MEXICO-JUAN DIEGO
SCHOLARSHIPS
This project began in the 1980s to
offer children and youth in the area
of Tabasco, Mexico the opportunity to
study. Since then, dozens of young
people have graduated from high
school, vocational schools, and
universities. Many young people
benefit from this program and exchange
letters with their godparents in U.S.
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC-SUMMER MISSIONS
Each summer, the Claretian
Missionary Sisters coordinate a one
week mission trip to the Dominican
Republic with a group of young adults
and a medical/dental team. During the
week, a day camp is offered for local
kids and youth, and medical and dental
services are provided to children in
need.
Through fundraisers we support the
education and evangelizing efforts of
the Antonia Paris Center (under the
direction of our sisters) that
operates in a very poor area in the
outskirts of Santo Domingo. Click
here to read more about these
missions.
INDIA
In India we have one house in the
central state of Maharastra and two
houses near Mysore, a city three and
half hours South of Bangalore. One
house is in Naguvanahalli and the
other one in Subash Nagar. In this
last one, we have a tutoring and
nutrition project. As with all our
projects, we believe that education is
the key which can contribute to
overcoming economic poverty.
The nutrition program provides a glass
of milk, dinner, and a sweet to more
than 60 children Monday through
Friday. At the same time, there is a
teacher available to help the children
with their homework.
Health is very fragile for many of
these children, and often times, when
they get sick, they come to us for
medicine.
In India, education is basically free,
but school supplies, uniforms, books,
etc. aren’t. We help needy families to
buy uniforms, clothes, and school
supplies.
To collaborate with any of these
projects, please contact Sr. Ondina:
305-274-6148 ondina@claretiansisters.org