Interview: Talking with Sally Wevers, Friend of Restavek Freedom
Sally Wevers is a long-time friend and advocate of Restavek Freedom. For years, she and her husband led a church that has played a significant role in the history [...]
Raising Awareness to End the Restavek System
By Gardy St Paulin, National coordinator of Church Mobilization Bringing people together to talk about the restavek system is not easy but it is an important step towards acknowledging [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Educational outing helps learning too!
By Jacquelin MÉDACIER, Child Advocate In Haiti, going to school is not a given. Children in restavek are impeded to go to school, kept in the home to perform [...]
Empowering Girls to Become Strong Women
By Natacha Desir, Child advocate Most of the time, working with children in restavek exposes us to harsh situations. In the hope of a better future, these children are [...]
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 [...]
The Human Trafficking Institute Partners with Restavek Freedom to Host Haitian Delegation in DC
The Human Trafficking Institute recently partnered with Restavek Freedom to host members of the Haitian government during a two-day visit to Washington, DC. The Haitian delegation included: Dr. Ely [...]
The Best Way To Transform A Child’s Life
By Marie Yolaine FLORESTAL Restavek Freedom has started a second Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) in Carrefour Feuilles this year! Children ages 10-17 who have been living in the restavek [...]