November 11, 2019
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Missions, Recipients, Restavek
Tags: donors, program, recipients
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October 31, 2019
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Infrastructure, Poverty, Restavek
Tags: fafo, housing, sanitation, stats
Researchers have determined the following: 60.3 percent of child domestic workers live in rural areas, 39.7 percent of child domestic workers live in urban areas. 62 percent of all respondents said was that Restavek homes are Kay bas. Notably, this was the most common answer. Specifically, Kay bas implies a concrete home with a […]
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 […]
July 17, 2019
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Restavek
Tags: corporal punishment, fafo, stats
Over 60 percent of these child domestic workers are punished sometimes while living with the host family. Under 10 percent are punished often while living with the host family. Such punishment is usually in the form of spanking, being forced to stand on knees with over 58 percent being hit with an object. While around […]
December 19, 2018
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp
Tags: Data, fafo, Restavek, Team, Visualizations
Haiti Now is a data-driven organization. We use data as critical evidence to help inform and influence our strategy and also to help formulate solutions for the Restavek problem. The Data Team at Haiti Now came into existence about a year ago. It started with the goal of learning more about the Restavek situation from […]