Research by FAFO tabulated chores by Haitian girls and boy servants into daily, weekly, and monthly categories. Most common daily tasks include: Washing dishes Sweeping compounds Fetching water or firewood Making fire in the morning Prepare meals and work to prepare food in general Run errands Serve as caretakers for children or seniors Help adults …
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 …
Wealth and Household Breakdowns of Families with Restaveks Read More »
Human rights violations in Haiti mounted in 1994 as the military regime increasingly turned to terror tactics in its effort to eliminate all vestiges of support for elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. During the first half of the year, as international efforts to restore democracy foundered, the army joined forces with paramilitary thugs in a …
I am a leader of FRAPH, Emmanuel Constant, Haiti Read More »
The entire Haiti Under President Martelly Current-122015. Below, I have listed extrapolated parts that interested me. Political conflict embroiled Aristide and the opposition, however, and led to the collapse of his government in 2004, and Aristide again went into exile, (? forced by the US ?) eventually ending up in South Africa. Some 17% of the country’s …
DOHA, Qatar — While most Americans were sleeping, first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday delivered a major speech on girls’ education, urging world leaders not to separate issues of education from wider discussions about girls’ and women’s rights.”If we truly want to get girls into our classrooms, then we need to have an honest conversation about …
