Bible
Society work in Haiti
Haitian Bible SocietyBP 253
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel: +(509) 222-2655
E-mail: societebibhai@hainet.net
Country Data:
| Area: | 27,750 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 7,800,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$480 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 45% (1996) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1995): | Roman Catholic |
68.5%
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| Protestant |
24.1%
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| Bahá’í |
0.2%
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| Other |
7.2%
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| Official Languages: | French, Haïtian Creole | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1807 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1978 | |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1987 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 105,030 | 8,055 | 133,900 | 0 | 360,000 | 0 |
Saved souls from the ghettoes (March 2007)
Bible Society looks to a brighter future in Haiti (August 2005)
New projects offer hope to more Haitians (August 2005)
Latest News (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Latest News (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Le Livre de Vie tells young people there’s more to life than sex (April/May 2002)
Haiti Focus:
Bible Society looks for a location where there are no gunmen (Oct. 2001)
O-21 progress encourages partner ministries (October 2001)
How Bible literacy schemes are changing rural Haiti (October 2001)
No more upside-down Bibles (October 2001)
From Carnival to Christianity: a student’s testimony (October 2001)
Haiti Focus:
Opportunity 21: investing in Haiti’s future (September 2001)
O-21 changing Haiti’s children (September 2001)
Hope for children in poor schools (September 2001)
Prosperous college teaches lessons about life (September 2001)
The Gospel in demand in Haiti’s public schools (September 2001)
Roman Catholic schools embrace Book of Life (September 2001)
Where Hope and Poverty Make Strange Bedfellows (June 2000)
Haitian Bible Workers Undeterred by Hurricane Damage (January 1999)
