Keeping Maglande Out of Restavek
By Mathia Philippe, Child Advocate I’m glad to share with you about Maglande*, a 15 year old girl from our Child Advocacy Program. She goes to one of our [...]
Be Sure to Celebrate These Haitian Holidays!
Haiti is a beautiful, culturally-rich nation, with deep roots in tradition and history. And if there’s one thing the people of Haiti know how to do well, it’s celebrate. [...]
Summer Camp Recap
I just returned from our very last summer camp, and I could not wait to come back and thank each and every one of you for making these camps [...]
What Happens at a Host Parent Meeting?
By Robenson Saint-Hilaire, Child Advocate Host parent meetings are an important element of our Child Advocacy program. We recognize that it would be very difficult to create change by [...]
What Is Restavek?
By Heather Gentzel, Communications and Child Sponsorship Coordinator How many times have you heard a speech where the speaker began, “Webster’s dictionary defines….”? When it comes to the word [...]
Staff Spotlight: Samuel Jean Baptiste
By Heather Gentzel, Communications and Child Sponsorship Coordinator On a recent trip to Haiti, I took some time to sit down with each of our staff who are out [...]
4 Scientific Ways Your Brain Changes When Treated Like Property
According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, there are approximately 20.9 million victims of human trafficking around the world. Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery that [...]
Cooked Haitian Rice and Beans
By Natacha Lucien, Child Advocate How to cook Haitian Rice and Beans Ingredients: 2 ½ cups rice 1 ½ cup beans ½ cup oil 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons [...]
5 Religious Figures Who Stood Against Slavery
Throughout history, many people have used the guise of religion to promote, encourage, or grow apathetic to the problem of slavery. However, there have also been many men and [...]
5 More Celebrities Fighting Human Trafficking
As an organization that is determined to end the restavek system in our lifetime, we at Restavek Freedom appreciate hearing about other people who are also fighting to end [...]