It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men -- Frederick Douglass

In The News and Media

VIDEOS

Children singing Lanbi Konnen - YOUTUBE.COM - April 22, 2014


Jean-Robert Cadet on the Oprah Winfrey Show discussing the harsh living conditions of a Restavek child in Haiti - Oprah Winfrey Show - December 14, 2009


A powerful story of an extraordinary man named Jean-Robert Cadet and his foundation's efforts to end child slavery in Haiti - December 10, 2009 - YOUTUBE.COM


Press Releases

Jean-Robert Cadet's foundation is working within Haitian society and the restavek system to educate domestic servants. - September 8, 2013

The 2012 OSLO Freedom Forum concluded on wednesday May 9th, and new content is being added every day. Stay Tuned! - May 11, 2012

Human trafficking - Impact Cincinnati Archive - March 18, 2010

The Lost Children of Haiti - The New York Times - February 25, 2010

Child slaves in Haiti - CBCNEWS - February 1, 2010

Former Child Slave Sends Help Back To Haiti - NEWS5, WLWT.COM - January 19, 2010

Restavek Foundation helps Haitian children - FOX19.COM - Jan 14, 2010

Helping Haiti's child slaves - CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta travels to Haiti to report on a form of modern-day slavery - December 24, 2009

If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
One of an estimated 300,000 Haitian children enslaved in child labor.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
From an isolated, rural area of Haiti where there are no schools, no electricity, no running water and few possibilities for the future.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Living in the city with a family who is not your own -- not as a foster child, but as their servant.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Between the ages of 5 and 15, and missing out on your childhood.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Three times more likely to be a girl than a boy.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Up at dawn, before any member of the family you serve, to begin preparing for their day, and in bed well after most other children are asleep.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Responsible for preparing the household meals, fetching water from the local well, cleaning inside and outside the house, doing laundry and emptying bedpans.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Getting no pay for any of these activities.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Unable to see your family or remember where they live.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Unable to attend school consistently, if at all -- depending on your owner's financial situation and schedule.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Hungry, as you would probably not get enough to eat or food with enough nutritional value for someone who works hard all day.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely be:
Subjected to physical, emotional or sexual abuse.
If you were a restavek child, you would most likely:
Never have all of your rights as a child respected.
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