Sitting on the Sidelines
On a small street in a town right outside of Port-au-Prince, I met a small boy with a yellow shirt, no shoes and a very dirty face. He looked [...]
Where is she now – Marilaine
Below is an update from Marilaine on how her life has been since moving in to the Transitional Home. (If you missed the powerful A Path Appears documentary be [...]
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Literacy in Canaan
Canaan, named after the town in the Bible that was “flowing with milk and honey”, is a new settlement located north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti with an estimated population of [...]
If I Had the Chance
I met this woman while visiting a friend last year. After befriending her and talking to her about what I do at Restavek Freedom she opened up to me, [...]
As a child advocate I know how restavek children are treated and the impact the treatment has on their physical, psychological, and academic progress. This is the reason that, [...]
An Update on Saphira
There are many children in Haiti that suffer from disabilities; Saphira is one of those children. Previously I wrote this about her experience: Saphira has been in the special [...]
15 girls from the Restavek Freedom Transitional Home are becoming published authors thanks to Shout Mouse Press! These young women, with the help of Shout Mouse Press, [...]
Big Dreams
Jack is 15 years old and in the fourth grade. Both his mother and father died when he was very young and now he lives with his aunt. She [...]
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