The majority of the population are of African
descent with a small minority being French-African. The official religion is
Roman Catholicism, but the constitution allows the free choice of religion.
There are also many non Catholic Christian churches in the city and the
surrounding communities. Groups, like the Haiti Endowment Fund (HEF) of
Southern California send medical missionaries several times a year to provide
medicines and basic healthcare. HEF has also helped build community churches.
Some of
