Restavek Freedom Foundation
United States
/ Ohio
| Children/Education
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Haiti has a culturally accepted system of domestic servitude known as restavek. Nearly one in ten children lives in restavek, a form of modern day child slavery. Not only are these children worked to exhaustion, in most cases they are denied education and are isolated from family and communities. Children in restavek need hope. Restavek Freedom is working in Haiti and around the world to advocate for the education and better treatment of children living in restavek. Being able to go to school changes the course of a child’s life and opens the door to freedom. We identify restavek children and work with their owners to allow them to release the child to attend school. Through generous child sponsors, we pay for our children's school tuition, provide a school uniform and required books, and give one meal a day. Our Child Advocates continually monitor the health and well-being of the children in our program. In addition to working directly with almost 500 children, we also work with biological and host parents to influence their attitudes and behaviors toward children and we mobilize people in Haiti and around the world to stand up for the rights and freedom of ALL children.
