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 …
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 »
