities.
Children in white dresses with red belts standing in front of an altar with a crucifix, candles, and religious statues inside a PSST church.
Two young girls in blue and yellow dresses with pearl necklaces, holding trays with white round baked goods in a vibrant indoor church setting, with an audience seated in the background.
Group of nuns dressed in blue habits seated inside a church during a religious service.
Sr Martha is a General Counsellor on the PSST Leadership Team and the South District Coordinator for the congregation. Balancing regional governance with grassroots leadership, she also serves as the Director of the Little sisters Vieux-Boug d'Aquin Ministry.
A healthcare professional wearing a mask and gloves examines a young boy who is sitting on a woman's lap in a medical clinic.
Group of young girls in blue uniforms sitting in a classroom, holding papers, some looking attentive, others appearing confused or engaged.
Sr Alande Eustache serves as Camelia Lohier Guesthouse Director, at Papaye, Hinche, Haiti.
A pregnant woman sitting on a green bench in a medical room, with a blood pressure cuff on her arm and connected to a monitor, and a healthcare worker standing next to her.
Sr Judith is overseeing a community Food distribution at the Little Sisters Baradères Hospital with 3 women standing and talking inside a building with a yellow wall and wooden door. One woman is wearing a floral dress and hat, carrying a shelter bag. The third in a yellow shirt and skirt with a headscarf.
A man with crutches standing next to a bag of American Long Grain Rice against a concrete brick wall.
Sr Alvanie Pierre is an agronomist who serves as both the Riviere Mancelle Artibonite Fraternity coordinator and Sainte Cecile School Principal for the Little Sisters.
People packing boxes in a room with green and white walls for local Haitian aide.
Sr Denise is blessing Sr Chantal Pierre, lead sister for the Colombia Ministry with a head covering during a religious ceremony, with other individuals in church attire observing.
Sr Marie Delivrine Lops brings a wealth of leadership and pastoral dedication to her role as Lead Sisters overseeing the Little sisters Motherhouse and the sisters' Elderly Home.
Two women observing a display of various fruits on tables, including pineapples, bananas, and melons, in a room with a window and decorated walls.
Sr Jacqueline Louissaint serves as the Mission Director for the Little Sisters Savanette Mission. In this leadership role, she oversees the mission's spiritual programs, community outreach initiatives, and daily administrative operations, dedication to fostering sustainable growth in the Savanette region.
Sr Judith with a Group of people gathered outside the Baradères Hospital for a community Food Distribution for Elderly people.
A young child with short hair wearing an orange sleeveless shirt with blue trim, eating a bag of Nouri Mamba / Plumpy sup.
Sr Marie Jeanne serves as PSST General Finance officer.
Two young children sitting on a woman's lap, holding snack packages, with an adult woman and a man in the background, in a room with green walls.
A Community Food Distribution for a Group of women carrying bags and items on their heads.
A woman receiving Non perishable dry food product from PSST Food Security Initiative, with large bags of supplies nearby.
Sr Christine is the manager of Little Sisters Convent in Brochette. She is a dedicated sisters and a valuable, vowed member of PSST.
Sr Adele Duplessy, serves as the Director of the Papaye Hinche Teacher College. In her vital educational Leadership role, she oversees PSST academic programs, ensuring high standards of teacher education in the Hinche region.
Sr Alplaide Lazare PSST, serves as Sainte Suzane Fraternity Director to support her congregation community sustainability efforts.
Sr Anise Michel, serves PSST as Clinic Director for Riviere-Froide Clinic.
Sr Victoire Brutus serves PSST as Lospalis Fraternity Director.
Sr Chantale Pierre, serves PSST as Sainte Suzane Clinic Director.
Sr Medidor Marie Christiane serves as an Instructional Assistant Coach for / Pedagogical Consultant. In her current role she provides expect guidance on teacher training and academic strategy.
Sr Rose Andree DESIR, PSST West District Coordinator.
Sr Denia Teazilien, serves as head of the GMZ de Pemerle Ketchen School.
Sr Desilia Sanon, serves as PSST Baradères Elementary School Principal.
Sr Samanka Desinord, accountant, serves PSST as head of the Gradalupe sewing Worksop.
Sr Emose Alouissaint, serves PSST as both the Boucan Carré Fraternity coordinator and the school Principal.
Sr Erlande Hyppolite, educator and accountant, serves PSST as St-Therese de Caseau School Principal.
Sr Fedeline Dumerville, serves her congregation as both Vialet Fraternity Director and PSST School Principal.
Sr Gladys Florestale, serves PSST as Cerca Cavajal Fraternity Director located in the Centre department of Haiti.
Sr Inemie Joseph, Registred Nurse, she serves her congregation as the Baraderes Motherhouse coordinator and Lead sister.
Sr Marie Julienne Siberisse, Registred Nurse RN, she serves at PSST as both Mabial Ministry Director and dispensary coordinator.
Sr Kaline Honoré, agronomist, PSST Fort Liberté Ministry Director.
Sr Leunique Joseph, Principal of the PSST Sainte Therese solidarity of Sigueneau and Sanatorium School in Leogane.
Sr Magella Sanozier, PSST Rivere-Froide Elderly Home Director.
Sr Marie Rose Jean Baptiste, PSST General Production Principal.
Sr Marise Alcin, certified Educator, Principal of the Petite-Rivières Artibonite PSST Elementary and high school Director.
Sr Miliane Fils Aimé, serves PSST as Head of the Noviciat Department. She is based at the congregation motherhouse in Port-au-Prince.
Sr Mirtha Douce, she serves at PSST as both Medor Ministry Director and Clinic Coordinator.
Sr Moline Verica, Certified Educator, serves as PSST Baudin Ministry Director.
Sr Namide Antenor, Riviere-Froide St-François de Salle School Director.
Sr Oxilia Exelus, Certified Educator, Principal of the PSST Tido Sainte-Therese Elementary School.
Sr Philomène DEZIL, serves as PSST Patriotic Christian Ministry.
Sr Polonne Lops, catechism and education coordinator at PSST Caseau Ministry.
Sr Roselene Louis, Head of the Education Sector for PSST and currently serve as Pemerle Ministry Director. She is a Certified Educator.
Sr Marie Santia Boucicaut, Certified Education, Director of the Little Sisters Sacred-Heart Papaye Hinche College.
Sr Veronique Cyriaque, PSST Bassin-Bleu, Port-de-Paix Ministry Director.
Sr Carmelle Desrosiers, Registered Nurse (RN), serves at PSST as both the congregation Head of the Health Sector and Baradères Hospital Ministry Director.
Sr Marie Judith Prophete, Registered Nurse, Sanatorium de Sigueneau Medical Center, Ministry Director
Sr Sylvia Orosco, Colombia Ministry Director