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SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAITI

SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAITI. Anda , Christian, and Yusra Dedicated to orin nolly “A beautiful Chocolate man ” – sophia B.

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SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAITI

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  1. SEX TRAFFICKING IN HAITI Anda, Christian, and Yusra Dedicated to orinnolly “A beautiful Chocolate man” – sophiaB.

  2. Haiti is located in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the western one third of the island Hispaniola. To its west is the Dominican Republic. It covers a total land area of 27,560 km2. Its terrain is mostly rough and mountainous, with its main natural resources being bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, and marble. Haiti’s climate is mostly tropical, but becomes semiarid where mountains in the east cut off trade winds. Location C.K.

  3. Demographics Population: 9,719,932 (July 2011 est.) Ethnic groups: 95% black, 5% mulatto and white Official languages: French and Creole Religions: Roman Catholic 80%, Protestant 16% (Baptist 10%, Pentecostal 4%, Adventist 1%, other 1%), none 1%, other 3% Age structure: 0-14 years: 35.9% (male 1,748,677/female 1,742,199) 15-64 years: 60.1% (male 2,898,251/female 2,947,272) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 170,584/female 212,949) (2011 est.) C.K.

  4. Poverty in Haiti GDP per capita: $1,200 (2010 est.). The U.S. GDP per capita is $47,200 (2010 est.) Unemployment rate: 40.6% Population below poverty line: 80% (2003 est.) Industrial production growth rate: -4.8% Economy Agriculture: 25% Industry: 16% Services: 59% (2010 est.) C.K.

  5. What is sex slavery? Sex slavery is the organized coercion of unwilling people into various sexual practices. • Ways in which victims are lured into sex trafficking • Kidnapping • Sold by a boyfriend/ husband or parent • Promise of job opportunity • Marriage proposal • These practices forced upon unwilling people include • Prostitution • Pornography • Stripping • Live-sex shows • Mail order brides • Military prostitution • Sex tourism AS

  6. What is really happening? After the earthquake displacing 1.5 million the sex industry has boomed. With just a desperate need and so many people girls as young as 8 are forced into sex to survive. Some trade sex for shelter threatened with eviction from their camps The sex is rarely “safe”. KOFAVIV organization had been working with 35 forced prostitutes since the earthquake and 19 had become pregnant. AS

  7. Why Does it Happen? • Haitian law does not specifically prohibit trafficking in persons • Limits ability to punish traffickers and protect victims • Continues happening because traffickers are not controlled • After the earthquake, traffickers gained access to new population of displaced children YM

  8. Gilles Salvard On the Issue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al0y-UaSJ0Y AS

  9. Restaveks; Main source of Child Prostitutes • Rural families send children to live with wealthier “host” families and work, in exchange for food, shelter, and an education • Many of these children subjected to sex trafficking • 65 percent are girls between the ages of six and fourteen • Haitian labor laws require employers to pay workers over the age of 15; many host families get ride of restaveks by 14 YM

  10. Earthquake Haiti, 2010, 7.0 magnitude earthquake One million displaced YM

  11. Changes after the Earthquake • One million women and children were displaced after the disaster in 2010 • Human traffickers gain easy access to displaced children • With dead parents, government offices demolished, and international aid organizations struggling to meet life-or-death demands there is nothing to stop them • Owners use girls as in-house prostitutes, and throw them on the street if they get pregnant YM

  12. Crushed Dreams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at4xEhjc0uA AS

  13. Trafficked children in Haiti YM

  14. Percentage of young girls trafficked among restaveks YM

  15. Trafficking in Haiti Compared to other Nations 5,000 YM

  16. What prostituted women and their family have to say? “I had not eaten for three days, and I asked a man and he agreed to give me money but said I have to give him something back, As I had not eaten for three days, I decided to give him something back, and this is how I started.” –Jeanne “I don’t like what she does, but I don’t have another way to provide,” -Marguerite “What I have seen before, that is not the reality. I always had in my head I could have gone to a professional school and I could have learned something to make money, but now look what happened.” -Jeanne AS

  17. Madeline’s Story Madeline’s parents died before the earthquake and she now lives with her aunt who due to various tumors was unable to work. When organizations stopped delivering food to the camps they went hungry. With nothing else to do she was forced into prostitution. Her first time having sex she made $2.50. She ceased this for 15 days but being hungry beyond measure went back into the industry she says “But I still don’t feel normal when I am having sex with a guy like this. I don't know if the man had a shower, I don't know what he was doing before, and I am going to stick my body to his body and that’s not easy.” AS

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  19. Christian Aid in Haiti Ongoing Development Contributes to sustainable rural development Defends the rights of Haitian migrants Supports those living with HIV Promotes the health and welfare of poor families C.K.

  20. Christian Aid in Haiti (Cont.) Emergency Reconstruction C.K. They build permanent, hurricane resistant houses and establish projects which allow displaced, rural communities to make a living through small businesses or agriculture.

  21. Haiti Action Committee C.K. Bay-area based network of activists (since 1991) They support the Haitian struggle for democracy In close touch with Haitian grassroots activists Utilize demonstrations and civil disobedience to fight Haitian repression

  22. “MINUSTAH”United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti C.K. Maintains more than 6,950 troops and 1,900 police throughout the country to provide security Identifies potential victims of sex trafficking in Haiti Consistently works to fight the gangs in Haiti trying to traffic women

  23. Baptist Haiti Mission C.K. Religious approach to helping Haitians Their work is divided into: Evangelism Education Health Relief Agriculture and Self-Help

  24. Restavek Freedom • Group of child advocates, community leaders, doctors, social workers, volunteers, marketers, students and parents • Foundation began in 2006 to change the cultural practice of restavek • Became official in ’07 • Partnered with other organizations in Haiti YM

  25. Action Plan • Raise awareness of human trafficking (Inform!) • Partner with foundations such as Restavek Freedom and UNICEF • Donate (Personal goals, group goals) • Fundraise • Volunteer work • PSA at schools and libraries • Post signs with behavior patterns of possible victims • Communicate with politicians about the topic

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