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Document Source: The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Year: 2010
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, assessment, education
The authors examine the impact of remittances on the schooling of children in various Haitian communities with a high incidence of out-migration. After addressing the endogeneity of remittance receipt, they find that, in some communities, remittances raise school attendance for all children regardless of whether they have household members abroad.
August 22, 2021
Document Source: Judite Blanc
Year: 2020
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, statistics
Purpose of Review There is evidence that the exposure to a major natural disaster such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti may have devastating short- and long-term effects on children’s mental health and overall development. This review summarizes what has been reported in the past 3 years (2017–2020) regarding emotional, psychological, and behavioral effects of …
2020 – Mental Health Haiti Children Older than 10 Read More »
Document Source: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
Year: 2014
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: analysis, cause, statistics
Objectives: This research aims to provide child malnutrition prevalence data from Haiti’s Milot Valley to inform the design and implementation of local health interventions. Study design: This cross-sectional study measured underweight, stunting, and wasting/ thinness using international growth standards. Methods: Anthropometric measurements (height/length and weight) were taken on a convenience sample of 358 children aged …
Document Source: Center for Black Studies Research
Year: 2016
Language: English
Categories: Restavek
Tags: abuse, analysis, psychology, report, servitude
Probably the largest group of child workers in the world are. child domestic workers( CDW). The International Labour Organisation( ILO) estimates that there are 250 million child workers in the developing world, and that domestic work is the largest worldwide employment category of girls under the age of sixteen( ILO 1998). However, the proportion of …
Moving Children in Haiti: Some Hypotheses on Kinship, Labor, and Personhood in the Haitian Context
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