Centre Lumière exists to educate, equip, disciple, and inspire young Haitian women toward personal development, economic independence, and the ability to lead a new generation of Haitian women.
About Centre Lumiere
Centre Lumière is a holistic ministry that focuses on equipping women with the gospel, vocational training, and skills to care for their families. The Centre has about 30 on site employees, 40 students, and a network of artisans who work from home. Centre Lumière is a non-profit with a vocational school and business.
The school offers a three-year program with classes in domestic economics, cooking, baking, crochet, embroidery, sewing, hospitality, bookkeeping, health, English, and Bible. Graduates are prepared to work as handcraft artisans, teach home economics, or work at local hotels, restaurants, or other businesses.
The business side of Centre Lumière offers employment for graduates of the school. There is an on-site sewing room and a work-from-home Needlework Artisan Program. The line of products includes many useful items for the home and kitchen, ladies’ accessories, and doll clothes.