Restavek+Resources

Time Magazine - March, 2010 - "In Haiti, Aid Workers Help Orphans Find Relatives"
=New York Times article and video= "Haitian Tradition Is Criticized as Child Slavery"

Newsweek Article - February, 2010 - "Labor Shortage"
"In Haiti, children are regularly loaned to other households, and the unluckiest are treated like slaves. The quake won't change that..."

[|The Restavek Foundation]
"The Restavek Foundation exists to bring an end to child slavery in Haiti. We're here because we believe that a broken system can be fixed. We believe that education and love will replace the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse that comes from ignorance. And we believe that if we give these children a voice, we can give them hope for a better future."

RESTAVEK FOUNDATION BLOG
//** Check here for updates on the status in Haiti and of the Restavec children after the January, 2010 earthquake. **//

Haitian Revolution
Background information on the emancipation from French rule. Includes a poem by Pablo Neruda.

CNN Report on Restavecs
A 7 minute video interview with a Restavec named Dina, her owner, and Jean-Robert Cadet about the modern-day situation in Haiti.

[|CNN Blog]
Dr. Gupta's blog about his time in Haiti with Restavecs. This accompanies the CNN video report above. The video clip at the top of this blog link is not as in-depth.