Where do children in restavek live?
by Jean Osbert Victor, Child advocate In Haiti, poverty drives parents from poor rural areas to give their children to a relative or a stranger in the city in [...]
Children Need Love and Attention to Thrive
By Marie Yolaine Forestal, Child advocate All children need a secure environment to grow, develop skills, and gain self-confidence. This involves love, attention and affection. Backed with good social [...]
Restavek Freedom Inspiring Monday Mornings
By Tiffany Robbins, Haiti Program Manager I have been in Haiti fulltime for over a year now, and my hands down favorite part of the week is bright and [...]
How School Reveals the Best in Us
By Robenson Saint-Hilaire, Child advocate There is no doubt that education is the best way to succeed in life. The key to open many doors, education is manifold and [...]
Restavek Freedom : 10 years advocating for children’s rights
By Mackenson Edma, Child Advocate In Haiti, poverty is prevalent. For the poorest families taking care and providing for their children is an everyday fight. In this harsh situation, [...]
Working Together
By Mathia Pierre Philipe, Child Advocate Too often in Haiti, poverty leads parents from rural areas to send their kids to the city to live with a relative or [...]
When Going To School Is A Dream
By Frantso Sagesse, Child advocate Joseph is a little boy who lives in a tent with his aunt, grand-mother, two brothers and one sister. He has never known his [...]
Caring For Children So They Can Be Children
By Adeline Bienaime, Transitional Home Director Restavek is a form of modern-day slavery that persists in Haiti. Born into poor rural families, children in restavek are given to relatives [...]