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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.

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Here is a picture of two Haitian child hard at work. These children are called restavec and are working, cayying water. They are usually responsible to care for the house. Most likely, they will not attend school and subject to all types of abuse

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The name in Haitian Creole is cyclice. This picture of a Haitian child playing cyclice is very common. Most children in Haiti are familiar with toys that are inexpensive. This is very original and fun

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Here is a picture of a Haitian child passionately releasing a kite in the air. This is one of the most popular games in Haiti. It si fun, cheap and easy to build. This is an example of how hard life is for Haitian children

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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.

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In this picture, three children from Haiti are playing together with rope. This game is usually done by Haitian girls at school, during break time. Most haitian boys do not grt involved with this game instead they play soccer or other more physical games among themselves

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Here is a picture of two Haitian children playing with rope, This is a common game usually played by Haitian children

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