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Dapheca is 7 years old. She was born Port au Prince, and lives in one of its poorest slums. She stopped going to school in 2006. “In a week, we are eating two days, because only my mother is doing something, and that is not enough. The good meal we have is every Sunday….And after Sunday we can have three days without eating.”
“I would like to have a bed to sleep. I don’t know how to read and write. My mother is dead and my father is far away. I don’t eat regularly. Sometimes I sleep with no food. Some other times, I eat bread with sugar water. I don’t have clothes, sandals, shoes and underwear.” Ricalande Matheus
“I share the food for ten people. The amount of food is never enough for us. Sometimes, we go two or three days without solid food. I am a kind woman. I am helpful, sincere, and forgiving. I would to become a beautician.” Farah Jeune
“We use candle every night, but we often don’t have money to buy it. Sometime we sleep in the darkness. Me I have always headache, fever. I love to tell history and the truth. I would like to become a famous person, a doctor.” Leonise Cadet
“The house I am staying belongs to my aunt. I call her aunt according to the custom of my country but she is not my aunt. I always have fever, stomachache. My aunt, the lady, buys me some tablets. I want a good life with love, respect, appreciation.” Rivaldo Camille
“We don’t eat regularly. We eat once a day. Sometimes we spend two days without eating. I wouldn’t like to see my Children facing the same hardship that I am facing. I would like to go to vocational school to learn about sewing and cooking.” Henite Charles
“My father is in prison. Now, only my grand mother takes care of us. If we don’t have anything to eat, and our neighbors don’t have either, and we spend the day with no food. The most important thing for me is school. I would really love to go to school.” Jules Loudia
“I can sleep only for two or three hours. I sleep in the house on a piece of carpet. Sometimes I spend the night on my feet when it’s raining, because I sleep under the bed. When the rains stop I have to clear the water out from the floor where I sleep. I have a dream. I would like to become a doctor.” Christmarie Dorelien
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“My father is a carrier of loads. I am sleeping on the floor. I am sometimes going to sleep without anything all day. I like to jump rope and am serious. I want to become a dress maker.” Roodelinle Janvier
“Health is always a problem. I feel anemia and stomachache. We sleep on the ground. When it is raining I cannot sleep because the ground is wet. The first thing in my life is to go back to school. I would like to become a lawyer.” Nacilia Breuce
