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 …
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 …
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 …
What Type of Work Restaveks in Domestic Servitude Do? Read More »
In Haiti, many rural families living in poverty will often send their children to work for and live with host families as domestic servants in exchange for better access to food, housing, and education. The host families, however, rarely hold up their end of the bargain. Instead, the children are exploited for their labor, working …
Location of the Restavek Respondents of the Fafo Survey Read More »
Our goal is to achieve an energy balance and a healthy weight by providing and promoting the following: Increase consumption of local fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts; Essential micronutrients such as vitamins and certain minerals. Sufficient essential “complete protein” to provide all essential amino acids; Examples of foods with protein concentrations greater than 7 percent include soybeans, lentils, kidney …
