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PTPA hosts a national conference every several years to provide an opportunity for twinning members to network and share best practices.

Individuals from U.S. Catholic parishes will have the unique opportunity to share information and learn about new and best practices for building spiritually enriching twinning relationships by attending the PTPA National Conference in Nashville on August 15-17, 2025.

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On Monday, October 21st, David Siler, PTPA's Executive Director, traveled to Haiti, His article details all that he is constantly amazed at that he witness while in Haiti and details safety issues in and around the north of Haiti.

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PTPA staff members, along with several members of the PTPA Board of Directors, will be traveling as guests of Food for the Poor to Honduras on March 31 – April 4. Our goals include getting better acquainted with the work of FFTP overseas, to establish a working relationship with the Honduran bishops, and to identify many new parishes interested in beginning a twin relationship with a parish in Honduras.

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PTPA wants to establish more twinning relationships between Catholic parishes in the
United States and Haiti, but to do so PTPA needs your financial support. Together with the
other Bishops of the CEH, I would be grateful if you would consider making a generous
donation to PTPA.
Mgr. Max Leroy Mesidor
Archbishop of the Metropolitan Area of Port-au-Prince
President of the CEH

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Tennessee Register article published 27 Feb features two parishes in the Nashville Diocese with twinnings in Haiti through PTPA.

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Mendy was born in Petite Riviėre de Nippes, Haiti. After high school in Haiti, he was able to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. Growing up where electricity was scarce, or available at all, he had a desire to make solar energy accessible and affordable to communities worldwide, especially those like his own. Mendy has designed an all-in-one solar solution, available in a variety of power sizes, that is essentially “plug and play”, long lasting and requiring minimal maintenance. You can learn more at https://www.solargeny.com/shop.

If you’d like to learn more about Mendy and his journey to found Solargeny, click here: https://ptpausa.org/file_download/e276190d-ee6a-4786-9ae5-016b22c75c7c.

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Dr. Dantil has trained 37 “vet agents” to serve small family farmers, multiplying his ability to provide veterinary services. He has also established a vocational technical school, offering certificates in agronomy and accounting. Learn more about Dr. Dantil and his programs by clicking here: https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/xz1fb/dab24053f52a9d8219416f09acaa4687/Vet_Agent_Program_Description_and_Service_Area__8_15_23.pdf
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Josh Anderson and Megan Boudreaux, who are affiliated with the Haiti School of Social Work, known in Haiti as “Faculté de Travail Social et de Justice Sociale (FTSJS) – a program of the University Episcopale d’ Haiti, spoke about the program and the professional training.
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We had the great privilege of hosting Bishop Jean Désinord, bishop of the diocese of Hinche, Haiti, located in the central plateau, for our July 30th Zoom Gathering. We strongly urge all of you to take the time to watch the recording, as Bishop shared a message with many lessons for those of us involved in parish twinning.
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