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From the album Kindersklaven

Fou Foun Pierre, 17 years old child slave in Cite Soleil, the poorest slum of Port au Prince. On her arm her little son. Fou Foun is a so called Restavek (from french rester avec - stay with ) , a child who was send by her very poor rural family in the country to live with little less poor families in the cities. Instead of going to school Restavecs have to work in the household of the family. Very often Retavek Girls are victims of sexual abuse. UN estimates the number of Restavek child in Haiti at 225000.