October 26, 2020
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, History, Human Rights, Restavek
Tags: foreign policy, human rights, imperialism, Restavek, United States
According to a study done by the CDC, about 15% of the population of 13-24-year-olds in Haiti are Restaveks. They are children living in domestic servitude, working for long hours every day to perform housework for their host families. They are often neglected and abused in their communities. To understand why the Restavek system thrives […]
October 26, 2020
Categories: Education, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Restavek
Tags: education, 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 […]
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, […]
February 14, 2020
Categories: Ayiti Now Corp, Recipients, Restavek
The mean annual family spending per person is greater in Haiti’s outbacks than in its cities. According to 2013-2014 data, this is because personal spending increases in smaller families. This applies to families of one to three members. Likewise, the ability to spend per person became lesser in a larger household. This refers to families […]
February 14, 2020
Data for Access to Credit Researchers gathered data from 2,078 Haitian families to find their access to credit. This makes it easier for them to achieve their personal and familial goals. Particularly, the research categorized credit sources into the following sources: Bank or formal credit institution, Merchant or money-lender, Relatives, Other, non-relative, Other Generally, access […]