RESTAVEK FREEDOM FOUNDATION
11160 KENWOOD ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH 45242 www.restavekfreedom.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL LIFT YOUNG HAITIANS OUT OF POVERTY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC SERVICE AND MOBOLIZE EFFORTS TO END THE SYSTEM OF RESTAVEK (CHILD SLAVERY) IN HAITI.

TO BRING AN END TO CHILD SLAVERY IN HAITI THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITES THAT ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC REASONS PARENTS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO BE DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE MOST VULNERABLE HAITIANS.

SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2007, CHILD ADVOCACY CONTINUES TO BE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE WORK OF RESTAVEK FREEDOM FOUNDATION. CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH 63 SCHOOLS IN THE WEST AND SOUTH DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE TUITION, BOOKS AND UNIFORMS FOR MORE THAN 1280 CHILDREN. 23 CHILD CASE WORKERS MANAGE AN AVERAGE PORTFOLIO OF 60 CHILDREN PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR PORTFOLIO BY MEETING WITH CHILDREN AT SCHOOL AND MONITORING THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND VISITING THEIR HOMES TO MONITOR THE TREATMENT IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT. EACH CASE WORKER OVERSEES ACADEMIC, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOME LIFE OF EACH CHILD. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE DATABASE, BASED ON CASE FILES WHERE ALL IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS IT PERTAINS TO EACH CHILD IS STORED. A CONSISTENT NARRATIVE FOR EACH CHILD IS ALSO PLACED IN THEIR FILES TO MAINTAIN AND MONITOR THEIR PROGRESS. RESTAVEK FREEDOM ALSO WORKS TO REUNITE CHILDREN WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES WHEN POSSIBLE, WHILE CONTINUING TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOME WHERE GIRLS WHO WERE LIVING IN ABUSIVE SITUATIONS HAVE A CHANCE TO RECOVER FROM THE TRAUMATIC EVENTS IN THEIR LIVES. 13 GIRLS LIVED IN THIS HOME DURING 2019, RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY, LOVE AND SUPPORT. RESTAVEK FREEDOM HOST BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH IN THEIR ADVOCACY PROGRAM ON VARIOUS TOPICS AND GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL ISSUES. ACCELERATED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN 1-6 GRADE ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE THAN 1 YEAR BEHIND IN THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO PASS TWO GRADES IN ONE YEAR.

RESTAVEK FREEDOM HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE BPM, CHILD PROTECTION POLICE, IN HAITI TO CREATE A CHILD PROTECTION DATA BASE WHERE ALL CHILD CASES CAN BE ENTERED DIGITALLY AND ASSESSED THROUGH THE CLICK OF A BUTTON. THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED A TRAINING FOR THE BPM ON SYSTEMS AND USE OF DATABASE, INSTALLED A NEW SERVER SYSTEM, WIRING AND UPDATED ELECTRIC SYSTEM MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE POLICE TO DO THEIR WORK AND TRACK CHILDREN AND PERPETRATORS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CHILDREN THAT ENTER THE BPM SYSTEM WITH UPKEEP OF THE CHILD HOLDING UNITS, PROVIDING FOOD AND HYGIENE SUPPLIES. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE JUSTICE TRAINING, RESTAVEK FREEDOM HAS ENRICHED THE TRAINING WITH NEW MATERIAL AND KNOWLEDGE OF EXHISTING LAWS IN HAITI AS THEY PERTAIN TO CHILD PROTECTION AND TREATMENT. A NEW PROGRAM OF CREATING CHILD PROTECTION OFFICERS IN COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN CREATED WHERE CITIZENS BECOME INVOLVED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITY

RURAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE AN INCREASING FOCUS AS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD ITS REACH INTO RURAL PARTS OF HAITI. THE COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES TO FUNCTION I N THE SOUTHERN REGION OF HAITI OFFERING CLASSES TO PARENTS, PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS. THE CENTER FUNCTIONS AS A REGIONAL HUB FOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MATERNAL HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS, 4 YEAR ENGLISH TRAINING PROGRAM, JOB TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING SUCH AS ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND CONSTRUCTION. TEACHERS REACH OUT INTO THE MOUNTANIOUS COMMUNITIES WITH LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAMS TO THOSE LIVING IN MORE REMOTE AREAS. THE CENTER HOST SUMMER CAMPS FOR MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN AND LEADERSHIP CLASSES FOR YOUTH AS WELL AS RUNS THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM IN BOTH PORT SALUT AND LES CAYES. AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE MATTHEW, WHERE MUCH OF THE SOUTH WAS DESTROYED, RESTAVEK FREEDOM CONTINUES TO BUILD AND REPAIR SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND REPAIR AND REBUILD HOMES IN THE SOUTHERN REGION. CONSTRUTION WORKERS FROM THE CENTER ARE EMPLOYED TO OVERSEE THIS WORK. THE CENTER PROVIDES JOBS FOR MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE DIRECTLY.

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