October 1, 2019
Categories: Advocacy, History, Human Rights, Poverty, Restavek
Haiti Now interviews Gabriel Osson, author of Hubert, le restavèk, to hear his thoughts and hopes for survivors of domestic servitude. Gabriel Osson is a poet, novelist and a painter. Born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), he lives in Toronto. He gives lectures and conducts writing workshops for different audiences, whether retirees or high school students in […]
September 28, 2019
Categories: Poverty, Recipients, Restavek
FAFO researchers tracked the birth location and current location of children to record trends on where Child Domestic Workers were born and where they work as domestic workers. In general, there is a general trend towards Port Au Prince metropolitan area, as shown in the following table comparing the current department to the department of […]
September 28, 2019
Categories: Elections, Recipients, Restavek
Tags: certificate, fafo, stats
In Haiti, many poor rural families hoping to provide a better future for their children send them to live as domestic servants in the homes of urban / semi-urban families. These children, mostly girls are extremely vulnerable to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. These children are known as Restavek. A higher number of Restavek children […]
September 6, 2019
Categories: Advocacy, Recipients, Restavek
Tags: books
What was your Goal in writing Hubert le restavek by Gabriel Osson
September 6, 2019
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Recipients, Restavek
In Haiti, many poor rural families hoping to provide a better future for their children send them to live as domestic servants in the homes of urban / semi-urban families. These children, mostly girls, are extremely vulnerable to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. These children are known as Restavek. Nearly half of all — 48 […]