Friday, November 13, 2026, Pythagore Dumas, the Minister of Youth and Sports (MJSAC) accompanied by Wilfince Monbrun, Director General of the Ministry, met this week with representatives of the Haitian Olympic Committee (COH), the country's sports federations and associations. This meeting aimed to encourage discussions on the difficulties of federal structures and to identify possible solutions together.

During two and a half hours of discussions, representatives of the different sports federations and associations presented their concerns, particularly around institutional support as well as the subsidies necessary for the operation and organization of their activities.

In response, Minister Dumas recalled that a grant constituted support intended to supplement the resources available to carry out a project. He also invited them to submit their requests at least three months in advance and to favor concrete proposals.

For his part, Wilfince Monbrun, recalled that subsidies are aid granted within the limits of the budget set by the State, while the Ministry's resources often remain limited. The discussions also focused on several other points, including the question of monitoring and justification of subsidies, as well as the need to establish more direct communication between the Ministry and the federations. In this sense, the participants agreed on the creation of a WhatsApp group in order to maintain a permanent dialogue.

"All sporting disciplines can contribute positively to the supervision of young people, the reduction of delinquency and the socio-economic development of the country," specified the Director General before encouraging the federations to improve their mode of organization. Because any organizational problem can have serious consequences on the preparation of athletes and the participation of Haiti in international competitions.

The MJSAC thus intends to strengthen dialogue with stakeholders in the sports movement and develop better collaboration based on communication, support and transparency in the management of public resources.

HL/ HaitiLibre