I challenge you to read this article and not feel compelled to help.
The Day I Was Arrested For Human Trafficking, by Meg Conley
After reading the article, I jumped over to Operation Underground Railroad and signed up to donate $5 a month. (a mere 2 Starbucks coffees).
There is a huge problem in Haiti, with high birth rates in Haiti and 80% of the population living in poverty, rural mothers agree to send their children to wealthier families. Although host families typically agree to send the children to school, they often don’t follow through.
There are an estimated 200,000 to 220,000 slaves in Haiti, most of whom are children.
The Creole word “restavek” roughly means “stay with” and is a deeply entrenched tradition sending children from poor rural families to live with wealthier urban families. Restavek children don’t have birth certificates and are not registered with the government, they remain invisibl
e to the world.