In Haiti, rural children are commonly sold into slavery by destitute parents tricked into thinking their children will have a better life in the city. According to the Haitian government, people owning restavecs must follow certain guidelines, such as registering them with the government, feeding them twice a day, sending them to school and allowing them adequate rest. Have a family again' In reality, restavecs are commonly taken as young as 4 and are never registered. And with no penalties for breaking the code, many owners brutalize their slaves with impunity, beating them and working them to the bone during the height of their childhood years, Brewer said. They can kill a kid and bury them in the back yard and they're never missed.
Nobody cares, nobody even investigates it.
I want a place to where they can have a family again. When he arrived home from his trip to Haiti this summer, Brewer set about creating Haitian Street Kids Inc., enlisting the pro-bono help of local attorney Michael George to incorporate. I don't even know enough to know what help I need. I'm having to learn as I go. Brewer said he needs help from the community, from corporate sponsors and individuals willing to donate time, money and expertise.