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October 26, 2020

Categories: Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Restavek

Negligence is a form of abuse Due to their living conditions, Restavek children are often malnourished and prone to illnesses. They receive little care from the host families, who do not provide enough nutrition for them to grow healthily. Jean R. Cadet, an anti-Restavek advocate and former Restavek from the age of 5 until …

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The Effects of the Restavek Life on the Ability to Learn in School

April 9, 2020

Categories: Education, Poverty, Restavek

Tags: child abuse, entrepreneurship, learning

By Loren Watson The Chronicle of Higher Education says students need seven qualities to learn. They are awareness, interest, motivation, relevance, engagement, reinforcement, and support. However, a Haitian Restavek child’s life makes most of these qualities unattainable. “Poverty reduces a child’s readiness for school because it leads to poor physical health and motor skills, …

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School Manager App – Grading Module

September 2, 2019

Categories: Education, Teachers Evaluation, Technology

Tags: grading, salesforce

The school manager’s grade module is a lightweight, reliable way to track each student’s academic performance. By selecting one of the five subjects used for the GPA calculation by the Ministry of Education and entering the score for the term, the app generates GPAs and reports.

Restavek Education in Haiti

January 27, 2019

Categories: Access, Education, Restavek

Tags: education, Restavek, survey

This is the latest installment of this blog highlighting the conditions of Child Domestic Workers in Haiti. 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. The majority of these children are girls and are …

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