The document discusses the plight of restavec children in Haiti, particularly young girls who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect, and lack of access to education. It introduces Kay Nou, a home for girls in Haiti that aims to prevent girls from entering the restavec system by providing shelter, care, education, and opportunities. The home hopes to reunite girls with families when possible and create a nurturing environment through activities, therapy, and support to meet their emotional needs.
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Kay Nou 2010
1. Kay Nou
After the Earthquake:
Hope for another group of girls
Espwa fè viv * Hope makes you live
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2. Prisca lost her family in the earthquake.
She is at-risk of becoming a restavec.
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3. Restavec: a child who lives with another
family, not as a foster child, but as their
servant.
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4. Restavecs are either orphans, or come
from extremely poor families that cannot
afford to take care of them.
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5. Restavecs are up before dawn and go to
bed after most of the children are asleep.
They prepare the family meals, fetch
water, clean the inside and outside of the
house, do laundry, and empty bedpans,
getting no pay for any of their activities.
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6. Restavecs are hungry, and are usually
unable to attend school, or enjoy their
childhood.
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13. According to Pan-American Development
Foundation, restavecs - mostly young girls
- suffer sexual, psychological, and physical
abuse while toiling away in hardship.
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14. They recommend educating the poor and
expanding shelters for girls, who make up
an estimated two-thirds of the restavec
population.
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15. The Kay Nou (Our House) home for girls
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24. THE GOALS OF KAY NOU
To provide
another option for
children who may
otherwise be
forced into the
restavec system
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25. Provide a group of girls with the basic
needs of shelter, clothing, nutrition,
medical care and sanitation
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26. Allow
opportunities for
the girls to actively
participate in the
program through
crafts and
gardening.
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27. Support the emotional needs of the girls, and
establish an arts and music therapy program.
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28. Give each child an
opportunity to
complete their
education, ultimately
allowing them to
become self-sufficient,
employed adults.
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29. Create the same opportunities for other
children, as resources allow.
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