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Latest Contact Update from Haiti
Latest Update:
Our team is in Haiti trying to assess the situation and contact our local Haiti staff members. We are unable to get in contact with three of our staff members missing in Port au Prince. Ray Conn is also trying to connect with Junior in Port au Prince as we speak. Joan Conn is in Port Salut keeping us up-to-date via email. She says that the biggest issue is logistics - no space available to help those in need, no sleeping bags, HUGE need for water and the roads are impossible to travel on at this time.
Joan wants to thank everyone who has contributed to the site and is helping to spread the word on our relief efforts. Please keep up the great work!
It is important to note that we are still unable to assess the condition of our children in restavek. They are by far the most vulnerable right now in these horrific conditions and any donation you can give at this time will go 100% directly to ensuring that we can relocate them to safer grounds where they can receive treatment and support. Here is a direct quote from Jean Robert on his first assessment of Port au Prince:
“Port-au-Prince seemed to have been hit by a powerful bomb. Houses and buildings are completely destroyed. The stench of cadavers are everywhere, people are in a daze, going about their business with mask or handkerchiefs on their faces.”
— team reactions to the scene in Port au Prince
We will have more for all of you as it comes in from our staff at the scene.
Immediate relief donations can be made to our link below: http://www.restavekfreedom.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.start&destination=G
If you’d like to help us raise relief funds by inviting your friends and family to help, click the link below:
http://www.restavekfreedom.org/event/restavek
100% of your contributions go directly to the relief efforts of our schools & children in restavek. Please indicate “Relief funds” in the instructions area.
Get the latest news & updates on our relief efforts by following us on:
Contact Us:
Office Contact: 513.475.3710
Office Address for Checks, etc: The Restavek Freedom Foundation · 11160 Kenwood Road · Cincinnati · OH · 45242
The Restavek Foundation Staff
There are 300,000 children living in restavek in Haiti...but not for long. We want to end this form of child slavery in our lifetimes. Join us in Standing Up for Freedom.
