ADVERTISEMENT
Child
National Day of the Child in Haiti debut with Michel Martelly
Ther president was present today to start something new in Haiti. Michel martelly with some high officials in his government helped launched the National day of the child. During his message to the children who were present at the event, President Michel martelly told the children this is in accordance with is campaign promesses. the event was sponsored by the followings:
MINUSTAH, UNICEF, Institut du Bien Etre Social et de Recherches (IBESR), and Haiti's Ministry of Social Affairs and Work.
Child Statistics In Haiti
Here is a picture representing statistics of Haitian children.
It was estimated that approximately 500,000 children in Haiti were living in the streets before the 2010 earthquake. After the earthquake, the number is doubled. These children were orphans or abandoned by their parents due to their hard economic condition.